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The Customer Experience in the New Dine In Reality

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How to Launch a Local Cottage Food Business

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Checklist to Open a Restaurant

Restaurant veterans and SBDC business advisors Germain Michel and Trang Nguyen bring you valuable, key insights into organizational strategies and timelines required from concept—to finding the right location, working through the permit process, and everything else onward up to opening day.

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Starting a Food Truck

This webinar will help you develop a thorough checklist for building a successful food truck business, led by Industry pioneer and NorCal SBDC advisor, Gail Lillian. We’ll cover everything from choosing a truck and getting permitted, to creating an engaging customer experience to drive loyalty.

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    Funding and Financial Disclosures

    The Northern California Small Business Development Centers (Norcal SBDC) is a business advisory service of the Cal Poly Humboldt’s Sponsored Programs Foundation and is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S Small Business Administration.

    SBDC services are provided in a nondiscriminatory way to all legal residents and citizens in the United States.

    The program is supported by federal taxpayer funds. By registering for services or training, clients certify that they are legally eligible to receive services funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars, in accordance with applicable federal laws and Executive Order 14218 “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders (February 19, 2025).”

    As a nonprofit organization funded in part through government grants and partnerships, we are committed to openly sharing the details of our financial structure. Below, you’ll find a breakdown of our funding sources and how these resources help us serve the small business community.

    Our Funding Partners

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

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    Federal Funding Disclosures

    Norcal SBDC — In accordance with Section 632 of Public Law 117-328

    Small Business Development Center Program

    • Federal Share: 50% – $4,888,054.00
    • Non-Federal Share: 50% – $4,888,054.00
    • Total Program Cost: $9,776,108

    SSBCI Technical Assistance Program

    • Federal Share: 100% – $760,800
    • Non-Federal Share: 0% – $0
    • Total Program Cost: $760,800

    Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program

    • Federal Share: 50% – $200,000
    • Non-Federal Share: 50% – $200,000
    • Total Program Cost: $400,000

    SBA PRIME

    • Federal Share: 100% – $300,000
    • Non-Federal Share: 0% – $150,000
    • Total Program Cost: $450,000