News and Updates
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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;…
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Microbusinesses targeted in latest round of pandemic aid
CSU Bakersfield SBDC director Kelly Bearden is in interviewed in the article, “Microbusinesses targeted in latest round of pandemic aid,” published in The Bakersfield Californian, 1/29/2022 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/microbusinesses-targeted-in-latest-round-of-pandemic-aid/article_be78cac2-809f-11ec-904f-23ce60541693.html