CONTINUING EDUCATION

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U.S. Department of Transportation
Small Business Transportation Resource Center
Northeast Region

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Effective January 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation Northeast Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) will conclude operations. It has been our privilege to support small businesses, public agencies, and partner organizations through a range of services. We thank you for the opportunity to have worked alongside you as part of the SBTRC community. We are grateful for the collaboration, trust, and shared commitment that defined this program.

For future inquiries or technical assistance after January 30, 2026, we encourage you to contact the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU):

Phone: (202) 407-3467

Email: steronica.mattocks@dot.gov

Website: transportation.gov/osdbu

ABOUT

Funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Northeast Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) helps small and emerging businesses strengthen their capacity to compete for transportation-related contracts. Located on the campus of LaGuardia Community College, the SBTRC offers technical assistance to support growth and long-term success. The SBTRC serves small businesses in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

SUCCESS STORIES

TerryWorldWide, LLC

TerryWorldWide, LLC founder Terry Willis reached out to SBTRC after attending one of our webinars. With guidance from SBTRC, shortly after Terry received a loan approval from Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network for $400,000 for his innovative products supply company. He was also awarded a contract with USDOT for $130,000 and then an additional contract for $66,000. Looking for office space in Queens, SBTRC referred Terry to LaGuardia’s NYDesign business incubator. In a little over a month, TerryWorldWide, LLC had an office at NYDesigns with affordable rent and other support services. Terry continues to seek assistance from SBTRC to learn more about project opportunities with the MTA and Port Authority.

Johnson Security Bureau, Inc.

Jessica Johnson, President and CEO of Johnson Security Bureau, Inc., a third-generation family owned and operated security company headquartered in the Bronx, New York, came to us in 2009 for assistance with becoming certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). Once certified, we referred her to the first-ever cohort of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, which was launching at LaGuardia in 2010. After graduating from the valuable business education program, Ms. Johnson, who runs the firm with her brother, Charles Johnson, Jr., returned to SBTRC to learn about the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Short Term Lending Program and other contract financing programs. In 2013, Johnson Security Bureau received its first subcontract as a DBE: the MTA’s East Side Access Project. In 2016, it was awarded another subcontract on the largest DBE project in the nation, the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project, for which it hired 11 new security guards. With help from SBTRC, the growing company also received contract financing in the form of a line of credit through the NYS Bridge to Success Loan Program for $250,000 that same year. “The Northeast SBTRC has been a valued partner in Johnson Security’s journey over the last decade, particularly in helping the firm to leverage its strengths in spite of many perceived disadvantages,” said Ms. Johnson.