News and Updates
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$10,000 Kern Biz Façade Improvement Grant Program
On this week’s free webinar, host and SBDC Director Kelly Bearden will be joined by Jasmine Hernandez, economic development analyst for the County of Kern, and Kristin Krafthefer special projects manager for Project Development Solutions to discuss the Kern Biz Façade Improvement Grant Program,…
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SBA guaranteed loans for small businesses July 30th webinar
On this week’s free webinar, host and SBDC Director Kelly Bearden will be joined by Craig Howells, Mission Bank SBA Division Manager. Howells will discuss the Small Business Administration’s guaranteed loan programs including the 7(a), 504, and USDA’s business and industry guaranteed loans. Bearden…
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National Small Business Week: Empowering Business Owners for the Future
https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices/community-voices-national-small-business-week-empowering-business-owners-for-the-future/article_359fd974-7a76-46c3-8032-ebb899680d7a.html “Small businesses have long been regarded as the “engine” of the nation’s economy,” writes SBDC Director Kelly Bearden in this Community Voices article that first published in the Opinion Section of The Bakersfield Californian newspaper on May, 10, 2025 .