News and Updates
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SBA Fresno District Office To Honor Local Company During National Small Business Week
The SBA Fresno District office today announced three San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast companies as 2022’s outstanding small businesses. These companies will be honored next month during National Small Business Week. 8a Business Development JI Garcia Construction, Inc Fresno, California J.I. Garcia Construction,…
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California Dream Fund Seed Grant Program
The CA Dream Fund provides microgrants up to $10,000 to seed entrepreneurship and small business creation in California. Are you thinking of starting a business? Are you looking for ways to find funding to start it? The Central California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in…
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100 episodes and counting: CSUB business webinars ‘rare and credible source of timely, easily understood information’
Modesty always looks better on heroes than boastfulness, and so it’s to the credit of Bakersfield small-business counselor Kelly Bearden when he downplays his own role as a reason why the weekly webinar he hosts has become a lifeline to entrepreneurs during the pandemic.…