Mayor Bloomberg, Department of Small Business Services and NYC Digital Along with Google, Mashable, and Tumblr Introduce New Technology Toolkit To Help Small Local Business Launch and Grow Online
Through Partnerships with Tech Companies, City Will Help Local Small Businesses Attract More Customers, Increase Revenue and Create Jobs
NYC Digital Releases Update to the Digital Roadmap, Highlighting New York City's Latest Initiatives to Become the World's Leading Digital City
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Chief Digital Officer Rachel Haot, Media and Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver and Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today launched a new set of free tools to help small businesses in New York City use digital technologies and social media to grow their businesses and create jobs. The new set of resources, offered online and at NYC Business Solutions Centers throughout the five boroughs, is called the Small Business Digital Toolkit. Through a partnership with NYC Digital, the Department of Small Business Services will offer small businesses free training and resources to digitally attract customers, conduct business online and market their products or services through the use of e-commerce technology. Small businesses will have the opportunity to learn how to leverage social media more effectively with help from Mashable; launch a website through how-to guides featuring contributions from Tumblr and Weebly; and incorporate search engine optimization and advertising techniques with help from Google. The launch of the Digital Toolkit comes as the update to the Digital Roadmap: Progress and Innovation is released. The Roadmap is a comprehensive plan outlining NYC's digital successes and a look ahead to new initiatives to spur the development of the local tech and digital sector. The Mayor was also joined by Mashable Senior Vice President Stacy Green, Mark Coatney of Tumblr, William Floyd of Google, Weebly Vice President of Business Development Nick Dellis, and Eileen Auld, Regional Director of Citi Community Development, State Senator Malcolm Smith and Council Member Leroy Comrie at the NYC Business Solutions Center in Jamaica, Queens.
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 - Queens Business Solutions Center, 165-28 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY
