Growing Your Business as AAPI Entrepreneurs in NYC
Presented by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and the Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY)
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (Please note date change!)
Korean Cultural Center New York (122 E 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016)
Admission: FREE (Reservation Required)
PLEASE NOTE: NYC Business Solution Centers (BSCs), powered by SBS, will host one-on-one general business consultations. As there are limited sessions for the BSC Office Hours, attendees that are interested in a BSC Office Hour will be assigned a 10–15-minute consultation slot.
Growing Your Business as AAPI Entrepreneurs in NYC
Join SBS and KCCNY to celebrate NYC Small Business Month and Asian American Pacific Islander month.
Join the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and the Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY) to celebrate NYC Small Business Month and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) month. SBS Commissioner Kevin D. Kim will share personal insights about his journey as an AAPI entrepreneur and the SBS team will share tools and resources to help you start and grow your business in NYC.
Programming will include:
11:00 AM: Check-in
11:20 AM: Welcome remarks from Michael Kim, Executive Director, KCCNY
11:25 AM: Fireside chat with SBS Commissioner Kevin D. Kim, moderated by Priscilla Kwak, SBS Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives
12:00 PM: Office Hours with SBS-powered NYC Business Solutions Centers
Commissioner Kevin D. Kim
Kevin D. Kim is the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), a dynamic City agency focused on equity of opportunity leading to economic self-sufficiency and mobility for New York City's diverse communities.
Commissioner Kim is an attorney, entrepreneur, and public servant. He previously served as the first Asian American commissioner of the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) and a co-founder of several education and real estate-related businesses. He currently serves on the CUNY Board of Trustees and President (Biden)'s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
He is a certified community mediator through his participation in the Black Korean Mediation Project. Commissioner Kim holds a B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a member of the Columbia Law Review.
NYC Department of Small Business Services
The NYC Department of Small Business Services helps unlock economic potential and create economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building thriving neighborhoods across the five boroughs.
You can register for all of our free events and courses, including BE NYC and WE NYC events on Eventbrite. For questions about individual courses or to register over the phone, please contact our staff at one of our NYC Business Solutions Centers.
For more information on all of our services, call 888-SBS-4NYC (888-727-4692) or visit nyc.gov/sbs.
