• Get Started on your business plan: Guides and tools to make the process easier. 
• Start-up Resources: Listings by county, state, federal, local, & general resources
• A - Zs of Starting a Business: Checklists, self assessments, step-by-step guides, online training courses terminology, and an outline of EVERYTHING you need to know and plan for. 

CALIFORNIA BUSINESS PORTAL Sponsored by the California Economic Development Partnership, this website provides a portal to a number of resources for starting, growing, financing, expanding or relocating a business in California. The portal seeks to simplify the path to the resources you need. Resources provided by a myriad of public & private sources, from State/federal agencies to local private non-profit organizations, all accessible to you here, simply by clicking through the portal's pages.

Use the WBCC Exhibitor Directory from our 2006 & 2007 Small Business Services Expo to find goods and services targeted for small business:  attorneys, lenders, bankers, contractors, office supplies, bookkeeping, marketing, web design, graphic design, accounting, insurance, financial services, financial institutions, promotional items, nonprofit organizations, government programs, public agencies, contractors, supplier diversity, advisors, educators; plus, fashion, jewelry, food, award winners, and more

SBA Radio -Your Small Business Advisory Show, built to assist and inform small businesses. Offering vital information for small business entrepreneurs and their employees. Guest Expert Ruben Garcia is District Director of the Small Business Administration for San Diego and Imperial Counties. Listen live from 11 am PST on Thursdays, or in our archives. Program topics and tips will include starting, financing and growing a business, success stories, contracting opportunities, resources, disaster recovery, and being a small business voice to government. Guests will include renowned small business experts and officials, top lenders, entrepreneurs, service providers and periodic live call-ins from small business owners like you.

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