Join us at Greens on Tenth on May 6 for our 7th Annual Business Women's Symposium! Help us in overcoming obstacles and celebrating success, while being surrounded by local business women. Listen to Mayor Sue Zwahlen, Executive Director of the Valley Builder's Exchange Christine Schweiniger, and Speaking Coach Jessica Chang Irish share their story, while inspiring other women in business.
This week on Cal State Bakersfield’s SBDC Webinar Wednesday, SBDC director and host, Kelly Bearden will take a detailed look at the technical aspects of applying for the California Dream Fund Seed Grant Program, and discuss recent changes in the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program for borrowers. Additional topics will include updated application requirements for Kern County’s $1.2 million Microbusiness Relief Grant Program, the Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative [SSBCI] to help small businesses in disadvantaged communities, the Employee Retention Credit, and upd
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Join th US Patent and Trademark Office to learn how to access publicly available documents using the Patent Center. This free 30-minute session includes a demonstration on how to access publicly available patent applications, patent publications, and patents. Time will be provided for questions and answers following the short demonstration.
AngelCon is an annual event. Six innovative and disruptive startups compete for $100,000+ in investment funding to help grow their business.
Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will host six brilliant tech-driven startups from Central California in a pitch competition to win $100,000+ in equity-backed funding at the fifth annual AngelCon on Thursday, April 21st at 5 p.m.
The hybrid event will take place in person (pending COVID-19 regulations) at SLO Brew Rock and stream on YouTube Live.
This webinar will focus on introducing the topic of reverse auctions and their place in government buying. You will learn, background of reverse auctions, their current usage, how reverse auctions function, the major players in the reverse auctions field and some of their relative benefits.
Cal Coastal SBDC joins the panel with the Monterey Bay Procurement Technical Assistance Center (MBPTAC) to present a webinar titled: “Understanding the Federal Government’s HUB Zone Program.”
The government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses in historically underutilized business zones (HUB Zones). It also gives preferential consideration to those businesses in full and open competition. Gain an understanding of the program and specifically learn about important new changes to the program.
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.
