Signature Events
The Office of Business Development hosts a variety of large-scale events to bring small business owners closer to leadership and decision makers. The programming is now iconic and includes Small Business Expos, Networking and Partnership Events and Professional Learning Conferences for Small Business owners.
May 2026
3rd Annual Professional Learning Conference at St. John’s University with Winners of Campus Coin and Expand U Graduates
January 2026
Citywide Small Business Expo at the Major Owens Community Center
October 2025
Bronx/Manhattan Small Business Expo at the YMCA LaCentral
Brooklyn/Queens Small Business Expo at York College
July 2025
3rd ‘Annual Small Busines Expo at the City-Wide Principal’s Conference
May 2025
2nd Annual Professional Learning Conference at John Jay College with Daymond John of ABCs Shark Tank
March 2025
The OBD Team wrapped up the 2024-2025 calendar of Small Business Expos with events at John Jay College in Manhattan and St. John’s in Queens.
February 2025
Get Ready, Stay Ready: Small Business Strategies for Navigating DEI and M/WBE Policy Changes, NYSABPRHAL’s 54th Annual Legislative Conference in Albany, NY
July 2024
Small Business Expo at Laguardia High School