An economic outlook with local, regional, and national data important for small businesses is among the topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield.  

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will kick off the webinar with updates on remaining available government relief programs, capital funding resources, and small business recovery opportunities. 

Bearden will be joined by Dr. S. Aaron Hegde, chairman of the Economics Department at CSUB. He will provide an economic outlook for small businesses and discuss current economic trends along with key drivers such as inflation, jobs, recession, interest rates and much more. 

Questions from attendees will be taken during the live webinar.           

This marks the 128th in the weekly “Webinar Wednesday” series that provides reopening and current pandemic relief updates on available federal, state, and local funding options, tax credit programs, employee programs, and other opportunities helpful to employers and business owners.

The SBDC provides free one-on-one consulting to help small business owners. New and existing businesses can sign up for assistance by clicking here!