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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 ā€œengineā€ 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 .

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    Be Your Own Boss from the Road!

    Are you at that point in your life where you’d like to enjoy travel and work along the journey?   On the April 9th edition of our FREE Webinar Wednesday, host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will be joined by Kurt Clark, retired Executive Director…

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