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We have partnered with the Sustainable Communities initiative at SMUD to create this microloan program that is simple, low interest, and designed to help keep nonprofits in SMUD's service area operational and growing. Read more below, or head to https://www.smud.org/microloan

Continue building capital and capacity for your business with these free webinars. Click here to register: https://linktr.ee/cacapitalfdc

How does the Small Business Administration Loan Guarantee Program work? What sources of funding are available to start or expand your business? What financing pieces can California Capital offer assistance on? Learn all this and more at next week's FREE webinar! Click below to learn more & register. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FALsPp1IQPis7akDw-V2wQ

Meet David Ramil, President of Pivotal Adaptive Services and a client of our Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). For David, having a strong elevator pitch and access to networking opportunities through California Capital was key for securing government contracts. Are you ready to learn more about contracting with all levels of government? Head to https://cacapital.org/ptac/info/ to connect with a counselor.

Constance Agee is a designer, sewn products entrepreneur, and the Executive Director of the Agee Fashion Institute. She knows that everyone has a pathway to success, even if it's not traditional. That's why the Agee Fashion Institute operates a "Education to Employment" curriculum, introducing students to fashion, design, and manufacturing career fields and providing them with the skills they will need to eventually enter it. When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit, Constance partnered with our Women's Business Center to offer a Sewn Products Industry Training Course to teach entrepreneurs how to make masks and other PPE. Are you interested in learning with Constance? Her next course begins February 23rd. Sign up here: https://zoom.us//regi/tJUlfuGuqTovE9DB4cNSoxkVvcETUppBufd6

We're assessing the needs of the Sacramento business community, and your input is crucial. By taking a few minutes to complete the following survey, you can help us ensure that our offerings are aligned with your needs to recover, reconnect, and rebuild. We appreciate your time! Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SacRecover

Whether you're in the middle if your entrepreneurial journey or still building your business plan, WBC instructor Natasha Palumbo is here to help. Starting Friday, February 5, she has two offerings that will set you in the path to business success! Check out her video to learn more about each, and click here to register: https://linktr.ee/cacapitalfdc... (Can't make it to each session? No problem! All course meetings will be recorded and sent to registered participants, so no one misses out)

Join our free webinar, offered in partnership with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, for everything you need to know to start a food-based business. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NUmCVhBFTU6JPq6FPemWoQ

Join us on Thursday! Kelly Mishell is an international bestselling author and career coach, who wants you to know that you and your business have unlimited potential. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t6UHLow3RVGkMYBqXTPUPQ

Office of the Small Business Advocate has a Digital Bootcamp starting today at 3:30pm! Their #GetDigitalCA Initiative is designed to help California's entrepreneurs navigate the virtual landscape in time for the holiday season. Click below to sign up! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=969915360186715

What do you want to learn more about to benefit your #PathToSuccess in 2021? Sign up at the link below for the Lunch and Learn Launch Webinar on November 18th! We need you input to determine the topics of discussion for our 2021 Lunch and Learn series--quarterly lunch dates that will be held by the WBC, SBA and SCORE to bring together business leaders and entrepreneurs from across the state to network and hear high quality presentations. Register today:

It's National Veteran's Small Business Week! The U.S. Small Business Administration is hosting a week of events to celebrate military and veteran-owned small businesses. Head to sba.gov/events to check out the full list. To kick off, Boots to Business hosted this video: "Transitioning from Service to Startup". Check it out! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2471377853157235

2020 has proven to be an interesting year for all of us. What does 2021 hold for small business owners? How should one prepare for challenges or opportunities that are to come? Attend this webinar to find out! RSVP here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Uc6Lgs8rTIytcMkLtuR6RQ

We have an exciting new webinar coming up! Join us on November 12 from 10a-12p for "Essential Elements for Success In Business and Life" hosted by Kelly Mishell. Register at the link below: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t6UHLow3RVGkMYBqXTPUPQ

Join us next week for our Small Business Success Series! Five webinars that will allow you to make connections with local business owners and entrepreneurs plus the Women's Business Center's first ever Pitch Competition! To sign up for the webinars, and to submit your pitch, head to the link below: https://cacapital.org/small-business-success-series-five-d/

To register, please visit: https://cacapital.ecenterdirect.com/events/827652

To register, please visit: https://cacapital.ecenterdirect.com/events/827651

To register to attend the webinar event: https://cacapital.ecenterdirect.com/events/827650 To submit your pitch for the competition: https://cacapital.org/womens-business-center-pitch-competi/

To register, please visit: https://cacapital.ecenterdirect.com/events/827649

U.S. 2020 Census ends midnight today, Oct 15th, 2020. Be sure to complete your census before 12:00am! #NorCalCensus #sacramentoca