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*WEBINAR WEDNESDAY: Kern County Grant for Immigrant Entrepreneur Program

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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FREE
Details of a program to help new or experienced immigrant entrepreneurs is among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield. 
 
Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will be joined by Brigiett Guzman, Economic Development Analyst for Kern County, and NaTesha Johnson, Program Director for the Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development at Kern Community College District and Bakersfield College Launchpad to discuss a grant Kern County received from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. 
 
Guzman and Johnson will provide details of the grant funded program, Pathways to Prosperity, that launches Jan. 22. The program is designed to help new and experienced immigrant entrepreneurs to learn business planning and strategy, financial analysis and capital access, marketing, risk management, and more. 
 
Bearden will begin the webinar with a look at the economy, available capital resources, and key business-related updates. 
 
Questions from attendees will be taken.  
 
This marks the 332nd episode of the “Webinar Wednesday” business series that provides news and information helpful to employers and business owners. 
 
The CSU Bakersfield SBDC provides free one-on-one consulting to help small business owners. New and existing businesses can go to www.csubsbdc.com for more information or to sign up to meet with a business advisor at no cost. 
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.