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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. 

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Bakersfield Entrepreneurship Grant Program

In this video, you can learn program requirements, ways to qualify, and how to apply for the City of Bakersfield Entrepreneurship Grant Program.

SBDC director, Kelly Bearden and NaTesha Joh...

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What borrowers can do when business shifts affect EIDL loans

Learn how certain shifts in business can affect the COVID EIDL for small businesses and organizations and what steps borrowers can take.

Small Business Administration District Director, Daw...

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New CSUB food training program key to Bakersfield grant application

Bakersfield Foodservice Management Program, a new CSUB food business training program with ties to a City of Bakersfield grant program is among topi...
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QuickBooks Intermediate

QuickBooks Intermediate is the second step in a three part workshop series. Learn how to manage and secure company files, list items, order and sell inventory and how to apply vendor discounts. We...

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Equity Crowdfunding Portal Collaboration with Coca-Cola

A newly created crowdfunding portal in collaboration with The Coca-Cola Company, and a look at last week’s Federal Reserve actions are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Sm...
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Family Business Succession Planning

Morgan Clayton, CEO and president of Tel-Tec Security Systems, and daughter Tasha Clayton, general manager, discuss details of passing the 41-year business enterprise onto the next generation in th...

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Things to consider when selling your business

Exit strategies for small business owners looking to sell their business, and an update on recent economic developments are topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Develo...

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How artificial intelligence and ChatGPT could help your small business

The use of chatbot technology to brainstorm, build structure around business plans, and help businesses grow are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development...

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AngelCon 2023

Six innovative and disruptive startups compete for $100,000+ in investment funding to help grow their business at the sixth annual AngelCon on Thursday, June 1st, 2023.

Top Six Startups Incl...

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COFFEE & CONVERSATION

Joe Pianelli is an operating partner at Stage 1 Ventures. He has over 35 years of experience in finance, corporate development, business formation, as well as senior level operating roles in techno...

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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.