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What Is The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)?

The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) supports economic growth by providing resources and support to the state’s 4.1 million small businesses, including non-profits and startups. Our mission is to help all California small business-owners find and navigate resources, programs and regulations so they can start, manage, grow, become more resilient, and thrive. By ensuring equitable access to capital, markets and networks, we aim to help Democratize Access to Capital, Diversify the Innovation Economy and Drive Economic Mobility through Entrepreneurship.

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Our Network Provides Consulting and Training to Support Small Businesses from Bright Idea to Successful Exit

Seven Years of Real Results for California:

Small Businesses Helped

Training Events Completed

New Businesses Started

Jobs Created

Jobs Retained

New Contracts Landed

$2.9B

Lending Capital Approved

$3.6B

Equity Raised

$2.9B

Lending Capital Approved

$3.6B

Equity Raised

Collective Data from 2018-2025

SCALE Network in Action: Success Stories

Learn how these business-owners in a community near you took advantage of our small business support services to overcome their business challenges and grow their opportunities.

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Amerivet Contracting

Amerivet Contracting, a disabled veteran and African American-owned construction company, wanted to stand out in the competitive field of construction and emergency response services. To gain a competitive edge, they recognized…

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Creative Solutions

A couple of years ago, Creative Solutions was looking for ways to grow and considered state contracting as a path forward. They turned to the Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIE SBDC) where they…

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Galvan Engineering

Galvan Engineering wanted to become Small Business (SB) certified in order to compete for state contracts. After submitting their online application, however, the business did not receive the instant approval they expected…

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My Sons and Me Cleaning

Rolesha Anderson wanted to succeed in state contracting but struggled after losing three to four bids. She connected with Victor Londot at the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC (OCIE SBDC)…

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Siege Electric

Siege Electric, led by owner Joshua Middleton, wanted to expand their business by obtaining certifications and uncovering opportunities as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)…

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Terra Network Solutions

Terra Network Solutions, led by Angel Rodriguez, applied for Small Business (SB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) certifications with the Department of General Services to strengthen their competitiveness…

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Ricky’s Farms

Ricardo “Ricky” Ortiz grew up in the family strawberry-growing business, learning perseverance and hard work from his father. Ricky began taking on a leadership role, and by 2019, he fully stepped into the helm as the face of Ricky’s Farms…

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Bubble Robotics

Patricia Apostol & Jean Crosetti met through a shared ambition to apply aerospace-grade tech to ocean challenges. “Bubble Robotics is building the autonomous workforce for the ocean,”…

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PHresh Juice Bar

Phelipe Davila, an avid runner passionate about physical and mental health, wanted to provide fresh-pressed juices and healthy grab-and-go meals to his community in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. After 13 years…

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Karish Industries

Karish Industries is a small, employee-owned distributor that has offered copper/aluminum wire, fiber optic cable, and other electrical parts to Alameda County and beyond since 2009…

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