Small Business Development Center Facts
This nonprofit serves Ventura & Santa Barbara counties, offering NO-COST business advising and strategic growth planning.
What is the Economic Development Collaborative's Small Business Development Center?
This advisor has served as Executive Director of the Solvang Chamber of Commerce since 2015.
Who is Tracy Beard?
What program is a special portion of the EDC Small Business Development Center, that focuses on providing the region’s tech entrepreneurs with access to NO-COST expert advising, training sessions, pitch panels, local accelerators and resources in key tech development areas.
What is EDC CULTIVATE & IGNITE TECH PROGRAM
This advisor supports clients with international trade, marketing and sales, public relations and web communications. Bilingual in German and English, they have over 30 years experience in international marketing and sales in several diverse industries.
Who is Sylvia Martini?
EDC SBDC provides in-person intakes and at our Satellite Center. Where is it located?
What is the Solvang Chamber of Commerce?
Dr. Ray Bowman, the EDC SBDC Director, holds this highest academic degree in business.
What is a Doctorate in Business Administration?
Under this EDC initiative, Ventura County saw 851 film permits and 2,107 film days in 2024.
What is EDC Film (Ventura County Film Commission)?
This advisor specialties are Legal Compliance, Management Operations, Film, Agriculture and Strategic Planning.
Who is Bill Bartels?
What year did the SBDC start working with the EDC?
What is 2010?
This advisor expertise are analyzing and securing business loans, and strategic planning. An experienced banker, he had held senior management positions at national, regional and community banks, including First California and Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.
Who is Gonzalo Fernández?
EDC offers a course that helps businesses develop value propositions, PESTLE analysis and negotiation strategies for going global.
What is the Export Strategy course?
This advisor's specialties are Finance, Raising Capital, Strategic Planning, Fluent in French and Spanish.
Who is Al Spector?
How many advisors does the EDC SBDC currently have?
What is 41 advisors?
This advisor's expertise helps firms enhance their revenue by capitalizing on global market opportunities. They have extensive experience in Latin America, the Caribbean and Southern Africa.
Who is Sarita D. Jackson, PhD, CGBP?
This program is a NO-COST, short-term training program that teaches basic digital skills to job seekers, workers and small business owners. The program expands opportunities and earning power for Ventura County residents by providing them with digital skills training.
What is the Ventura County Digital Upskilling Training?
This advisor's career in small business development began at the Oxnard MBDC, Gold Coast SBDC and SBA 7(j) program, where she helped entrepreneurs secure government contracts reserved for small, service-disabled veterans, 8(a) and W/MBE firms.
Who is Elizabeth Cabral?
The Economic Development Collaborative Small Business Development Center Team Was Honored with what award for Export Service on June 6, 2023?
What is the President’s “E” Award?
With more than 15 years of experience in graphic design and marketing, this advisor has helped hundreds of companies utilize advertising resources to promote and grow their business. This advisor has worked with start-ups, small local businesses, schools, corporations and businesses that have been around for generations.
Who is Luisa Arzate?
What year did the EDC Loan program start?
What is 1998?
Which advisor likes to collect art and jewelry but also is a forensic “royalty audit” specialist with more than 30 years of public and corporate accounting experience.
Who is Tony Elliott?