Connecting people with
knowledge, community, and capital to build businesses where they live and work.
Business owners, advisors, investors, and community members across the Hudson Valley, working together to strengthen the small business economy of this region.
WHAT WE DO
The resources exist. We connect them.
Across the Hudson Valley, the region's advisors, lenders, chambers, community organizations, and academic partners already strengthen the region's small-business economy. Greater Hudson Valley is the connective infrastructure that ties them together, focused on two areas where depth adds value: connecting business owners to the advisors they need, when they need them, and moving local capital into local businesses.
We recruit the network of advisors and mentors, match business owners to them through double-opt-in connections, and create more ways for wealth built in this region to stay and grow here.
“Business is a force for human flourishing.”
KNOWLEDGE
What it takes to build well.
Trusted advisors and mentors. Practical guidance. The kind of counsel that comes from someone who has done the work and knows the region.
COMMUNITY
People show up for each other.
The network of business owners, advisors, and partners who know one another, refer to one another, and treat each other's success as shared work.
CAPITAL
Capital that knows this place.
Community lenders and investors who understand small business in this region, and more ways for wealth built here to stay here.
Business owner, community, region.
When a business owner succeeds, the effects reach further. A household finds steadier ground. A community gains more life. A region keeps more of the wealth built here.
Greater Hudson Valley measures success at all three levels.
The business owner
Steadier operations, better decisions, ready to grow.
The community
More jobs, more suppliers close by, more life on Main Street.
The region
More of the wealth built here staying here.
Different roles. Shared purpose.
WHO IS THIS FOR
Business owners
Find advisors, resources, and capital pathways matched to where you are and where you want to go.
Investors & capital providers
Stay close to capital activity across the region and the businesses building it.
Advisors & mentors
Bring your expertise to the network that puts it where it lands.
Community members
Stay close to the region's small business economy and the people building it.
WHY THIS, WHY NOW
Trust is the infrastructure.
The region's support system for small business runs on trust. It is what makes an advisor pick up the phone, what makes a business owner ask a hard question early, and what moves capital toward the businesses ready for it.
Greater Hudson Valley builds and protects that trust. We vet who joins the network. We measure the value of the connections we make.
The coalition is forming.
TO BE ANNOUNCED
COMMON QUESTIONS
What is Greater Hudson Valley?
Greater Hudson Valley is a regional support network for microenterprises, small, and locally-owned businesses across the Hudson Valley. It connects business owners with vetted advisors, regional resources, and capital pathways. It is a program of Greater Good, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in New Paltz, NY.
What counties does Greater Hudson Valley serve?
Greater Hudson Valley serves seven counties in New York's Hudson Valley: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
Who is Greater Hudson Valley for?
Business owners looking for advisors and capital. Advisors and mentors who want to bring their expertise to the network. Investors and capital providers who want to be close to capital activity in the region. Community members who care about the region's small business economy. Organizations that want to be part of the coalition begin through Partners & Funders.
What does membership cost?
Three tiers. A base tier at no cost, Core Membership at $40 a month or $395 a year, and Partnership at $1,500 a year for organizations. See the Membership page for details.
How do I join Greater Hudson Valley?
The Membership page is the entry point. Signing up takes a minute. Free, Core and Partner memberships are all there.
How does the platform work?
Greater Hudson Valley uses Knead to Grow, a business support platform licensed from GoodBread Innovations. Members create a profile and use Sage, an AI-enabled guide, to work through planning, problem-solving, and connections to the network. Business owners find advisors through double-opt-in connections. Advisors and business owners share credit-readiness reports as a common language when capital enters the conversation.
How is Greater Hudson Valley different from a chamber of commerce?
Chambers of commerce are local civic institutions built around individual counties, cities, or towns. Greater Hudson Valley is regional infrastructure that extends what any one chamber can offer. We build the advisor network at regional scale, cross county lines, and open capital access pathways. Chambers and Greater Hudson Valley operate at different scales, and we route members to their local chamber for resources we don't provide.
How do you work with anchor partners like HVEDC and the Hudson Valley Venture Hub?
Anchor partners are institutional coalition members whose work is central to the region's small business economy. HVEDC serves larger businesses and regional economic development. The Hudson Valley Venture Hub serves innovation and high-growth ventures. Greater Hudson Valley serves microenterprises, small businesses, and locally-owned businesses. We refer to one another, co-convene where it makes sense, and stay in coordination on shared priorities.
Is Greater Hudson Valley a nonprofit, and how is it funded?
Yes. It is a program of Greater Good, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (formerly the Hudson Valley Technology Development Center). Its model is designed for durability, resting on service agreements with the region's public and private economic development stakeholders.