News and Updates
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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.…
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$2,500 for Eligible Kern County Microbusinesses
Want to find out if your business is eligible for Kern County’s microbusiness relief grant program? You must meet four criteria: 1) Have 0-4 full-time equivalent employees; 2) Be operational prior to December 2019 and have a physical presence in the County of Kern;…