Your Partner for
Success: We offer free, confidential, one-on-one
counseling as well as low cost seminars and workshops and referrals
to specialized business information and resources.
Whether you're already
operating or
considering starting a part-time business or
a large manufacturing service or retail business, the Small Business
Development Center at Yuba Community College District can help! Where to start.
Have an
Existing Business? Owners of existing businesses can
contact the SBDC for assistance and move immediately to FREE
one-on-one counseling or training programs, including low cost
training classes in key business skills.
Starting a
New Business? Sign up for our Pre-Business
workshop. The workshop provides basic information on state,
local and federal requirements for starting and operating a
business. There is a nominal fee for this workshop.
After the initial workshop, you'll be eligible for FREE
one-on-one business counseling. Your business counselor will work with you on
specific issues associated with starting your particular business
and help you develop your business plan.
Specific help is also available for loan package preparation,
marketing, manufacturing, accounting, taxes, Internet marketing,
selling on the Internet, and other specific topics.
Explore further.
Here is how to do it ... Call us at (530)
822-0140 or
use our on-line scheduling. We will ask you a few questions to determine the
nature of your need. We will set up an appointment for you
either at a pre-business workshop, or for one-on-one business counseling.
We offer appointments at our locations in Yuba City, Woodland or
Lake County. We will do our best to make the appointment at a
time and location convenient for you.
An SBDC consultant
works with you to determine your individual business needs, and
develop a scope of work based on your desired outcomes. The
consultant will direct
you to research sources and review your business plan.
You can work at your own pace utilizing the resources you prefer.
The Yuba Community College District Small Business Development
Center Program is part of the Northeastern California Small Business
Development Centers which are funded by the U.S. Small Business
Administration, the California Community Colleges Economic & Workforce
Development Program, and center host institutions. Funding is not
an endorsement of any product, opinion, or service. All Federal
and State funded programs are extended to the public on a
non-discriminatory basis. Special arrangements for individuals
with disability will be made if requested in advance.