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Watertown Small Business Development Center

Serving Jefferson, Lewis Counties

Make an appointment for counseling:
Call (315) 782-9262 or use
our online form


Center Success Story:
Jennell Thurn of Treasure Lilly

We think New York is great for small business -- and so do our clients.

Since our start in 1986, the expert advisors of the Watertown SBDC have worked directly with 19,466 businesses, helping them to invest $236,524,442 in the area's economy, and create or save 8,397 jobs.

If you or your business reside in New York, the SBDC can maneuver you around the obstacles to success.  Among other things, we help our clients:

  • understand the importance of a business plan
  • discover sources of funding
  • prepare for e-commerce
  • identify avenues for exporting goods & services
  • develop marketing plans
  • assess an invention’s viability
  • comply with licensing & regulations

And thanks to our partners in the public and private sectors, our services are free of charge.

Contacting the Watertown SBDC:

Center: (315) 782-9262
Fax: (315) 782-0901

Address:
Jefferson Community College
1220 Coffeen Street
Watertown, NY 13601-1897  

Directions to the center

Director: Robert D Griffin

Email Address: sbdc@sunyjefferson.edu

Hrs. of Operation:
M-F, 8 AM - 4PM