Center Press Releases

May 7, 2012: Small Business Development Center bolsters Solano County economy (PDF)

May 1, 2012: Central Coast Small Business Development Center bolsters local economy (PDF)

May 1, 2012: HSU Student Awarded $1K Small Business Scholarship

Humboldt State University business senior Melanie Barnett has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Business Matchmaking, a California non-profit that links small business suppliers with state and federal buyers.

The gift scholarship, made under the auspices of HSU’s School of Business, recognizes Barnett as “an outstanding HSU business student interested in entrepreneurship.” It will help her finance her participation in a business studies program this summer in Switzerland... (Read more)

March 23, 2012: Statewide Economic Impact Annual Report 2011 (PDF)

March 22, 2012: Job growth, client sales soar for California SBDC's in 2011 (PDF)

February 24, 2012: Charles Spencer and Tom Camerato recognized for their outstanding performance in 2011 at regional conference (PDF)

October 3, 2011: California SBDC hires statewide outreach director (PDF)

October 3, 2011: NorCal SBDC hires strategic initiatives director (PDF)

September 26, 2011: Silicon Valley SBDC Staff recognized as State Star (PDF)

May 9, 2011: Next Steps for Small Business event heads to Bakersfield (PDF)

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Photo: Luther Lowe, director of Business Outreach for Yelp, speaks on social media  at the Next Steps for Small Business event in San Francisco on March 29. Lowe was joined by representatives from Facebook, and HP who offered advice and answered dozens of audience-generated questions about how to maximize small businesses' time, energy and marketing efforts through social media.