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

*WEBINAR: Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - May 19

Detailed updates on government pandemic business relief programs as time runs short to apply and tracking for Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield. 

“Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic will be online Wednesday, May 19 from 12 noon to 1 p.m.

*WEBINAR: Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - May 12

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will provide details on closure of the Paycheck Protection Program [PPP] to all lenders who are not Community Development Financial Institutions [CDFIs], and how underserved businesses may still apply for the remaining $8 billion in PPP until May 31. He will also review the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund [RRF] and what the data from the 10 days since the portal opened reveals.

Women Who Mean Business

Hosted by Award-winning Consultant and President of Acorn Enterprises, Claudia Newcorn

Join us for an event that will motivate and connect you with like-minded women who can help you and your business grow and succeed. You’ll hear from Jessica Chang-Irish and Darla Nelson on how they stayed focused and motivated as community leaders even in the face of personal and professional challenges.

Encourage. Inspire. Connect.

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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.