Please join us to learn more about HUBZone formal certification programs. About this Event The Small Business Administration’s HUBZone Programs was established to level the playing field for firms owned by Historically Underutilized Business Zones to assist them in obtaining Federal government contracts.   Topics will include: • Eligibility requirements • The application process • [...]

The U.S. Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) program offers substantial financial and logistical advantages to U.S.-based manufacturers and distributors. Join our webinar to learn about FTZ benefits that can help your company maximize savings and minimize operational costs. Learn how to utilize FTZs and take advantage of inverted tariffs, duty exemption on re-exports, duty elimination on [...]

Session Description: As regions across the country grapple with what it will take to re-stabilize and rebuild their economies, the COVID-19 crisis continues to make clear that our health, jobs and livelihoods are inextricably linked. What will it take to rebuild? We can learn a lot from the experience of the 80+ regional partnerships that [...]

After a challenging year of dealing with national pandemic and natural disaster, what does economic outlook look like for Sacramento small businesses in 2021? Join us as local economic experts deliver on their economic forecast, challenges and opportunities for the local small business community. We will also explore some of the lessons learned in lending [...]

Join us for a Secretary Speaker Series that will look at some of the structural challenges that need to be addressed to move towards a future that reintegrates long-ignored Native people and establishes a more inclusive conservation approach. This event will be live-streamed on Zoom.

Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts Fundamentals Session 2: Community Facilities District Bond Issuance and CFD Administration Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Community Facilities Districts (CFDs), or Mello-Roos Districts, have been used by public agencies since 1982 to finance public infrastructure and community facilities. CFDs may also fund public services, which has been [...]

Manufacturers across the state continue to navigate challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are financially recovering and taking advantage of rebound resources, while others are innovating and transforming in an effort to hang on to profits. Ultimately, all businesses are doing their best to survive in today's uncertain economy, which begs the questions [...]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and public health orders open up additional segments of our economy, which workers are at highest risk of workplace exposure to the coronavirus? Recent articles have examined the increased infection risk for workers in hospitals, home care, nursing homes, grocery stores, warehouses, meat processing plants, trucking, and public transit. Studies have found that Black and Latino [...]

Post-election, there will be a lot of legislative work for Congress to complete in the remaining weeks of the 116th session. In addition to the unknowns of the current health pandemic and economic fallout, the outcome of the election on the White House and Congress will have a big impact on how and when there [...]