Do you need help Starting a Business?

If you need help starting a business or assistance in helping your business grow to become more profitable the Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) can assist you. Our focus is on the creation, retention and expansion of small businesses. Each year, the SBDC network counsels more than 1,500 entrepreneurs and existing business owners through direct assistance and referral. For information on how the SBDC can assist you with starting a business call or email us, or fill out a request for services.

What does the CCSBDC provide?

one-on-one business counseling and assistance with business plan development, financial management, market feasibility, and international trade at no cost to you
low-cost training in topics include business start-up, marketing, taxes, business plans and cash flow analysis

SBDC offices offer customized local assistance to meet small business needs in their regional service areas. The SBDCs are a key access point to a broad network of public and private resources at the community level.

How long has the SBDC been providing these invaluable services to clients?

Since 1977, the SBDC has assisted over 7,000 businesses with:

new ventures, growth and expansion
securing $117.6 million in financing
creating or retaining over 4,600 jobs

From start-up to third generation family business to high-tech corporations, the Small Business Development Centers can provide one-stop technical assistance to businesses enabling them to compete more effectively in the domestic and global economies. The CCSBDC can lead you down the path to success with our Professional Consulting services. Why not sign up for our workshops, seminars and online training today and be counted among the thousands of clients who have prospered from our expertise?

For more information on Starting a Business:

To find out if CCSBDC consulting can help you call or email us, or fill out a request for services. There is no cost to you. What will it cost you not to get all the help you could?

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of California, Merced. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. The Central California Small Business Development Center is funded in part through a subcontract between the California State University, the Office of Economic Development and the University of California, Merced under the current cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.