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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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    FREE training program for new home daycare businesses

    Nurture is a nonprofit that works with community-based organizations, small business development centers, and child care resource and referral agencies. They provide child care training programs for aspiring entrepreneurs interested in starting a home daycare business. The 12-week child care course provides training, mentoring…

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