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EntrepreneurialAssistanceCenter: TheEntrepreneurialAssistanceCenterwouldhelpentrepreneurscreatenewbusinessesand provideindepthassistancetominorities,womenanddislocatedworkersinterestedinstarting abusiness.Thecentersassistnewandaspiringentrepreneursindevelopingbasicbusiness managementskills,refiningbusinessconcepts,devisingearlystagemarketingplansand preparationofactionplans.Inaddition,theprogramwouldactivelyassistEAPclienteffortsto obtainbusinessfinancing. http://www.empire.state.ny.us/BusinessPrograms/EAP.html BusinessOutreachCenter: TheBusinessOutreachCenterisamicroenterprise/smallbusinessdevelopmentorganization thatworkstoclosethecreditandtechnicalassistancegaplimitingthegrowthpotentialand jobcreationcapacitiesofmicroentrepreneursandsmallbusinessesofhardworkingmenand womenwhooperateinisolationfromthemainstreammarketandwhosebusinessesarean importantsourceofjobsintheirlargelyminorityandimmigrantcommunities.Bystimulating thegrowthofprofitableenterprises,theBOChelpstorecirculatecapitalthroughneighborhood economies,andsotorevitalizewholecommunities. http://www.bocnet.org/boc/about_us.asp ATTAINCenter: ATTAINisastatewidetechnologyinitiativefundedbytheNewYorkStateLegislature.ATTAIN providescommunitiesaccesstonewtechnologies,education,andtechnologytraining.ATTAIN alsoprovideslocaldepartmentsofsocialservicesanopportunitytoincreasetheirTANF/FAand TANF200%participationrates. http://www.attain.suny.edu/labs.php EducationalOpportunityCenter: TheEducationalOpportunityCentersprogramprovidescounselingandinformationoncollege admissionstoqualifiedadultswhowanttoenterorcontinueaprogramofpostsecondary education.Theprogramalsoprovidesservicestoimprovethefinancialandeconomicliteracyof participants.Animportantobjectiveoftheprogramistocounselparticipantsonfinancialaid options,includingbasicfinancialplanningskills,andtoassistintheapplicationprocess.The goaloftheEOCprogramistoincreasethenumberofadultparticipantswhoenrollin postsecondaryeducationinstitutions. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/trioeoc/index.html