An economic outlook with local, regional, and national data important to 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 be joined by Dr. S. Aaron Hegde, professor and chair of the economics department at CSUB, and Dr. Mark Evans, emeritus professor of economics and former associate dean at CSUB. They will provide an economic outlook for small businesses and discuss key current economic drivers such as inflation, jobs, and immigration.  

Additional webinar topics will include updates on the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund legal challenges, Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness process, Economic Injury Disaster Loan program including the reconsideration process for denied applications, and more. 

Questions from attendees will be taken. 

This marks the 68th 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 is open for free one-on-one consulting to help small business owners. New and existing businesses can sign up for assistance by clicking here.