For Immediate Release:

Stony Brook Small Business Development Center has partnered with Stony Brook University College of Business and Center of Entrepreneurial Finance Sponsored by Bridgehampton National Bank (BNB).

A unique collaboration among the dynamic Centers of Stony Brook University was born as our nation's small businesses are facing an unprecedented health and economic disruption due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

In response to small business economic injury, BNB has sponsored the Stony Brook SBDC to create a Business Resiliency and Recovery Program conceived to provide critical tools for the ongoing sustainability and success of small businesses. Aligned with the Stony Brook Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Research Assistants in the College of Business (COB) and Center of Entrepreneurial Finance (CEF), will research proven resiliency and recovery tools and using those tools, create webinars by industry that will help businesses respond to economic injury and recover as quickly as possible. “Critical times, calls for critical tools, and this program is going to help keep businesses alive and well.” Said, Dan Delehanty, CRA Officer, Director of Community Development at BNB Bank.

Research Assistants who have demonstrated significant contributions in research for this program through the Fall Semester will be awarded the BNB Center of Entrepreneurial Finance Research Excellence Award of $1,000 each.