Partner Events

The Entrepreneurship Workshop program will offer workshops once a month beginning February 5th and meeting every other Friday through April 16th.  Between the workshops there will be one-on-one mentoring sessions to help reinforce the concepts presented to help support implementation of the topics. This program is being subsidized by the City of Long Beach so is […]

Date: April 6, 2021 Time:  2:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET Price:  Free Registration Deadline: April 6 at 12:30 pm ET Questions? Please contact webinar@iedconline.org   Are you faced with ethical dilemmas in your professional life? Do you have the tools to deal with ethical issues? Economic developers regularly encounter situations that require sound judgment and […]

Overview of the programs the SBA is administering related to provisions in the Economic Aid Act About this Event Provides a general overview of the programs the SBA is administering related to provisions in the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act).

Small businesses in your community have suffered for over a year. National Small Business Week is coming up the first week of May and it's a great time for you to show your local small businesses the love they deserve. There is still enough time to prepare fun events, programs, and announcements so your EDO […]

Last week, the Biden administration released high-level details about their next major legislative initiative: the American Jobs Plan. The proposal calls for massive investments in infrastructure, housing, broadband, energy, workforce and manufacturing, with significant focuses on climate and equity concerns.  The plan will require additional taxes to pay for it, as well. What does the […]

Join us for a discussion centering around what small businesses have learned during the pandemic. About this Event After facing an unexpected year, we've all learned about what it means to be resilient, and this is especially true of small businesses. We've shifted, realigned, pivoted and re-birthed our companies to survive the pandemic. And, in […]

The Vision-to-Action (V2A) community engagement model is a proven method of working with a community to reimagine underutilized and blighted areas. It engages municipal staff, residents, community groups, regulators, local businesses, and the property owner to work together, establish goals, and compare alternatives to optimize redevelopment outcomes. The V2A process also gives diverse and historically […]

Join us for an overview of program and incentives that are offered through the state of California to help you and your business navigate COVID-19.

Please join us on April 16, 2021, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism (RHT) sector regional industry advisory on career education, with the goal of guiding equitable economic recovery. This advisory will explore RHT industry workforce needs in the Greater Sacramento Region to better inform related Community College programs […]

Day 2: Implementing SSBCI The second webinar will focus on specific challenges state VC program managers faced during the implementation of the first SSBCI (2010-2017), potential solutions, and recommendations for Treasury on how to relaunch and manage SSBCI efficiently and effectively. Audience: State and local officials, economic development professionals, financial institutions and private investors.

During this informational webinar, we review three of the certification programs within Federal contracting - the Woman-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Program, the HUBZone Program, and the 8(a) Business Development Program. For all three programs, we discuss the eligibility criteria; the programmatic benefits for participants; and the process to pursue the certification. 8(a) Business Development Program […]

As cities and counties eagerly await guidance on allowable uses of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and specifically the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF), the urgency and size of these funds highlights that early planning and action are needed now to prepare local governments for the first tranche in mid-May. Attend this […]

The California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (the "Program") provides micro grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to eligible small manufacturers impacted by COVID-19. The Program is being administered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). Lendistry, a CDFI and CDE small […]

You’ve no doubt heard of the Moving Forward Act and President Biden’s proposed Build Back Better Plan, but did you know that both include major provisions that support brownfields redevelopment and land reuse? The Moving Forward Act authorizes $2.25 billion for the EPA Brownfields program for FY 2021 through FY 2025; Build Back Better, if […]

Please join us on April 30th, 2021, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a regional, cross-sector, industry advisory meeting on Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Agriculture and Manufacturing. Explore the increasing demand for automation and AI skills in the Greater Sacramento Region’s agriculture and manufacturing industries at this virtual advisory meeting. Faculty, employers, […]