Programs for Entrepreneurs

JumpStart Initiatives

JumpStart NYC is a job training and placement pilot program designed for workers laid off from a range of professional services sectors (e.g., financial services, legal, media, human resources, accounting) looking for opportunities within New York City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

JumpStart NYC

Submissions are now closed for JumpStart NYC 9.0. Find upcoming opportunities on the JumpStart NYC website.

Created by NYCEDC and SUNY’s Levin Institute, JumpStart NYC offers an entrepreneurial "boot camp," after which participants will be offered 10-week unpaid internships with startup companies with the potential to convert to full time employment at the end of the internship.

Since its inception the program has expanded to include training in specific fields and sectors.

Green JumpStart NYC
JumpStart New Media
JumpStart for the Arts

For more information, please visit the JumpStart NYC website.

JumpStart New Media

To ensure that traditional media professionals have the skills necessary to succeed in a new media marketplace, the City launched JumpStart New Media, a training program to assist displaced talent from traditional media companies in exploring opportunities in new and digital media sectors.

News & Updates

PRESS RELEASE

NYCEDC Announces Second JumpStart NYC Bootcamp

November 24, 2009
New York City Economic Development Corporation with the Levin Institute of the State University of New York announced today that it will launch a second series of 10-week JumpStart NYC programs to begin on December 7.
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Mayor Bloomberg Announces 30 Initiatives to Grow New York City's Green Economy

October 22, 2009
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced a comprehensive plan to grow New York City’s green economy.
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Bloomberg Announces Five Initiatives To Help Strengthen NY City's Cultural Sector

September 30, 2009
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, NYCEDC President Seth W. Pinsky and Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin today announced five initiatives to support the nonprofit cultural groups, employees and countless artists that comprise New York City’s cultural sector.
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NYCEDC President Pinsky Delivers remarks to the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce on Progress of Staten Island Economic Development Projects

September 17, 2009
“It was a year ago this week that the collapse of Lehman Brothers ushered the world into a financial and economic crisis, the likes of which we had not witnessed in decades.
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Deputy Mayor Robert C. Lieber, NYCEDC President Seth W. Pinsky, council Member Dan Garodnick and levin Institute President Garrick Utley Announce 50 Private Sector Placements as Part of Jumpstart NYC

April 16, 2009
Deputy Mayor Robert C. Lieber, NYCEDC President Seth W. Pinsky, council Member Dan Garodnick and levin Institute President Garrick Utley Announce 50 Private Sector Placements as Part of Jumpstart NYC.