10-31-2011 Statewide business series comes to North Coast

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10-17-2011 Next Steps for Small Business series heads to Santa Barbara

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10-07-11 North Bay Biz Magazine

Swimming With Sharks

NGOs bolster SBA ranks in the field

Nationwide, SBA’s largest contracted technical assistance providers are the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), which are typically hosted by nonprofit institutions of higher education and, in some cases, local governmental institutions.

“Statewide, we served just over 50,000 small businesses in California last year, and there are a lot of jobs created and retained that are tied to those businesses,” says Ann Johnson-Stromberg, the Arcata-based communications and marketing manager for the Northern California SBDC Regional Network—comprising 14 counties from the Oregon Coast down to Monterey.

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10-6-2011 Silicon Valley SBDC staff recognized as State Star

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10-4-2011 California SBDC hires statewide outreach director 

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10-3-2011 NorCal SBDC hires strategic initiatives director

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7-21-2011 Statewide summit series to highlight benefits and impacts of collaborative economics

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7-21-2011 California SBDC glimpse modest growth for small businesses in 2010

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5-6-2010 Governor's Conference

Photos from 2010 Governor's Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

3-22-2010    LA Times

SMALL BUSINESS
A source of assistance for entrepreneurs needs some help

Three dozen small-business development centers in California are threatened by budget cuts and scrambling to find new funding sources.

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3-17-2010   Press Release

CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL DESIGNATIONS OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED INNOVATION HUB INITIATIVE
CA Small Business Development Center Network Makes Commitment of $1.2 million

“The California SBDC network applauds the State for its leadership and is pleased to enter a strategic partnership with the State that will bring federal SBDC resources,” said Kristin Johnson, state chair for the California SBDCs.

http://californiasbdc.org/sites/default/files/BTH - iHub Press Release 031710 final.pdf">read more about the I-Hub announcement