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ChicoSTART’s Business Resources hub brings together a wide range of tools, organizations, and networks designed to support startups and small businesses in Northern California. Entrepreneurs can connect with local and regional SBDCs, chambers of commerce, city and county programs, banks, legal services, and workforce development organizations. The directory also highlights grant opportunities, funding sources, accelerators, and higher education partners, as well as specialized resources for veterans, disaster resiliency, marketing, and entrepreneurial policy. This collection provides a central place to discover the support, programs, and connections needed to launch, grow, and sustain a business.
SBDC
State & Federal Programs + Certifications
- California State Government Marketplace
- Government Contracting
- California Transition Assistance Program
- Tariff Resource Guide
- New Tariff Requirements for 2025
- Trade Compliance Resource Hub
City and County
- Butte County
- City of Chico
- Downtown Business Association
- Sierra (SBA)
- Colusa
- Del Norte
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Lake
- Lassen
City and County Cont.
Extended City and Counties
Chamber of Commerce
- Paradise CoC
- Redding CoC
- Chico CoC
- California Hispanic CoC
- Northern California Hispanic CoC
- California Asian CoC
- Sacramento Black CoC
- Sacramento Rainb0w CoC
- Sacramento Hispanic
Banks
Legal
Grants & Funding
Accelerated by Partners
- RidgeSTART
- The Work Hub
- Indian Valley Innovation Hub
- Advancing Modoc
- Siskiyou Works
- Glenn Grows
- City of Corning
Accelerators
Colleges
- Chico State CFE
- Butte College
- UC Davis Agriculture & Resource Economics
- Cal Poly Humbolt
- CSU Monterey Bay
- Chico State College of Business
- Sacramento State
Disaster Resources
- COVID-19 Prevention
- How to Prepare
- Disaster Resiliency
- Outsmart Disaster
- CalOSBA Outsmart Disaster Week 1
- Small Business Insurance Guide
- Outsmart Disaster 101 Step 1
Workforce Development
- Alliance for Workforce Development
- Butte College Training Place
- Job Training Center (JtC) for Tehama County
- SMART Workforce Center (Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties)
- Workforce Alliance for the North Bay
Makerspace
Incubation
Clean Tech
Veteran
- Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs (SCORE)
- Veteran-owned businesses (SBA)
- VETtoCEO
- Boots to Business
- Center For Excellence for Veteran Entrepreneurship
- Bunker Labs
- Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services (OSDS)
Startup Basics + Tools
- Google for Startups
- Grow with Google
- Startup Grind: Global Community for Entrepreneurs
- Global Entrepreneurship Network
- Techstars Entrepreneurial Toolkit
- Y Combinator Library
- Amazon Web Services (Ebook)
Marketing / Multimedia Adv /Social Media
Entrepreneurial Policy
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