Staten Island Business Outreach Center Information

Founded in 1980 as the West Brighton Community Local Development Corporation (WBCLDC), the Staten Island Business Outreach Center (SIBOC) has been providing services to small businesses and commercial corridors on Staten Island for over 35 years. As the founder and operator of the 1st Business Improvement District on Staten Island, the Forest Avenue BID, SIBOC serves as the historic leader in Staten Island neighborhood development. SIBOC also manages the Victory Boulevard Merchants Association and recently completed a 3 year Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) study that resulted in the first brownfield designation for the borough of Staten Island. In addition to our neighborhood development based mission, SIBOC empowers low- and moderate-income (LMI) entrepreneurs and small business owners through a combination of business assistance such as, one on one business counseling, business plan development, marketing, seminars/workshops on timely business topics and assistance with government certification and contracting.