Central CA SBDC Regional Network
Helping Your Business Start, Grow and Succeed

Understanding Simplified Acquisitions and Micro Purchases

Cal Coastal SBDC and Monterey Bay PTAC present a webinar illustrating how simplified acquisitions and micropurchases can prove to be the low-hanging fruit for your entry into the government marketplace. More importantly, understanding how and when these procurement methods are used can increase your revenues and create the potential for greater success in the government marketplace. 

Let's Talk About Long Term Recovery: The California Rebuilding Fund

Join the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Small Business Majority to learn about the California Rebuilding Fund.

This is a long-term recovery loan program designed to help California's smallest business owners who need a simple, low-interest loan to adapt to the economic impacts of COVID-19. We'll also give folks a crash course on the various grant, loan and tax relief options available to small business owners in California.

Topics of discussion will include:

CA Rebuilding Fund: A Local Solution to the Access to Capital Program

​Please join Calvert Impact Capital, Kiva, California Association of Microenterprise Opportunity (CAMEO) and Small Business Majority to learn how the  California Rebuilding Fund fits into your region's economic development efforts,

The California Rebuilding Fund is a novel approach to financing. It is a public-private partnership that leverages government-backed capital with private equity to provide a standardized, low-interest loan to small business owners of color, women and business owners in rural areas.

Your Voice Matters: The Business Benefits of Advocacy

This Denver Start Up Week panel, lead by Small Business Majority and Good Business Colorado, will feature two former business owners turned state legislators and two current business owners to talk about what advocacy means to them and their role in shaping policies that impact our businesses. Advocacy is an opportunity for small business owners to achieve systemic change towards wealth equity and policies that support a vibrant startup community. If policy is going to work for someone, why not have it work for you?

 

NCSAM SBA Webinar-Protecting Privacy/How Malicious Actors Target Victims & Organizations

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: SBA Cybersecurity Basics

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). SBA is hosting several virtual events with something for everyone. Be sure to join OCIO’s Cyber Security Team for sessions every Wednesday in October from 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST.

English French German Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.