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# Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Results

**Subject Area:** Building Human Potential\
**Deputy Mayor:** Strategic Policy Initiatives\
**Agency Personnel Count:** 403\
**Agency Budget:** $258 million\
**Mission:** The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) makes it easier for businesses in New York City to start, operate and grow by providing direct assistance to business owners, fostering neighborhood development in commercial districts and linking employers to a skilled and qualified workforce. SBS runs the City’s NYC Business Solutions Centers, Industrial Business Solutions Providers and Workforce1 Career Centers; provides grants and services to support the growth of local community and economic development organizations throughout the City, oversees the largest network of Business Improvements Districts (BIDs) in the country; and administers the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program.<br>

#### **SBS Newly Identified Datasets (see also** [**2018 Open Data Plan**](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/2018-Open-Data-Plan-Future-Releases/dzrn-z4d7)**)**

| Dataset Name                                                 | Dataset Description                                                                                                                  | Release Date  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |
| Businesses Receiving Lower Manhattan Energy Program Benefits | Listing of commercial tenants active within the buildings approved for the LMEP with the value of the reduction of their energy cost | July 31, 2019 |
| Businesses Receiving Training Fund Awards                    | Listing of businesses who received an award from the Training Funds program                                                          | July 31, 2019 |


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