Resources
This site contains links to third-party websites. The linked sites are not under the control of the Los Angeles Regional SBDC Network and the Los Angeles Regional SBDC Network is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The Los Angeles Regional SBDC Network provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the Los Angeles Regional SBDC Network.
SBDC Conference Videos
- Dream and Discover, Spring 2011
- Health Insurance Solutions Conference, Fall 2010
- Access to Capital Conference: Seminar Available Online
- Introduction to Speakers
- Dream & Discover Conference – Marketing Fundamentals
- Dream & Discover Conference – Financing: How to Keep from Running Out of Cash
- Dream & Discover Conference – Entrepreneurship: Launching a Successful Business
- Dream & Discover Conference – Entrepreneurs in Action
- Dream & Discover Conference – Marketing: Building Your Brand and Online Marketing
- Dream & Discover Conference – Financing from Bootstrapping to Angel Investments
- Dream & Discover Conference – Entrepreneurship: Running and Growing a Successful Business
- Extreme Entrepreneurs Tour, Fall 2009
- Extreme Entrepreneurs Tour, Fall 2009 (full version)
- Extreme Entrepreneurs Tour, Fall 2009 (one minute promo)
SBDC Featured Resources
- Federal Health Reform: Impact on Small- and Medium-Sized Employers
- Radio Interview on LA Talk Radio
- Castaic Lake Water Agency Information on open bids, including Request for Quotations (RFQ), Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitation for Bids (IFBs), is available on the CLWA website. Open bids will remain on the website until the closing date. For more information and to view open bids, please click in this link.
- California SBDC Supports Website to Help California Businesses Navigate Health Care Law. For more information or to read the entire press release visit: http://californiasbdc.org/Press
Small Business Administration (SBA) Links
- Small Business Administration
- Federal Grant Resources
- SBA 8(a) Business Development Program
- HUBZones
- FREE online Courses by the SBA
- US Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
- SCORE
- SBDC Technology Assistance Program
- Centers for International Trade Development (CITDs)
Federal Resources
- US Business Advisor
- US Census Information
- US Department of Labor
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Federal Trade Commission
- US Government Export Portal
- US Government’s Web Portal
- US Internal Revenue Service
- US Minority Business Development Agency
- US Patent & Trademark Office
- US Postal Service
- United States Department of the Treasury
- Social Security Administration
- United States Department of Homeland Security
- United States Department of Commerce
- United States Securities and Exchange Commission
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
State Resources
- Welcome to California
- California Franchise Tax Board
- California Employment Development Department
- California State Board of Equalization
- The State Bar of California
- California Secretary of State
- California Department of Consumer Affairs
- California Department of Corporations
- California Department of Motor Vehicles
- California Department of Insurance
- California Department of Real Estate
- California Department of Education
- California Department of Transportation
- California Public Utilities Commission
- California Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing and Permit Information
- California Department of Finance
- California Electronic Job Listing Service
- California Employment Development Department
- California Employment Training Panel
Small Business Resources
Listed below are some of the sites that we have found to have comprehensive, useful information for people interested in starting a business or in improving their existing businesses.
- About Business
- American Express Open for Business
- Better Business Bureau
- Bizmove
- Bplans.com
- Business Dictionary.com
- Business Owner’s Toolkit
- California Association of Business Brokers
- California Chamber of Commerce
- California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program
- California Employer Advisory Council
- California Healthcare Foundation
- Center for Business Planning
- Dun & Bradstreet
- Eventuring
- Federal Technology Center
- Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
- Intuit’s Learning Center for Small Business
- County of Los Angeles
- County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder
- County of Los Angeles Office of the Assessor
- Welcome to the City of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
- Microsoft Small Business
- Business.com Money Channel
- My Own Business
- National Association of Securities Dealers
- Nolo
- Resource Guide to Financial Opportunities with State Government
- SAFE-BIDCO
- Small Biz Manager
- Small Biz U
- Small Business Resources
- Superior Court of California
- Tradeport
- Tradeshow News Network
- United States Chamber of Commerce
- UCLA, Anderson School of Management
Center for International Business Education and Research - Article: Need Help Growing Your Small Business? Here’s Where to Get It.