California Small Business Development Center

Our daily support webinars for Round 3 of the #CAReliefGrant are in the home stretch. Register and attend for free.

The SBA has announced it is increasing the maximum amount that small businesses and non-profit organizations can borrow through its EIDL program. Starting the week of April 6, 2021, the SBA will raise the loan limit to 24 months of economic injury with a maximum loan amount of $500,000. More information to come in the following days via this link.

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If you're involved in Round 3 of the #CAReliefGrant check out this free, support webinar offered daily till the end of March. More info and registration at https://fullerton.zoom.us//regis/WN_ZHC9bRXBRV-N_22Rg-k4vw

Today on #SBDCDay we celebrate a 41 year national legacy committed to supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses services to keep a steady pulse in the market - at NO COST. See what we can do for you! #WeBuildCommunities

To celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Month, we recommend a great event next Friday, Oct 30 at 12 noon - Women Shaping the New Economy. Speakers include CA Sena...tor Toni G. Atkins, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza, and a panel moderated by California's Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate Isabel Guzman. Register today! http://californiawbc.org/women-shaping-the-new-economy/ California WBC Network See more

These statistics about women in business help to motivate us to work harder to reach women in all communities and give them the support they need to be successfully self-employed. If you know a woman aspiring or with her own small business, please tell her to reach out to us for our no-cost services! https://asksbdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Women-biz-

The IRC SBDC is hosting a FREE webinar on applying for Payroll Protection Plan Loan Forgiveness in Arabic on October 30th! To learn more & sign up at https://sdsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/13774

An update came out today on the Paycheck Protection Program. https://financing-simplified.com/ppp-updates-10-13 There are many details to this PPP loan that can seem confusing - if you'd like to speak with an SBDC advisor to help you understand what your PPP forgiveness options are, please don't hesitate to email our Finance Center at [email protected] or call us at 833-ASK-SBDC.

Women often bring a social consciousness to their businesses like our client, Cynthia Dees Brooks who has made Black winemakers the focus of her tastings. If you are trying to create positive change through your business you and can read about Cynthia and get in touch with your local center like she did!

What a difference this free, one hour training could make for your small business! Thanks to the Office of the Small Business Advocate for making it possible.

This week's free workshop is tuned to both existing business websites as well as ones under fresh construction. Join us! #getdigitalca #growwithgoogle

Register at no-cost now for this power hour on how to maximize the free tool, Google My Business. We have teamed up with the CA GO-Biz and CalOSBA to bring you this series of digital skills workshops. Stay tuned for more coming up! #GrowWithGoogle #GetDigitalCA

Join the CA’s Small Business Advocate (@CaliforniaOSBA), the Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development (@CAGOBiz) and #GrowWithGoogle for a webinar between September 21st to October 9th, 2020 to help you grow your small biz #GetDigitalCA g.co/grow/GetDigitalCA

Businesses being affected by the fires, 9/10's webinar is a must for you! Join Julie Clowes from the SBA with Ann Johnson-Stromberg and Scott Rogalski from the SBDC on 9/10 who will share must-have information for small businesses being affected by the fires. https://sbdc.events/FireSupportPanel

Fires have impacted our region before and we will hear from some of our local SBDC advisors who have deep and recent experience helping clients.

Wishing you all a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Learn how to manage a possible exposure to Covid-19 inside your restaurant and get a step-by-step program from the field of public, occupational and communicational health on how to respond. Register now at no cost.