The next thing I know I sat down and they did all my paperwork with me. They did a whole lot. The SBDC is the jumpstart. They're the one that got me going and kicked me in my butt to really get the business open.
Owner of Rabb Slabs BBQ Smoke House in rural Imperial Valley
The next thing I know I sat down and they did all my paperwork with me. They did a whole lot. The SBDC is the jumpstart. They're the one that got me going and kicked me in my butt to really get the business open.
Owner of Rabb Slabs BBQ Smoke House in rural Imperial Valley
The next thing I know I sat down and they did all my paperwork with me. They did a whole lot. The SBDC is the jumpstart. They're the one that got me going and kicked me in my butt to really get the business open.
Owner of Rabb Slabs BBQ Smoke House in rural Imperial Valley
The next thing I know I sat down and they did all my paperwork with me. They did a whole lot. The SBDC is the jumpstart. They're the one that got me going and kicked me in my butt to really get the business open.
Owner of Rabb Slabs BBQ Smoke House in rural Imperial Valley
The next thing I know I sat down and they did all my paperwork with me. They did a whole lot. The SBDC is the jumpstart. They're the one that got me going and kicked me in my butt to really get the business open.
Owner of Rabb Slabs BBQ Smoke House in rural Imperial Valley
Vial Transport & Logistics Overcomes Huge Obstacles
Daniel Vial left Peru for America with his family due to safety. He rose to this incredible challenge of newness and obstacles, applying his entrepreneurial and mechanical mind to navigate the trucking industry, find the SBDC, and apply their expertise to start as well as grow his own transportation and logistics business – providing for his family and contributing to this country's economic community.
Vial Transport & Logistics Overcomes Huge Obstacles
Daniel Vial left Peru for America with his family due to safety. He rose to this incredible challenge of newness and obstacles, applying his entrepreneurial and mechanical mind to navigate the trucking industry, find the SBDC, and apply their expertise to start as well as grow his own transportation and logistics business – providing for his family and contributing to this country's economic community.
Vial Transport & Logistics Overcomes Huge Obstacles
Daniel Vial left Peru for America with his family due to safety. He rose to this incredible challenge of newness and obstacles, applying his entrepreneurial and mechanical mind to navigate the trucking industry, find the SBDC, and apply their expertise to start as well as grow his own transportation and logistics business – providing for his family and contributing to this country's economic community.
Vial Transport & Logistics Overcomes Huge Obstacles
Daniel Vial left Peru for America with his family due to safety. He rose to this incredible challenge of newness and obstacles, applying his entrepreneurial and mechanical mind to navigate the trucking industry, find the SBDC, and apply their expertise to start as well as grow his own transportation and logistics business – providing for his family and contributing to this country's economic community.
Vial Transport & Logistics Overcomes Huge Obstacles
Daniel Vial left Peru for America with his family due to safety. He rose to this incredible challenge of newness and obstacles, applying his entrepreneurial and mechanical mind to navigate the trucking industry, find the SBDC, and apply their expertise to start as well as grow his own transportation and logistics business – providing for his family and contributing to this country's economic community.
$343M
in equity capital facilitated to 359 small businesses in 2022, enabling these companies to scale
$343M
in equity capital facilitated to 359 small businesses in 2022, enabling these companies to scale
$343M
in equity capital facilitated to 359 small businesses in 2022, enabling these companies to scale
$343M
in equity capital facilitated to 359 small businesses in 2022, enabling these companies to scale
$343M
in equity capital facilitated to 359 small businesses in 2022, enabling these companies to scale
Woman-Owned Social Impact Business Crosses Borders
Access Trax is a business on a mission to make the outdoors accessible for all. It empowers people of all physical abilities to easily access outdoor terrain, such as sand at the beach, with its ADA compliant portable access mats. Founder Kelly Twichel worked with our Export SBDC to gain a STEP grant, trademark protection in two major export markets, improve website SEO, test new market interest through digital ads, access the U.S. Commercial Service's Initial Market Check program, and increase export sales from 11% to 21% of total sales in her first year. "These export promotion activities were vital to the foundation of my long-term export plan, and I look forward to years of growth," Kelly shares.
Woman-Owned Social Impact Business Crosses Borders
Access Trax is a business on a mission to make the outdoors accessible for all. It empowers people of all physical abilities to easily access outdoor terrain, such as sand at the beach, with its ADA compliant portable access mats. Founder Kelly Twichel worked with our Export SBDC to gain a STEP grant, trademark protection in two major export markets, improve website SEO, test new market interest through digital ads, access the U.S. Commercial Service's Initial Market Check program, and increase export sales from 11% to 21% of total sales in her first year. "These export promotion activities were vital to the foundation of my long-term export plan, and I look forward to years of growth," Kelly shares.
Woman-Owned Social Impact Business Crosses Borders
Access Trax is a business on a mission to make the outdoors accessible for all. It empowers people of all physical abilities to easily access outdoor terrain, such as sand at the beach, with its ADA compliant portable access mats. Founder Kelly Twichel worked with our Export SBDC to gain a STEP grant, trademark protection in two major export markets, improve website SEO, test new market interest through digital ads, access the U.S. Commercial Service's Initial Market Check program, and increase export sales from 11% to 21% of total sales in her first year. "These export promotion activities were vital to the foundation of my long-term export plan, and I look forward to years of growth," Kelly shares.
Woman-Owned Social Impact Business Crosses Borders
Access Trax is a business on a mission to make the outdoors accessible for all. It empowers people of all physical abilities to easily access outdoor terrain, such as sand at the beach, with its ADA compliant portable access mats. Founder Kelly Twichel worked with our Export SBDC to gain a STEP grant, trademark protection in two major export markets, improve website SEO, test new market interest through digital ads, access the U.S. Commercial Service's Initial Market Check program, and increase export sales from 11% to 21% of total sales in her first year. "These export promotion activities were vital to the foundation of my long-term export plan, and I look forward to years of growth," Kelly shares.
Woman-Owned Social Impact Business Crosses Borders
Access Trax is a business on a mission to make the outdoors accessible for all. It empowers people of all physical abilities to easily access outdoor terrain, such as sand at the beach, with its ADA compliant portable access mats. Founder Kelly Twichel worked with our Export SBDC to gain a STEP grant, trademark protection in two major export markets, improve website SEO, test new market interest through digital ads, access the U.S. Commercial Service's Initial Market Check program, and increase export sales from 11% to 21% of total sales in her first year. "These export promotion activities were vital to the foundation of my long-term export plan, and I look forward to years of growth," Kelly shares.
Youthful Traveling Teacher Inspires
Education entrepreneur Natalie Teboul is growing and inspiring youth as a small business. She says about the SBDC and the California Dream grant program: “I have been connected to so many amazing leaders and will continue to work with them. I am so excited to use the funds to publish my first Traveling Miss T. workbook, "California Dreaming,” with high hopes to change the way students all around the world learn and engage in math." Follow her adventures on Instagram @travelingmisst!
Youthful Traveling Teacher Inspires
Education entrepreneur Natalie Teboul is growing and inspiring youth as a small business. She says about the SBDC and the California Dream grant program: “I have been connected to so many amazing leaders and will continue to work with them. I am so excited to use the funds to publish my first Traveling Miss T. workbook, "California Dreaming,” with high hopes to change the way students all around the world learn and engage in math." Follow her adventures on Instagram @travelingmisst!
Youthful Traveling Teacher Inspires
Education entrepreneur Natalie Teboul is growing and inspiring youth as a small business. She says about the SBDC and the California Dream grant program: “I have been connected to so many amazing leaders and will continue to work with them. I am so excited to use the funds to publish my first Traveling Miss T. workbook, "California Dreaming,” with high hopes to change the way students all around the world learn and engage in math." Follow her adventures on Instagram @travelingmisst!
Youthful Traveling Teacher Inspires
Education entrepreneur Natalie Teboul is growing and inspiring youth as a small business. She says about the SBDC and the California Dream grant program: “I have been connected to so many amazing leaders and will continue to work with them. I am so excited to use the funds to publish my first Traveling Miss T. workbook, "California Dreaming,” with high hopes to change the way students all around the world learn and engage in math." Follow her adventures on Instagram @travelingmisst!
Youthful Traveling Teacher Inspires
Education entrepreneur Natalie Teboul is growing and inspiring youth as a small business. She says about the SBDC and the California Dream grant program: “I have been connected to so many amazing leaders and will continue to work with them. I am so excited to use the funds to publish my first Traveling Miss T. workbook, "California Dreaming,” with high hopes to change the way students all around the world learn and engage in math." Follow her adventures on Instagram @travelingmisst!
$33.6M
in SBIR and STTR funding facilitated across 35 clients network-wide
$33.6M
in SBIR and STTR funding facilitated across 35 clients network-wide
$33.6M
in SBIR and STTR funding facilitated across 35 clients network-wide
$33.6M
in SBIR and STTR funding facilitated across 35 clients network-wide
$33.6M
in SBIR and STTR funding facilitated across 35 clients network-wide
The SBDC helped us get on social media, which helped communicate with clients who could no longer stop by for a face-to-face meeting. And being able to have orders picked up helped mitigate the setbacks caused by my restrictions as a senior.
Owner of Nonna's Cucina Delights
The SBDC helped us get on social media, which helped communicate with clients who could no longer stop by for a face-to-face meeting. And being able to have orders picked up helped mitigate the setbacks caused by my restrictions as a senior.
Owner of Nonna's Cucina Delights
The SBDC helped us get on social media, which helped communicate with clients who could no longer stop by for a face-to-face meeting. And being able to have orders picked up helped mitigate the setbacks caused by my restrictions as a senior.
Owner of Nonna's Cucina Delights
The SBDC helped us get on social media, which helped communicate with clients who could no longer stop by for a face-to-face meeting. And being able to have orders picked up helped mitigate the setbacks caused by my restrictions as a senior.
Owner of Nonna's Cucina Delights
The SBDC helped us get on social media, which helped communicate with clients who could no longer stop by for a face-to-face meeting. And being able to have orders picked up helped mitigate the setbacks caused by my restrictions as a senior.
Owner of Nonna's Cucina Delights
Supporting Local Relief Grant Communication & Administration
From San Diego and Imperial counties to the City of Chula Vista COVID-19 relief grant program, our team is helping local small businesses, nonprofits, and microbusinesses gain information about area pandemic relief grants as well as application assistance plus grant administration.
Supporting Local Relief Grant Communication & Administration
From San Diego and Imperial counties to the City of Chula Vista COVID-19 relief grant program, our team is helping local small businesses, nonprofits, and microbusinesses gain information about area pandemic relief grants as well as application assistance plus grant administration.
Supporting Local Relief Grant Communication & Administration
From San Diego and Imperial counties to the City of Chula Vista COVID-19 relief grant program, our team is helping local small businesses, nonprofits, and microbusinesses gain information about area pandemic relief grants as well as application assistance plus grant administration.
Supporting Local Relief Grant Communication & Administration
From San Diego and Imperial counties to the City of Chula Vista COVID-19 relief grant program, our team is helping local small businesses, nonprofits, and microbusinesses gain information about area pandemic relief grants as well as application assistance plus grant administration.
Supporting Local Relief Grant Communication & Administration
From San Diego and Imperial counties to the City of Chula Vista COVID-19 relief grant program, our team is helping local small businesses, nonprofits, and microbusinesses gain information about area pandemic relief grants as well as application assistance plus grant administration.
Wepa Commercial Cleaning Joins $1MM Contract Club
Francisco Rivera founded Wepa, a veteran-owned and -operated janitorial and disinfecting company. This top-rated business with coverage in major publications provides a full range of services with skilled employees and advanced procedures to ensure a healthy environment for an organization’s employees, customers, and guests. Wepa recently earned a $1 million one-year contract with the Port of San Diego with the SBDC’s help as well as achieved renewal of key small business certifications.
Wepa Commercial Cleaning Joins $1MM Contract Club
Francisco Rivera founded Wepa, a veteran-owned and -operated janitorial and disinfecting company. This top-rated business with coverage in major publications provides a full range of services with skilled employees and advanced procedures to ensure a healthy environment for an organization’s employees, customers, and guests. Wepa recently earned a $1 million one-year contract with the Port of San Diego with the SBDC’s help as well as achieved renewal of key small business certifications.
Wepa Commercial Cleaning Joins $1MM Contract Club
Francisco Rivera founded Wepa, a veteran-owned and -operated janitorial and disinfecting company. This top-rated business with coverage in major publications provides a full range of services with skilled employees and advanced procedures to ensure a healthy environment for an organization’s employees, customers, and guests. Wepa recently earned a $1 million one-year contract with the Port of San Diego with the SBDC’s help as well as achieved renewal of key small business certifications.
Wepa Commercial Cleaning Joins $1MM Contract Club
Francisco Rivera founded Wepa, a veteran-owned and -operated janitorial and disinfecting company. This top-rated business with coverage in major publications provides a full range of services with skilled employees and advanced procedures to ensure a healthy environment for an organization’s employees, customers, and guests. Wepa recently earned a $1 million one-year contract with the Port of San Diego with the SBDC’s help as well as achieved renewal of key small business certifications.
Wepa Commercial Cleaning Joins $1MM Contract Club
Francisco Rivera founded Wepa, a veteran-owned and -operated janitorial and disinfecting company. This top-rated business with coverage in major publications provides a full range of services with skilled employees and advanced procedures to ensure a healthy environment for an organization’s employees, customers, and guests. Wepa recently earned a $1 million one-year contract with the Port of San Diego with the SBDC’s help as well as achieved renewal of key small business certifications.
From Virtual to Brick-and-Mortar Movement
Our SBDC client Latoya McKelvin enrolled in the CDBG program for start-up services. Her efforts to adjust during the pandemic and pursue her dream turned her passion and training into a business that helps people move and feel better, at first virtually then at her new brick-and-mortar studio. She focuses on children as well as older clients to improve their quality of life with mobility and balance, plus caters to women as well as Black and Brown communities.
From Virtual to Brick-and-Mortar Movement
Our SBDC client Latoya McKelvin enrolled in the CDBG program for start-up services. Her efforts to adjust during the pandemic and pursue her dream turned her passion and training into a business that helps people move and feel better, at first virtually then at her new brick-and-mortar studio. She focuses on children as well as older clients to improve their quality of life with mobility and balance, plus caters to women as well as Black and Brown communities.
From Virtual to Brick-and-Mortar Movement
Our SBDC client Latoya McKelvin enrolled in the CDBG program for start-up services. Her efforts to adjust during the pandemic and pursue her dream turned her passion and training into a business that helps people move and feel better, at first virtually then at her new brick-and-mortar studio. She focuses on children as well as older clients to improve their quality of life with mobility and balance, plus caters to women as well as Black and Brown communities.
From Virtual to Brick-and-Mortar Movement
Our SBDC client Latoya McKelvin enrolled in the CDBG program for start-up services. Her efforts to adjust during the pandemic and pursue her dream turned her passion and training into a business that helps people move and feel better, at first virtually then at her new brick-and-mortar studio. She focuses on children as well as older clients to improve their quality of life with mobility and balance, plus caters to women as well as Black and Brown communities.
From Virtual to Brick-and-Mortar Movement
Our SBDC client Latoya McKelvin enrolled in the CDBG program for start-up services. Her efforts to adjust during the pandemic and pursue her dream turned her passion and training into a business that helps people move and feel better, at first virtually then at her new brick-and-mortar studio. She focuses on children as well as older clients to improve their quality of life with mobility and balance, plus caters to women as well as Black and Brown communities.
Somali Family's Childcare Business Fosters Dreams
Abdalla Farah is from Somalia, and our International Rescue Committee SBDC has helped his family start a much-needed business in the region: affordable, quality childcare. The grant gained assisted in creating a wonderful environment for the children, including more toys and materials as well as healthy food. “The IRC SBDC helped me financially and gave me more ideas to make my family childcare better and safer," Abdalla explains. Having an in-home family childcare business is giving Abdalla the opportunity to pursue his education and provide for families including his own.
Somali Family's Childcare Business Fosters Dreams
Abdalla Farah is from Somalia, and our International Rescue Committee SBDC has helped his family start a much-needed business in the region: affordable, quality childcare. The grant gained assisted in creating a wonderful environment for the children, including more toys and materials as well as healthy food. “The IRC SBDC helped me financially and gave me more ideas to make my family childcare better and safer," Abdalla explains. Having an in-home family childcare business is giving Abdalla the opportunity to pursue his education and provide for families including his own.
Somali Family's Childcare Business Fosters Dreams
Abdalla Farah is from Somalia, and our International Rescue Committee SBDC has helped his family start a much-needed business in the region: affordable, quality childcare. The grant gained assisted in creating a wonderful environment for the children, including more toys and materials as well as healthy food. “The IRC SBDC helped me financially and gave me more ideas to make my family childcare better and safer," Abdalla explains. Having an in-home family childcare business is giving Abdalla the opportunity to pursue his education and provide for families including his own.
Somali Family's Childcare Business Fosters Dreams
Abdalla Farah is from Somalia, and our International Rescue Committee SBDC has helped his family start a much-needed business in the region: affordable, quality childcare. The grant gained assisted in creating a wonderful environment for the children, including more toys and materials as well as healthy food. “The IRC SBDC helped me financially and gave me more ideas to make my family childcare better and safer," Abdalla explains. Having an in-home family childcare business is giving Abdalla the opportunity to pursue his education and provide for families including his own.
Somali Family's Childcare Business Fosters Dreams
Abdalla Farah is from Somalia, and our International Rescue Committee SBDC has helped his family start a much-needed business in the region: affordable, quality childcare. The grant gained assisted in creating a wonderful environment for the children, including more toys and materials as well as healthy food. “The IRC SBDC helped me financially and gave me more ideas to make my family childcare better and safer," Abdalla explains. Having an in-home family childcare business is giving Abdalla the opportunity to pursue his education and provide for families including his own.
