Business Owner Resources
On this page, you will find links to various federal, state, and local government agency resources as well as links to other organizations that support small businesses.
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Government Resources
Federal
- Internal Revenue Service
- IRS Video Portal - Small Businesses
- IRS, Employee Plans
- Social Security Administration
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Patents and Trademarks Library of Congress
State
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- CalGold
- California Chambers of Commerce
- California Cities & Counties
- California Counties
- California County Assessor Offices
- California District Attorney Offices – Bad Check Restitution Program
- California Public Utilities Commission
- California Secretary of State
- California Tax Education Council
- California Tax Service Center
- California Workforce Investment Board
- Department of Consumer Affairs
- Department of General Services, Procurement Division
- Department of Industrial Relations
- Department of Social Services
- Employment Development Department
- Employment Development Department, WOTC Program
- Governor's Office of Economic Development
- State Controller’s Office, Unclaimed Property Division
- Franchise Tax Board
- U.S. Department of Labor – ESBA Benefits
- Small Business Assistance Center
- Small Business Development Centers
- State Compensation Insurance Fund
Local
- Association of Business Development Centers
- Better Business Bureau
- Centers for International Trade Development
- Environmental Training Center
- Los Angeles County WorkSource Center
- National Association of Women Business Owners
- Service Corps of Retired Executives
- USPS, Small Business Development
- Yuba City Downtown Business Association
Private Resources
Economic Development Centers
- Sierra Economic Development Corporation
- Superior California Economic Development
- Valley Economic Development Center
- Yuba-Sutter Enterprise Zone
Multi-cultural Organizations
- ACCION San Diego
- AnewAmerica
- Asian, Inc.
- Asian Business Association of Orange County
- Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program
- Hispanic Chamber of Contra Costa County
- Inland Empire Minority Business Center / CHARO
- Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Women's Business Centers
- Inland Empire Women’s Business Center
- Orange County Institute for Women Entrepreneurs
- Women’s Business Center of San Diego
- Women’s Economic Ventures
- Women’s Initiative
Entrepreneurs
- American Management Association
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity
- Better Business Bureau
- California Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Community Development Venture Capital Alliance
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- EntreWorld
- International Entrepreneur Association
- My Own Business, Inc.
- My Own Business: A Free Internet Course on Starting a Business
- National Black Business Council, Inc.
- TMC Development Working Solutions