The mission of HVTDC is to be a high-performance, customer-oriented, continuously improving integrated organization that is viewed by its clients and investors as the premier business support group in the Hudson Valley region. Through the transfer of new technologies and advanced manufacturing practices, and the delivery of business development assistance to small businesses, manufacturers and early-stage technology companies, HVTDC creates new economic opportunities in the region.
HVTDC provides hands-on business support services to small manufacturers and early stage technology companies by delivering high-quality, cost-beneficial technical and management services. HVTDC improves the competitiveness of existing small businesses and advances the development of new business opportunities.
The Hudson Valley Technology Development Center (HVTDC) is a non-profit organization funded in part by the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR). Founded in 1988, HVTDC also receives funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Though HVTDC receives support from state and federal agencies whose mission it is to aid small to medium-sized businesses, this funding is not guaranteed into the future and is not sufficient to cover the operating costs of the Center. Consequently, HVTDC charges fair-market-value prices for its seminars, consulting services and other business support functions that we provide to companies in the Hudson Valley region.
HVTDC was initially a one-person operation, providing assistance to technology start-up companies in the upper Hudson Valley. In the early 1990’s, HVTDC was awarded the contract to provide NYS Industrial Technology Extension Services. This was followed by the award to provide NIST Manufacturing Extension Program services for the Hudson Valley region in 1994. In February of 2001, we incorporated a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary, Manufacturers Mall Corp. to provide cooperative and discount purchasing, an internet presence and marketing, plus other web-based services to Hudson Valley companies. The subsidiary complements our mission to assist small to mid-size businesses and high-technology companies to improve their competitiveness through increased productivity, increased sales and reduced costs.
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