CSU Bakersfield SBDCServing Inyo, Kern, and Mono Counties.
Contact: 
CSU Bakersfield SBDC
Helping Your Business Start, Grow and Succeed
Get Started

If you missed one of our weekly live webinars, our ever-expanding pre-recorded webinar series provides a great selection of expert insights to help you with your business. 

To view On-Demand videos, please follow the instructions to register for free access. To learn about upcoming workshops, webinars and videos, visit our Calendar and sign up for our newsletter

How Business Credit Works & PPP Forgiveness

Free tools to help business owners boost their credit profile to show financial institutions they are fundable, including how small business owners can access, monitor, and improve their business i...

Read More

Selling Your Small Business - Where to Start

Ready to sell your small business? Learn the five stages of figuring out your company’s value maturity, and four types of capital, when Michael Balstad, certified exit planning advisor and founder...

Read More

Creative Customer Retention Strategies

Five steps to help businesses build long-term relationships with customers, and options to put Social Security on more sustainable footing are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by...

Read More

New Labor Laws for California Employers in 2024

New laws that will affect CA businesses including paid sick leave expansion, public prosecution for wage theft labor code violations, reproductive loss leave, and increase of the minimum wage to $2...

Read More

Business Tax-Planning Strategies for Year-End

Business financial tips including year-end business tax-planning strategies are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield. 

... Read More

2024 Economic Outlook & Corporate Transparency Act

 

Changes that will impact small businesses in the new year and an economic outlook for 2024 are among topics of this week’s free webinar presente...

Read More
The thumbnail for the webinar "How's, What's, and Why's of a Business Plan"

How's, What's, and Why's of a Business Plan

Tim Lambert, a VCSBDC consultant, walks us through some of the basic questions of a business plan.

Register to watch video
The thumbnail for the webinar "Digital Marketing Hour: Blogging 101"

Digital Marketing Hour: Blogging 101

L.L. Consulting president Lani Lott lays out the basics of blogging in this (roughly) hour-long webinar.

Register to watch video
The thumbnail for the webinar "Fine-Tuning Your Marketing Strategy"

Fine-Tuning Your Marketing Strategy

Lani Lott, president of L. L. Consulting, talks about balancing traditional and digital marketing in this modern day.

Register to watch video

Secrets to Small Business Success

Valley Community SBDC Director Rich Mostert talks to us about the secrets to small business success.

Register to watch video
English French German Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.