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03-23-2012 Statewide Economic Impact Annual Report 2011
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03-22-2012 Job growth, client sales soar for California SBDC’s in 2011
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03-02-2012 Alameda SBDC advisors recognized for performance at regional conference
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03-01-2012 Janet Wentworth and Ashwin Gulati recognized at regional conference
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02-28-2012 SBDC Business advisors recognized for performance at regional conference
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02-28-2012 SBDC Business advisors recognized for performance at regional conference
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02-27-2012 Small Business Development Center gets rave reviews for free advice, helps clients land $5.88 million in loans
SANTA CRUZ - Mina Feuerhaken, 27, opened her own business, Nut Kreations, with husband Brody, last year, and since then, they've created four jobs.
Jo Minola, 58, opened Moda Bellissima, a fashion boutique for women, in September, leveraging her experience as a buyer.
Ben Vickery, 29, and his wife Nikya Stone Smith, 28, opened Ben's Motorcycles Works in Freedom, a repair shop specializing in BMWs, in July. They have so many customers they are going to expand their space and hire two employees.
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02-24-2012 Sandy Stelter and Anni Minuzzo recognized for excellence at regional conference
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02-08-2012 California SBDC supports Website to help California businesses navigate health care law
10-31-2011 Statewide business series comes to North Coast
10-17-2011 Next Steps for Small Business series heads to Santa Barbara
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
10-4-2011 California SBDC hires statewide outreach director
10-3-2011 NorCal SBDC hires strategic initiatives director
7-21-2011 Statewide summit series to highlight benefits and impacts of collaborative economics
7-21-2011 California SBDC glimpse modest growth for small businesses in 2010
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.
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