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- California announces new $13.2 million investment in employment social enterprises creating pathways to economic opportunity November 4, 2026 - California is investing $13.2 million in 63 organizations that use business as a tool to create employment, training, and economic mobility for Californians who have historically been excluded from the workforce...
- CalOSBA Awarded $10 Million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to Help Small Businesses Grow and Hire October 7, 2024 - SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced its award of $10 million to the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP).
- California’s Minority-Owned Small Businesses Contribute $192.8 Billion in Economic Output and Support Over 2.5 Million Jobs Annually, New Report Shows October 10, 2023 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The first “State of Diverse Small Businesses in California” report details the statewide impact of minority-owned small business, noting that, annually, they contribute $192.8 billion in economic output....
- CalOSBA Opens Round 1 of California Small Agricultural Business Drought and Flood Relief Grant Program September 1, 2023 - Sacramento, CA (August 31, 2023) - The first round of applications for the California Small Agricultural Business Drought and Flood Relief Grant Program opens today, and will ultimately award up to $95 million in drought and flood relief grants to eligible small....
- CalOSBA Awarded $25.3 million from Biden-Harris Administration to Support Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs across California August 8, 2023 - SACRAMENTO, CA – Last week, the California Office of Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), an arm of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), was awarded the State Small Business Credit Initiative Technical Assistance (SSBCI TA)....
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