{"id":16201,"date":"2019-07-31T18:07:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T22:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/?p=16201"},"modified":"2019-08-07T15:52:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T19:52:39","slug":"small-business-support-organizations-in-new-york-city-made-in-nyc-and-the-nyc-new-business-acceleration-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/projects\/small-business-support-organizations-in-new-york-city-made-in-nyc-and-the-nyc-new-business-acceleration-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Support Organizations in New York City:  Made in NYC and the NYC New Business Acceleration Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1351\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-5.46.41-PM.png?fit=840%2C387\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-5.46.41-PM.png?w=1351&amp;ssl=1 1351w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-5.46.41-PM.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-5.46.41-PM.png?resize=768%2C354&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-5.46.41-PM.png?resize=1024%2C472&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-5.46.41-PM.png?resize=800%2C369&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-5.46.41-PM.png?resize=390%2C180&amp;ssl=1 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York City has\nexperienced a rise in new small business development over the past couple\ndecades, facilitated by both an increased interest in opening small businesses\nas well as a commitment by organizations who offer support to small businesses.\nMade in NYC (MINYC), an initiative of the Pratt Center for Community\nDevelopment, and the NYC New Business Acceleration Team (NBAT) are two examples\nof this institutional support. Whereas Made in NYC operates as a non-profit\norganization within the Pratt Center, and is supported by the New York City Council,\nthe New Business Acceleration Team operates within the New York City Department\nof Small Business Services (SBS) and is a city government undertaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/taylor.novick.finder#!\/vizhome\/MINYCxNYCBusinessAcceleratorProgram\/SidebySideDashboard?publish=yes\">This visualization<\/a> and the analysis of the data explore the impact of both Made in NYC and the New Business Acceleration Program, and seek to answer the following questions: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where is each\nprogram most active? <\/li><li>In what areas of\nthe city is programing lacking?<\/li><li>What forms of\nbusiness does each program offer support? <\/li><li>How does each\nprogram support its members\/participants? <\/li><li>What kind of\noverlap exists between the organizations and their reach?<\/li><li>How might one\nprogram benefit the members of the other? <\/li><li>How can the\ntwo programs, and other likeminded organizations, work together? <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As a project assistant for\nMade in NYC, I am uniquely positioned to research this data and have a\nparticular interest in supporting small businesses and watching them flourish. I\ndiscovered the New Business Acceleration Team while conducting research at work\nand was curious to learn more, thinking it would be a great resource for our\nmembers \u2013 particularly those that operate food and beverage businesses. Data\nfor Made in NYC I collected from the backend of our website\u2019s database, which\nincluded information about our 1371 member companies as of mid July 2019, while\nthe New Business Acceleration Program data I downloaded from <a href=\"https:\/\/data.cityofnewyork.us\/Business\/NYC-Business-Acceleration-Businesses-Served-and-Jo\/9b9u-8989\/data\">NYC\nOpen Data<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NYC New Business Acceleration Team <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NYC Business Acceleration\nis a program within Small Business Services that assists individuals and groups\nopening or operating a food and beverage, industrial, or retail businesses, but\nhas since expanded to serve a few other industries as well. Designed to help\nthese businesses open or expand more easily and faster, operate more smoothly\nand with fewer challenges, the Business Acceleration program has benefitted\nthousands of small businesses across the five boroughs since its announcement\nin City Council Speaker Christine Quinn\u2019s 2009 State of the City address. By\nstreamlining the permitting process of new buildings to get approval from the\nDepartment of Buildings, Fire Department, the Department of Environmental\nProtection, and the Department of Health, the Acceleration Program speeds up\nthe process of opening a new restaurant or food establishment from six months\nto four. In December 2013, SBS made an announcement along with the New York\nCity Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) to expand the New Business\nAcceleration Program to include supermarkets and grocery stores, and the\nprogram has since brought along select banks and home goods stores. In addition\nto this accelerated plan review process, NBAT also conducts research and\ninformation dissemination to assist the small business community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Made in NYC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the New Business\nAcceleration Team, <a href=\"https:\/\/madeinnyc.org\/\">Made in NYC<\/a> also\nconducts research on small business development and works closely with local\nbusinesses to support the vitality of the local NYC manufacturing industry. MINYC\ncollaborates with over 1300 local manufacturing companies to host programing\nsuch as networking events, workshops ranging from photography to branding and\nprofessional development, and offers assistance with promotion of new products\nand innovations in local manufacturing. Utilizing the expertise and resources\nof the Pratt Center for Community Development, Made in NYC is generously\nsupported by the New York City Council, and works with companies like BRIC Arts\n&amp; Media in Fort Greene to produce videos and content featuring the work of\ntheir members. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After downloading both\ndata sources as CSV files, I cleaned them in Open Refine, removing extraneous\ninformation and typos from the user inputted data, and then geocoded addresses\nusing Google Sheets with assistance from a recorded workshop created by the\nSpatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative (SAVI) at Pratt Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1377\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_geocoded.png?fit=840%2C353\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_geocoded.png?w=1377&amp;ssl=1 1377w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_geocoded.png?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_geocoded.png?resize=768%2C322&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_geocoded.png?resize=1024%2C430&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_geocoded.png?resize=800%2C336&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_geocoded.png?resize=400%2C168&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I had both datasets\ngeocoded, I was able to bring them into Tableau Public to map, choosing to have\nthe primary industry of each business symbolized by a unique color. Given that\nthere were more industry types for both organizations than what would be\nvisually appropriate to map, I grouped some smaller industries into larger\ncategories. For MINYC, I grouped \u201cBabies &amp; Children\u201d within \u201cHome &amp;\nInteriors\u201d, and I grouped \u201cConstruction\u201d, \u201cMaterials &amp; Metals\u201d, and \u201cOther\nCool Stuff\u201d within \u201cOther Manufacturing\u201d. Grouping businesses for the\nAcceleration Program was much more complicated, given the much higher number of\nindustries present. For this reason, I grouped the NBAT businesses within the\nlarger MINYC groupings as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food &amp; Beverage:<\/strong> Baked Goods; Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores;\nBeverage Manufacturing; Coffee House; Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages);\nEuropean; Food Services and Drinking Places; Grocery Stores; Health and\nPersonal Care Stores; Mediterranean; Restaurants and Other Eating Places;\nSpecialty Food Stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fashion:<\/strong>\nClothing Stores; Department Stores; Personal Care Services (hair, nail and skin\ncare services); Shoe Stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Home &amp; Interiors:<\/strong> Banks and Credit Unions; Dry-cleaning and Laundry\nServices; Florists; Furniture Stores; Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift\nStores; Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Print &amp; Media:<\/strong> Book Stores and News Dealers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jewelry:<\/strong>\nJewelry; Luggage and Leather Goods Stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Cool Stuff:<\/strong> Automotive Parts, Accessories and Tire Stores; Child Day Care\nServices; Hotels; Other; Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers, Wireless\nTelecommunications Carriers <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1346\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_Map.png?fit=840%2C459\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_Map.png?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_Map.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_Map.png?resize=768%2C420&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_Map.png?resize=1024%2C560&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_Map.png?resize=800%2C437&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_Map.png?resize=329%2C180&amp;ssl=1 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1154\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Biz-Accelerator_OriginalMap.png?fit=840%2C538\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Biz-Accelerator_OriginalMap.png?w=1154&amp;ssl=1 1154w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Biz-Accelerator_OriginalMap.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Biz-Accelerator_OriginalMap.png?resize=768%2C492&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Biz-Accelerator_OriginalMap.png?resize=1024%2C656&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Biz-Accelerator_OriginalMap.png?resize=800%2C512&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Biz-Accelerator_OriginalMap.png?resize=281%2C180&amp;ssl=1 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two things struck me off\nthe bat as major differences between the two programs: the New Business\nAcceleration Program is mostly focused on supporting food and beverage\nestablishments, and it has a larger presence in boroughs like the Bronx and\nStaten Island, whereas Made in NYC has a much more diversified portfolio but\nlacks a significant presence in the aforementioned smaller boroughs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After studying what makes\nthe two programs different, I then looked into the overlap between the two\nprograms, to see what member of Made in NYC have also benefitted from the New\nBusiness Acceleration Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_BIZACC_Overlap.png?resize=579%2C445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_BIZACC_Overlap.png?w=579&amp;ssl=1 579w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_BIZACC_Overlap.png?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/MINYC_BIZACC_Overlap.png?resize=234%2C180&amp;ssl=1 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was surprised to see\nonly thirteen MINYC members benefitting from the Acceleration Program, all but\none of which are food and beverage companies. I contacted each of these\nrepresentatives (besides Russ &amp; Daughters and Jacques Torres Chocolate\nconsidering the vast size of these businesses) to ask them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; How has the NYC Business Acceleration program helped your\nbusiness? Do they provide financial support? Technical guidance? What kind of\nopportunities has the Acceleration program allowed for your business?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; What was the application process like? How long did it take\nyou? When did you apply?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; How did you find out about the Acceleration program? Would you\nrecommend it to other manufacturing businesses in your position?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately to this\npoint I have only heard back from Werkstatt, which is slowing down its\nproduction and the representative I heard from was not familiar with the\nAcceleration Program. I plan to contact the remainder of the businesses again\nover the coming weeks to follow-up and learn more about how the Acceleration\nprogram has benefitted them and how it could possibly benefit other MINYC\nmembers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UX Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major component of my design strategy was\nthrough talk alouds with key individuals in these organizations, to learn what\nkind of information they would like to learn about through such a visualization.\nI sought guidance from four members of the Pratt Center community: Joanna\nReynolds, Manager of Program and Partnership at Made in NYC; Mariah Chinchilla,\nMembership Engagement and Development at Made in NYC and a graduate student of\nPratt\u2019s City and Regional Planning program; Ben Dodd, Planner and\nCommunications Specialist at the Pratt Center; and Alessandra Woodman Pinto, a\nfellow Project Assistant at Made in NYC and a graduate student of Pratt\u2019s Urban\nPlacemaking and Management program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For each research participant, I took fifteen\nminutes to give them an introduction to the visualization, background\ninformation on the New Business Acceleration Program (I chose not to explain\nMade in NYC since they are all familiar with it), and then asked them to interact\nwith the visualization and speak to me as they did so, about what they liked,\ndisliked, and what they had questions about in regards to the data and the\noverlaps of the program. This process was invaluable for me, as these\nparticipants are intimately involved with Made in NYC and are experts both in\nlocal manufacturing programing in New York City and in communicative design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through my UX Research I made several\nchanges. Speaking first with Ben Dodd on design choices, he suggested that I\nmake the maps larger and more of a focal point of the visualization. He also\nrecommended that I change \u201cOther Cool Stuff\u201d, the grouping for other companies\nwithin Made in NYC\u2019s database, to \u201cOther Manufacturing\u201d to be clearer and more\nwidely encompassing for businesses that do not fit into the other major\ngroupings within the aforementioned programs. I then spoke to members of the\nMade in NYC team more specifically about the data itself, and they had key\ninsight into the distribution of their members, as well as specific questions\nabout the New Business Acceleration Program and how it could benefit MINYC\nmembers. This process was also very important to me, as it turned out there are\nformer colleagues of MINYC\u2019s leadership who work with the New Business\nAcceleration Program, and these connections became clear once the MINYC\nManagers took a deep dive into the visualization. This relationship between the\ntwo programs is critical going forward, as we plan to follow-up specifically\nwith the New Business Acceleration Team to see how they could support MINYC\nmembers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A glaring shortcoming of this UX Research is\nthe inability to speak directly with members of the New Business Acceleration\nTeam and\/or its participants to get their thoughts on the visualization or how\nit can benefit their work. Given the timing of this project, we at Made in NYC\ndid not have adequate time to reach out to the New Business Acceleration Team\nto connect and are planning to do so in the future. While I was able to reach\nout to members of Made in NYC who have benefitted from the NBAT program, as\nmentioned previously I was not able to connect with these individuals to get\ntheir perspective for this report \u2013 but will continue to try to speak with them\nto learn about their experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The side-by-side distribution of member\ncompanies both in Made in NYC and the NYC New Business Acceleration Team\nilluminated several clear differences between the programs in regards to reach\nand scope. Made in NYC has far less of a presence in the Bronx than NBAT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.15.59-PM.png?fit=840%2C522\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.15.59-PM.png?w=1130&amp;ssl=1 1130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.15.59-PM.png?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.15.59-PM.png?resize=768%2C477&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.15.59-PM.png?resize=1024%2C636&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.15.59-PM.png?resize=800%2C497&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.15.59-PM.png?resize=290%2C180&amp;ssl=1 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Business Acceleration Team also has a\nmuch larger amount of businesses represented in Staten Island than does Made in\nNYC. This, like in the Bronx, is largely due to the nature of the programs, as\nNBAT helps mostly food and beverage establishments navigate permitting\nprocesses across various city agencies, and Made in NYC supports local\nmanufacturing companies, which may be sparser in these boroughs. However, it is\nclear to Made in NYC that further outreach and networking in the Bronx and Staten\nIsland is critical towards our fair representation of NYC local manufacturing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1127\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.16.26-PM.png?fit=840%2C534\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.16.26-PM.png?w=1127&amp;ssl=1 1127w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.16.26-PM.png?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.16.26-PM.png?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.16.26-PM.png?resize=1024%2C651&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.16.26-PM.png?resize=800%2C509&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.16.26-PM.png?resize=283%2C180&amp;ssl=1 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another clear difference between the programs\nis their sectorial distribution, something where Made in NYC has a much more\ndiverse network. While MINYC has generally a pretty even spread between\nfashion, food &amp; beverage, and home &amp; interior companies, the NYC New\nBusiness Acceleration Program is chiefly a support system for food &amp;\nbeverage establishments but is expanding to serve other new businesses as well.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.32.44-PM.png?resize=625%2C145\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.32.44-PM.png?w=625&amp;ssl=1 625w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.32.44-PM.png?resize=300%2C70&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-4.32.44-PM.png?resize=400%2C93&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Going Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Project Assistant for Made in NYC, this\nvisualization is very helpful towards our organization\u2019s work and helping tell\nthe story of our work, as well as the New Business Acceleration Team. I plan to\ncontinue to try to conduct research on our members who have benefitted from the\nNBAT program to see if it would be valuable for our other members to apply for.\nI have been surprised as to how little information is publicly available on the\nNBAT program, given that it is still an active team within Small Business\nServices and has been consistently taking on new companies since 2010. I hope\nto also speak with individuals at SBS in the coming weeks and months to learn\nmore about how these two programs can support one another in their common goal\nof uplifting small businesses in New York City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the difference between the two programs\nin regards to scope and intent, I would likely have taken a deep dive into one\nor the other for a future study. They are intrinsically linked in their mission\nto support a thriving local small business community, and have complementary\nfocus in supporting manufacturing and retail businesses, but have different\nperspectives in terms of the types of businesses they work with at the moment. For\nthis reason, although I intend to take a deeper look at the New Business Acceleration\nProgram as a potential partner and resource for MINYC member companies, I think\nfor visualization purposes the two programs may be best demonstrated as\nseparate at this time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction New York City has experienced a rise in new small business development over the past couple decades, facilitated by both an increased interest in opening small businesses as well as a commitment by organizations who offer support to small businesses. 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