SYRACUSE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a third member of the leadership team for the Syracuse district, which covers a 34-county area of upstate New York, The SBA on April 6 said that Jeffrey Boyce is serving as its new branch manager for the SBA Syracuse district office. He joins SBA […]
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a third member of the leadership team for the Syracuse district, which covers a 34-county area of upstate New York,
The SBA on April 6 said that Jeffrey Boyce is serving as its new branch manager for the SBA Syracuse district office.
He joins SBA District Director Bernard J. Paprocki and Deputy District Director Dan Rickman on the district’s leadership team.
Boyce is assuming the duties that Rickman previously handled before becoming deputy district director, Matthew Coleman, SBA regional communications director, tells CNYBJ.
Boyce was sworn into his new federal service position on March 16 at the SBA Syracuse district office, located on Harrison Street.
“We are happy to welcome Jeffrey Boyce to the SBA Syracuse district office team during this vital time,” Paprocki said. “Jeff will be one of our agency’s main points of contact for the small-business community. His strong leadership qualities and familiarity with upstate New York and its main streets will assist small businesses in their COVID-19 recovery.”
As branch manager, Boyce will help manage parts of the district’s coverage areas, including the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, North Country, and Southern Tier. He will collaborate with public and private-sector agencies, organizations, and individuals to promote SBA capital-access programs in addition to other SBA federal resources that assist small-business owners and entrepreneurs.
These responsibilities include the SBA’s contracting and small-business counseling services, in addition to providing financial aid through the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security (CARES) Act.”
About Boyce
Boyce is a New York native with “extensive experience” in economic development, the SBA said. Most recently, he served as director of economic development at the SUNY Research Foundation, leading programs including SUNY’s systemwide START-UP NY tax-free zone program.
The initiative launched “hundreds” of small-business partnerships with SUNY’s 64 campuses, “creating new jobs, investment and experiential learning opportunities for students.”
Boyce also previously worked for Empire State Development (ESD) in roles that included director of ESD’s division for small business, assistant deputy commissioner for manufacturing services, and deputy commissioner for small business services. In these roles, he was responsible for overseeing small-business financial and technical assistance delivery to New York firms, manufacturing efficiency grants, early-stage equity investments in Empire State high-tech firms, commercial loan interest-rate subsidies, and workforce-development grants, the SBA said.
Boyce began his career as senior staff assistant to the Monroe County Executive, supporting the management of a county government with more than 5,000 employees and a budget of nearly $1 billion. He then went on to help create and lead the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform, directing a team that implemented regulatory and permitting reforms “that saved New York more than $500 million,” according to the SBA.
Boyce holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from SUNY Geneseo and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at SUNY Albany.
Boyce and his wife, Deborah, reside in Albany with their two daughters.