Entrepreneurship Assistance Center

The Entrepreneurship Assistance Center (EAC) is a one-stop, full-service center serving the New York City area entrepreneurs since 1992 through its rigorous training and project-based coaching. A signature program of the QEDC, our mission is to give entrepreneurs the resources and tools they need to benefit from running their own successful small business.

To date, we have assisted over 700 individuals in creating over 100 businesses and 350 jobs, as well as obtaining over $3.8 million in financing and earning $6.8 million in sales. If you are a new or established entrepreneur looking to have the same impact for your business, we can help.

EAC is for you if:

• You have a business idea but don’t know the first thing about running a business. The whole process overwhelms you and you don’t know where to begin.
• You have a business idea and have taken some action. You are ready to take the next steps and learn more about running a business.
• You have made some serious traction with your business and now want to learn how to scale your business.
• You are a natural born entrepreneur who has stumbled on a problem and need to problem solve.
• You work a job and have a dream of starting your own business. Your goal is to explore additional income options which will allow you to have the freedom you desire.
• You have a calling or a purpose that you want to follow and fulfill.

LaunchLab

Start your business in 10 weeks – Offered every Fall

The Entrepreneurship Assistance Center (EAC) offers its comprehensive,10-week, hands-on business program for startups and prestartups looking to launch their business. 

Previously known as our EAC Business Training Program, LaunchLab is an intensive specifically designed to minimize the risk and maximize the potential success of starting your own business. You will learn by completing projects during the virtual classroom and lab sessions and developing on those projects outside session hours - whether the assignment is to create a sales page, test an MVP (minimal viable product), or develop financial statements.

The EAC is a QEDC Program funded by Empire State Development Corporation