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Small Business Resources in California


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The following is a partial listing of agencies, chambers of commerce and associations which have a variety of programs to assist the small business community in the State of California.

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State Agencies
	California Trade and Commerce Agency 801 K Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 website: http://www.commerce.ca.gov
	California Office of Small Business Office of Economic Research Office of Small Business Small Business Helpline Small Business Loan Guarantee Program Office of Small and Minority Business	(916) 324-1295 (916) 324-5853 (916) 324-1295 (916) 327-4357 (916) 324-1295 (916) 322-5060
Small Business Administration
	San Francisco Regional Office 455 Market Street, Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94105-2455	(415) 744-2118 Fax: (415) 744-2119
	San Francisco District Office 455 Market Street, 6^th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2455	(415) 744-6820 Fax: (415) 744-6812
	Fresno District Office 2719 N. Air Fresno Drive, Suite 200 Fresno, CA 93727-1547	(209) 487-5791 Fax: (209) 487-5292
	Glendale District Office 330 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA 91203-2304	(818) 552-3210 Fax: (818) 552-3260
	Sacramento District Office 660 J Street, Suite 215 Sacramento, CA 95814-2413	(916) 498-6410 Fax: (916) 498-6422
	San Diego District Office 500 West “C” Street, Suite 550 San Diego, CA 92101-3500	(619) 557-7250 Fax: (619) 557-5894
	Santa Ana District Office 200 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 700 Santa Ana, CA 92701	(714) 550-7420 Fax: (714) 550-0191
Small Business Development Center
	California Small Business Development Center California Trade and Commerce Agency Ms. Kim Neri, State Director 801 K Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814	(800) 303-6600 (916) 324-5068 Fax: (916) 322-5084 website: http://commerce.ca.gov/ business/small/starting/ sb_sbdcl.html
	Central Coast Small Business Development Center Ms. Teresa Thomae, Director 6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003	(831) 479-6136 Fax: (831) 479-6166 email: tethomae@cabrillo.cc.ca.us website: http://www.businessonline.org
	Sierra College Small Business Development Center Ms. Mary Wollesen, Director 560 Wall Street, Suite J Auburn, CA 95603	(530) 885-5488 Fax: (530) 823-2831 email: smallbuz@sierra.campus.mci.net
	Weill Institute Small Business Development Center Mr. Jeffrey Johnson, Director 1706 Chester Avenue, Suite 200 Bakersfield, CA 93301	(661) 322-5881 Fax: (661) 322-5663 email: weill@lightspeed.net website: http://www.kccd.cc.ca.us/sbdc.html
	Butte College Small Business Development Center Ms. Sophie Konuwa, Director 260 Cohasset Road, Suite A Chico, CA 95926	(530) 895-9017 Fax: (530) 895-9099 email: konuwaso@butte.cc.ca.us
	Southwestern College International Trade Center Small Business Development Center Ms. Mary Wylie, Director 900 Otay Lakes Road, Bldg. 1600 Chula Vista, CA 91910	(619) 482-6391 Fax: (619) 482-6402 email: mwylie@sbditc.org website: http://www.sbditc.org
	Contra Costa Small Business Development Center Mr. Maurice Williams, Director 2425 Bisso Lane, Suite 200 Concord, CA 94520	(925) 646-5377 Fax: (925) 646-5299
	North Coast Small Business Development Center Mr. Michael Kraft, Director North Coast SBDC 520 E Street Eureka, CA 95501	(707) 445-9720 Fax: (707) 445-9652 email: neal@northcoastsbdc.org website: http://www.northcoastsbdc.org
	Imperial Valley Satellite Small Business Development Center Ms. Debbie Trujilo, Manager 1240 State Street El Centro, CA 92243	(760) 312-9800 Fax: (760) 312-9838 email: ivsbdc@quix.net
	Export Small Business Development Center El Monte Outreach Center Mr. Charles Blythe, Manager 10501 Valley Blvd., Suite 106 El Monte, CA 91731	(626) 459-4111 Fax: (626) 443-0463 email: info@exportsbdc.org
	Export Small Business Development Center of Southern California Ms. Gladys Moreau, Director 222 North Sepulveda, Ste. 1690 El Segundo, CA 90245	(310) 606-0166 Fax: (310) 606-0155 email: info@exportsbdc.org website: http://www.exportsbdc.org
	North Coast Small Business Development Center Ms. Fran Clark, Director 520 E Street Eureka, CA 95501	(707) 445-9720 Fax: (707) 445-9652 email: fransbdc@northcoast.com
	West Company Small Business Development Center 760 B Stewart St. Fort Bragg, Ca. 95437	(707) 964-7571 Fax: (707) 964-7576
	Central California Small Business Development Center Manchester Center 3302 N. Blackstone Ave., Suite 225 Fresno, CA. 93726	(559) 230-4056 website: http://www.ccsbdc.org
	Gavilan College Small Business Development Center Mr. Peter Graff, Director 7436 Monterey Street Gilroy, CA 95020	(408) 847-0373 Fax: (408) 847-0393 email: p.graff@gilroy.com website: http://www.gavilansbdc.org
	Pasadena Small Business Development Center Mr. David Ryal, Manager 330 N. Brand, Suite 190 Glendale, CA 91203	(818) 552-3254 Fax: (818) 398-3059
	Amador Small Business Development Center 1500 S. Highway 49 P.O. Box 1077 Jackson, CA 95642	(209) 223-0351 Fax: (209) 223-2261
	Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce Small Business Development Center Mr. Hal Lefkowitz, Director 4275 Executive Square, Suite 920 La Jolla, CA 92037	(619) 453-9388 Fax: (619) 450-1997 email: sbdc@smallbiz.org website: http://www.smallbiz.org
	Lakeport Small Business Development Center P.O. Box 1566 Lakeport, CA 95453	(707) 263-0330 Fax: (707) 263-8516 email: 4833@sshare.com
	South Central Los Angeles Small Business Development Center Cope Norcross, Manager 3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 246 Los Angeles, CA 90008	(213) 290-2832 Fax: (213) 290-7190 email: sbdcla@ibm.net
	Alpine Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Authority 3 Webster Street P.O. Box 265 Markleeville, CA 96120	(530) 694-2475 Fax: (530) 694-2478
	Yuba College Small Business Development Center Mr. Jim Bengson, Interim Director 429 10th Street P.O. Box 262 (mailing) Marysville, CA 95901	(530) 749-0152 Fax: (530) 749-0155
	Valley Sierra Small Business Development Center Kelly Bearden, Director 1012 Eleventh Street, Suite 400 Modesto, CA 95354	(209) 521-6177 Fax: (209) 521-9373 email: bearden@scedco.org website: http://www.smallbizcenter.org
	Napa Valley College Small Business Development Center Mr. Chuck Eason, Director 1556 First Street, Suite 103 Napa, CA 94559	(707) 253-3210 Fax: (707) 253-3068 email: charles.eason@usa.net website: http://home.quiknet.com/napasbdc
	Inland Empire Business Incubator Mr. John O'Brien, Incubator Manager 155 S. Memorial Drive Norton Air Force Base, CA 92509	(909) 382-0065 Fax: (909) 382-8543
	East Bay Small Business Development Center Mr. Faheem Hameed, Director 519 17th Street, Suite 210 Oakland, CA 94612	(510) 893-4114 Fax: (510) 893-5532 email: sbdc@peralta.cc.ca.us
	Coachella Valley/Palm Springs Satellite Small Business Development Center Mr. Brad Mix, Business Consultant 500 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 222 Palm Springs, CA 92264	(760) 864-1311 Fax: (760) 864-1319
	Eastern Los Angeles County Small Business Development Center Ms. Toni Valdez, Director 375 South Main Street, Suite 101 Pomona, CA 91766	(909) 629-2247 Fax: (909) 629-8310
	Cascade Small Business Development Center Ms. Carole Enmark, Director 737 Auditorium Drive, Suite A Redding, CA 96001	(530) 225-2770 Fax: (530) 225-2769 email: cenmark@awwwsome.com
	Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Mr. Michael Stull, Director 1157 Spruce Street Riverside, CA 92507	(800) 750-2353 (909) 781-2345 Fax: (909) 781-2353 email: sbdc@winriverside.org website: http://www.iesbdc.org
	Greater Sacramento Small Business Development Center Ms. Cynthia Steimle, Director 1410 Ethan Way Sacramento, CA 95825	(916) 563-3210 Fax: (916) 563-3266 email: steimlc@mail.do.losrios.cc.ca.us website: http://www.losrios.cc.ca.us/ oeed/sbdc/sbdc.htm
	San Francisco Small Business Development Center Mr. Tim Sprinkles, Director 711 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 305 San Francisco, CA 94102	(415) 561-1890 Fax: (415) 561-1894 email: sfsbdc@ziplink.net
	Orange County Small Business Development Center Mr. Gregory Kishel, Director 901 East Santa Ana Boulevard, Suite 101 Santa Ana, CA 92701	(714) 647-1172 Fax: (714) 835-9008 email: gkishel@pacbell.net
	Westside Small Business Development Center Mr. Ken Davis, Administrative Assistant 3233 Donald Douglas Loop South, Suite C Santa Monica, CA 90405	(310) 398-8883 Fax: (310) 398-3024
	Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center Chris Facas, Director 520 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 210 Santa Rosa, CA 95401	(707) 524-1770 Fax: (707) 524-1772 email: chris_facas@garfield.santarosa.edu website: http://www.santarosa.edu/sbdc
	San Joaquin Delta College Small Business Development Center Ms. Gillian Murphy, Director 445 North San Joaquin Street Stockton, CA 95202	(209) 943-5089 Fax: (209) 943-8325 email: gmurphy@sjdccd.cc.ca.us website: http://www.inreach.com/sbdc
	Solano College Small Business Development Center Mr. Charles Eason, Director 424 Executive Court North, Suite C Fairfield, CA 94534	(707) 864-3382 Fax: (707) 864-8025 email: ceason@solano.cc.ca.us
	Silicon Valley Small Business Development Center Mr. Elza Minor, Director 298 S. Sunnyvale Avenue, Suite 204 Sunnyvale, CA 94086	(408) 736-0680 Fax: (408) 736-0679 email: Rebecca@siliconvalley-sbdc.org website: http://www.siliconvalley-sbdc.org
	Southwest Los Angeles County Small Business Development Center Ms. Susan Hunter, Director 2377 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 120 Torrance, CA 90501	(310) 787-6466 Fax: (310) 782-8607 website: http://swlasbdc.org
	West Company Small Business Development Center 631 S. Orchard Ave. Ukiah, Ca. 95482	(707) 467-5931
	North Los Angeles Small Business Development Center Ms. Wilma Berglund, Director 4717 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 201 Van Nuys, CA 91403	(818) 907-9922 Fax: (818) 907-9890 email: VNsbdc@aol.com website: http://www.vedc.org/sbdc
	Export Small Business Development Center Satellite Center 5700 Ralston Street, Suite 310 Ventura, CA 93003	Ms. Heather Wicka, Manager (805) 644-6191 Fax: (805) 658-2252 email: esbdc@primenet.com
	Gold Coast Small Business Development Center Mr. Joe Huggins, Manager/Business Counselor 5700 Ralston Street, Suite 310 Ventura, CA 93003	(805) 658-2688 Fax: (805) 658-2252 email: GCsbdc@aol.com
	High Desert/Victorville Satellite Small Business Development Center Ms. Janice Moore, Manager/Business Consultant 15490 Civic Drive, Suite 102 Victorville, CA 92392	(760) 951-1592 Fax: (760) 951-8929
	Central California/Visalia Small Business Development Center Visalia Chamber of Commerce 220 N. Santa Fe Ave. P.O. Box 787 Visalia, CA. 93279	(559) 625-3051 website: http://www.ccsbdc.org
	Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo Small Business Development Center Ms. Genene Boldt Cuesta College Highway 1/P.O. Box 8106 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8106	(805) 541-0401 Fax: (805) 541-5749 email: ccipd@fix.net website: http://www.cuesta.cc.ca.us
	Valley Sierra Satellite Small Business Development Center Ms. Della Temple 3180 Collins Drive, Suite A Merced, CA 95348	(800) 323-2623 website: http://www.smallbizcenter.org
SCORE Offices
	Los Angeles SCORE #0009 330 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 190 Glendale, CA 91203-2304	(818) 552-3206 Fax: (818) 552-3323
	San Francisco SCORE #0010 455 Market Street, 6^th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105	(415) 744-6827 Fax: (415) 744-6812
	Orange County SCORE #0114 200 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 700 Santa Ana CA 92701	(714) 550-7369 Fax: (714) 550-0191
	San Diego SCORE #0140 550 West C Street, Suite 550 San Diego, CA 92101-3500	(619) 557-7272 Fax: (619) 557-5894
	Santa Barbara SCORE #0166 P.O. Box 30291 Santa Barbara, CA 93130	(805) 563-0084
	Ventura SCORE #0255 5700 Ralston Street, Suite 310 Ventura, CA 93001	(805) 658-2688
	Pomona SCORE #0366 c/o Pomona Chamber of Commerce 485 N. Garey Avenue P.O. Box 1457 Pomona, CA 91769-1457	(909) 622-1256
	Palm Springs SCORE #0367 555 South Palm Canyon, Room A206 Palm Springs, CA 92264	(760) 320-6682 Fax: (760) 323-9426
	Central California SCORE #0380 By Appointment Only 2719 N. Air Fresno Drive Suite 200 Fresno, CA 93727-1547	(559) 487-5605 ext. 102 Fax: (559) 487-5636
	Santa Clara Cty SCORE #0405 280 South 1st Street, Room 137 San Jose, CA 95113	(408) 288-8479 Fax: (408) 535-5541
	Sacramento SCORE #0417 660 J Street, Suite 215 Sacramento, CA 95814-2413	(916) 498-6420 Fax: (916) 498-6422
	Santa Rosa SCORE #0450 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 115E Santa Rosa, CA 95404	(707) 571-8342 Fax: (707) 541-0331
	Stockton SCORE #0463 401 N. San Joaquin Street, Room 215 Stockton, CA 95202	(209) 946-6293
	Central Coast SCORE #0491 2524 South LaCosta Drive Santa Maria, CA 93455	(805) 934-4146
	Hemet SCORE #0503 1700 E. Florida Avenue Hemet, CA 92544-4679	(909) 652-4390 Fax: (909) 929-8543
	East Bay SCORE #0506 519 17th Street Oakland, CA 94612	(510) 273-6611 Fax: (510) 273-6015
	Shasta SCORE #0536 c/o Cascade Small Business Development Center By Appointment Only 737 Auditorium Drive Redding, CA 96099	(916) 247-8100
	Yosemite SCORE #0556 Valley Sierra Small Business Development Center By Appointment Only 1012 11th Street, Suite 400 Modesto, CA 95354	(209) 521-6177
	Golden Empire SCORE #0563 By Appointment Only 1706 Chester Avenue, Suite 200 Bakersfield, CA 93301	(661) 861-9249
	Steinbeck-Roecker SCORE #0576 Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 380 Alvarado Street Monterey, CA 93940-1770	(831) 648-5360
	Greater Chico Area SCORE #0581 By Appointment Only 1324 Mangrove Street, Suite 114 Chico, CA 95926	(916) 342-8932
	Antelope Valley SCORE #0593 By Appointment Only 445 W. Palmdale Blvd., Suite N Palmdale, CA 93551	(805) 265-7733 Fax: (805) 265-7712
	Tuolumne County SCORE #0596 By Appointment Only 39 N. Washington Street Sonora, CA 95370	(209) 588-0128 Fax: (209) 588-0673
	San Luis Obispo SCORE #0597 By Appointment Only 3566 South Higuera, Suite 104 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401	(805) 547-0779
	South County Regional Center By Appointment Only 800 W. Branch, Suite A Arroyo Grande, CA 93420	(805) 489-1488
	Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 6550 El Camino Real Atascadero, CA 93422	(805) 466-2044
	Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 1725 Eye Street Bakersfield, CA 93301	(661) 327-4421
	Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 716 G Capitola Avenue Capitola, CA 95010	(831) 426-6718
	Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 200 Santa Fe Hanford, CA 93230	(559) 582-0483
	San Benito County Economic Development Center By Appointment Only 1111 San Felipe, Suite 106 Hollister, CA 95023	(831) 636-1882
	Proteus Building By Appointment Only 15180 W. Whitebridge Road Kerman, CA 93630	(559) 846-5331
	Merced County Action Business Center By Appointment Only 3180 Collins Drive, Suite A Merced, CA 95340	(209) 385-7686
	Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 1225 Park Street Paso Robles, CA 93446	(805) 238-0506
	Hartnell College By Appointment Only 156 Homestead Avenue, Room T-15 Salinas, CA 93901	(800) 847-0373
	Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 4 Camp Evers Lane Scotts Valley, CA 95066	(831) 438-1010
	Economic Development Center of Tulare County By Appointment Only 113 South "M" Street Tulare, CA 93274	(559) 688-6666
	Small Business Development Center By Appointment Only 720 West Mineral King Visalia, CA 93279	(559) 625-30251
	Chamber of Commerce By Appointment Only 444 Main Street Watsonville, CA 95076	(831) 426-6718
Minority Business Development Agency
	MBDA Regional Office 221 Main Street, Room 1280 San Francisco, CA 94105	(415) 744-3001 Fax: (415) 744-3061
	MBDA District Office 9660 Flair Drive, Suite 455 El Monte, CA 91731	(626) 453-8636 Fax: (626) 453-8640
Minority Business Development Centers
	East Los Angeles Minority Business Development Center 5271 E. Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90022	(323) 726-4072 Fax: (323) 721-9794 email: eastlambdc@ibm.net
	South Los Angeles Minority Business Development Center 110 S. La Brea Avenue, 3^rd Floor Inglewood, CA 90301	(310) 419-8760 Fax: (310) 419-8755 email: laulrbbc@pacbell.net
	San Jose Minority Business Development Center 84 West Santa Clara Street, Suite 360 San Jose, CA 95113	(408) 271-0400 Fax: (408) 271-0404 email: sjmbdc@pacbell.net website: http://www.home.earthlink./bell99
	Ventura County Minority Business Development Center 509 South Ventura Road Oxnard, CA 93030	(805) 382-5206 Fax: (805) 382-5248 email: thesesa.vita@email.co.ventura.ca.us
	West Los Angeles Minority Business Development Center 8144 Sunland Boulevard, Suite 201 Sun Valley, CA 91352	(818) 394-3111 Fax: (818) 394-3110 email: westlambdc@ibm.net website: http://www.usc.edu/dept/uscben
Minority/Women/Native American Development Centers
	Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center Ms. Janet Lees, Director 275 Fifth Street San Francisco, CA 94103-4120	(415) 541-8580 Fax: (415) 541-8589 email: janet@rencenter.org
	Women’s Enterprise Development Corporation Dr. Philip Borden, Executive Director 235 East Broadway, Suite 506 Long Beach, CA 90802	(562) 983-3747 Fax: (562) 983-3750 email:wedc@aol.com
	Women’s Initiative for Self Employment Ms. Barbara Johnson, Executive Director 450 Mission Street, Suite 402 San Francisco, CA 94105 Spanish Site: 1398 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110	(415) 247-9473 Fax: (415) 247-9471 email: womensinitsf@igc.apc.org (415) 826-5090 Fax: (415) 826-1885 email: wialas@igc.apc.org
	Women’s Initiative for Self Employment 11611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 702 Oakland, CA 94612	(510) 451-3415 Fax: (510) 451-3428 email: wioakland@igc.apc.org
	West Company 631 S. Orchard Ave. Ukiah, Ca. 95482	(707) 467-5931
	West Company 760 B Stewart St. Fort Bragg, Ca. 95437	(707) 964-7571 Fax: (707) 964-7576
	California Native American Business Development Center 11138 Valley Mall, Suite 200 El Monte, CA 91731	(626) 442-3701 Fax: (626) 442-7115 email: ncaiedca@aol.com Web site: http://www.ncaied.org
	Karuk Community Development Corp. Attn: Tracy Burcell 63427 Highway 96 Happy Camp, CA 96039	(530) 493-5135 Fax: (530) 493-5378 email: kcdc@sisqtel.net
	Tribal Business Information Center Attn: Emil Fischer 650 N. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262	(760) 318-0457 Fax: (760) 837-7161 email: efischer@popnetusa.com
Opportunities with Public Housing Authorities (PHA)
	See PHA contact information at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/contacts/index.cfm
Opportunities with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients
	See CDBG contact information at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/contacts/

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