Northern California SBDC Network

SBA Stands Ready to Assist California Businesses and Residents Affected by the Wildfires and High Winds

Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available for Shasta-area businesses and residents. 
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One-on-One Advising

Our Business Advisors are industry experts who provide free, professional business advising in marketing, finance, accessing capital, and more.

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Trainings & Workshops

Gain skills and knowledge you need for your business to prosper by attending one of our informative workshops.

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Funding Assistance

Need money? Get expert help with business loan applications, investor packages, crowdfunding campaigns, and more.

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Events & Workshops

19 Nov
SANTA ROSA: Food MANAGER Safety Certification #74661
Napa-Sonoma SBDC
24 Nov
Small Business Saturday
Santa Cruz
27 Nov
Website Building Basics-Building and Publishing Your Very Own Website
Contra Costa
27 Nov
Selling Savvy: Selling Smarter Not Harder
San Francisco
28 to 29 Nov
NAPA: Developing and Implementing SQF Systems Edition 8.0 SPANISH - 2 Day Course #74338
Napa-Sonoma SBDC
28 Nov
We Can Just Fire Them, Right? Best Practices for Voluntary and In-Voluntary Terminations...
North Coast
29 Nov
NAPA: Hands-On QuickBooks Training for Desktop Users #74075
Napa-Sonoma SBDC
29 Nov
First Steps to Successful Start-Ups -Pleasant Hill
Contra Costa
30 Nov
NAPA: Internal and External GFSI Audits Workshop SPANISH - 1 day course #74339
Napa-Sonoma SBDC
03 Dec
Effective Communication Skills
San Francisco
Full Calendar

Success Stories

Riverbed Yoga, Guerneville

Treats for Chickens, Cotati

Cool Earth Solar

Windy Point Fence, Humboldt County

Axiom Mobile Imaging

David Shoe Repair, Santa Rosa

Hip Chick Farms, Sebastopol

Napa Valley Bistro, Napa

The Gardening Tutor, Santa Rosa

Market Rates Insights, San Anselmo

Wellspring Aikido, Santa Rosa

Peas of Mind, San Francisco

News & Announcements

11/14/2018

ANNOUNCEMENT: Job Postings

Director of Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center
Location: Cabrillo College, Aptos, California
Closing Date: 1/3/19
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10/24/2018

DEADLINES EXTENDED: For Solano and Alameda RFPs

SOLANO DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 16, 2018
ALAMEDA DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The Northern California Small Business Development Center Program (Norcal SBDC) hosted... more

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Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation.