Monroe County, New York

Economic Development

• Business Incentive Programs—Monroe County programs.
• County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA)—Encouraging local expansion in the Greater Rochester area.
• Monroe County Empire Zone—Stimulating private investment and creating new jobs.
• Monroe Manufacturing Rewards Program - Provides rebates on manufacturing equipment purchases.
  GreatRate Program—Interest subsidy program.
• GreatRebate Program—Provides rebates on equipment purchases.
• Monroe County Foreign Trade Zone—Making importing and exporting easier for Monroe County businesses.
• Small Business Administration 504 Program
• The Entrepreneurs Network
• High Tech Business Council—Advancing Rochester’s tech-based economy.
• High Tech Rochester (HTR)—The innovator’s edge.
• Renew New York—Growing renewable energy companies in Western NY.

Business Publications

• Rochester Business Journal
• The Daily Record
• Democrat & Chronicle Business
• Business Strategies Magazine

Workforce Development

• RochesterWorks!—Providing businesses with a network of quality employment resources and services.
• VetBiz.gov—The federal web portal for veterans in business.
• Labor Market—NYS DOL Workforce New York statistics.
• NYS Department of Labor Job Bank System

Records and Registrations

• Search County Clerk Records
• DBA Filings
• State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
• Food Worker Certification
• Search for Official Records
• Vehicle and Boat Registration