Business & Industry Resources
Business Training & Development Services
As a California business, there are two ways to connect with our services and resources to help your business thrive. Become a Business Partner: The Business & Entrepreneurship Sector is seeking input on both the workforce development and business development needs of small businesses. If you are interested in advising our regional teams about how to leverage funding and design curriculum to meet the needs of the Business & Entrepreneurship Sector, contact our State Director, Charles Eason at (707) 863-7846 or charles.eason@solano.edu.
Workforce Development Resources
- CCC Workforce development contacts by Sector
- Short term training (to upskill or reskill workers)
- Degree and certificate programs
- Student internships
- Apprenticeships
- Contract Education (Customized training for businesses)
- California Employment Training Panel (ETP) funding to pay for the training of incumbent workers
Business Development Resources
- California Small Business Development Centers(SBDCs)
- Women’s Business Centers(WBCs)
- Procurement Technical Assistance Centers(PTACS)
- California International Trade Center and Centers for International Trade Development (CITDs)
- SCORE
- Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
Other Resource Links
Associations
- Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC)
- National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)
- National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
- California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO)
- National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE)
Business Creation and Launch
Business Statistics
General Business Information
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- SCORE
- Go-BIZ California Business Portal(One-stop Business Assistance Site)
- CalGOLD database – business permits, licenses, and registration requirements
Government Procurement
- Contract Readiness Program
- Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
- California Department of General Services
- Small Business Innovation and Research SBIR Funding
Financing
Veterans Owned Businesses
Chambers of Commerce
- California Chamber of Commerce
- Cal Asian Chamber of Commerce
- California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- California Black Chamber of Commerce
Taxes
Legal
Human Resources
Import/Export
Intellectual Property
Internships & Additional Resources
Community of Practice – Student Internship Projects
Funded Student Interns available for DoD SBIR/STTR Phase I / II / III Firms
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