Deborah Downs is the owner of Colorful Creations, a retail store in Northville, N.Y. Photo courtesy of Adirondack Economic Development Council

Are you looking to relocate or start a business here?

ANCA is working to build a stronger and better-coordinated resource network to assist the creation and expansion of new enterprises. In our region, small and large businesses need to thrive to build the employment base necessary for quality of life and community viability.

One of ANCA’s key goals is to strengthen the foundation for  business development with a focus on small businesses, creating more family-sustaining jobs in rural communities, increasing economic diversity, and building opportunities for a more efficient, self-reliant and localized economy.  Our programs support this goal by building capacity and markets for the region’s thousands of entrepreneurs and by advancing investment in broadband and other essential infrastructure through direct action and partnerships with communities, businesses, State and local governments and universities.

Contact

Kate Fish, Executive Director: kfish@adirondack.org, 518-891-6200

Local resources

Adirondack Economic Development Corporation: Offering small business loans and training
Adirondack Business Center: Run through Clarkson University, featuring classes, workshops and space available for telecommuters

The Adirondack Initiative for Wired Work: The Adirondack Initiative for Wired Work hosted by Clarkson University represents a group of energized regional leaders and working professionals committed to responsible and sustainable economic growth in the Adirondack North Country Region of New York State.

Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce: Serving Washington, Warren and northern Saratoga counties.

Plattsburgh North Country Chamber of Commerce: One of the five largest chambers in the State, covering Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton and northern Warren counties, as well as southern Quebec.

Greater Watertown North Country Chamber of Commerce: Representing businesses in the city of Watertown, Jefferson County, Fort Drum and the surrounding area.

Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce: Covering almost 6,000 square miles including Oneida, Herkimer, and Lewis counties.

The Development Authority of the North Country is a New York State public authority that serves the common interests of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties by providing technical services and infrastructure,  which enhance economic opportunities in the region and promote the health and well being of its communities.

Empire State Development:

• North Country Region (includes Clinton, Franklin, Essex, Hamilton, St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis counties)
• Capital Region (includes Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties)
• Mohawk Valley Region (includes Fulton, Herkimer and Oneida counties)
• Central Region (includes Oswego County)

The Development Corporation of Clinton County: http://www.nyworks.biz/Welcome.html

Essex County IDA: http://www.essexcountyida.com/

Franklin County IDA: http://www.franklinida.org/

Fulton County Economic Development Corporation: http://www.sites4u.org/

Hamilton County IDA: http://www.hamiltoncounty.com/economic-development/ida

Mohawk Valley Edge (Herkimer and Oneida Counties): http://www.mvedge.org/

Jefferson County Job Development Corporation: http://www.jcjdc.net/web/

Lewis County IDA: http://www.lcida.org/

Operation Oswego County, Inc.: http://www.oswegocounty.org/

Saratoga Economic Development Corporation: http://www.saratogaedc.com/

St. Lawrence County IDA: http://www.slcida.com/

Warren County Economic Development Corporation: http://www.edcwc.org/

Washington County Local Development Corporation: http://www.wcldc.org/

Related Reading:

Benefits of buying local: Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE):  “local, independent businesses are among our most po­tent change agents, uniquely prepared to take on the challeng­es of the twenty-first century with an agility, sense of place, and relationship-based approach others lack.”

Start up America: A new job creation initiative based on the understanding that “new and young firms” have been responsible for creating all of the net new jobs in the United States during the past three decades. A great example of a Start Up project: http://www.syracusestudentsandbox.com/

Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Project (APRAP): The result of a two-year research effort by and for the communities of the Adirondack Park and is intended to provide a data-rich, factual baseline for discussion and planning of park issues at both the local and regional levels.    Produced by the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages, the Towns of Chester and Arietta, along with  ANCA, the assessment employs a modular format detailing community life, government operations, land use, infrastructure, emergency services, education and park-wide demographics.