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Attention business owners of Santa Cruz!

SCSBDC has condensed their 10 Page Checklist of Must-Knows down to a one-hour webinar. Run through the logistics of starting a new business in the County of Santa Cruz in this brand-new workshop for 2023. “Start-Up” specialist, Keith Holtaway, will lead you through the topics and give you the tools to get your business started.

Register at santacruzsbdc.org under Trainings

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

On the hunt for a new job? Lookout Santa Cruz shares the top ten job openings recently posted to the Santa Cruz County Job Board.

—Lookout Santa Cruz

FYI, a couple new jobs recently got added to the jobs board!

—Santa Cruz Works

Are you or do you know a Santa Cruz County high school student applying for scholarships? Check out the YFIOB Scholarships like this one that will be presented at the Annual Luncheon this March.

The CTE Scholarship is open to all 10th, 11th, and 12th graders that are currently enrolled in a CTE Class. Simply submit an essay (500 words or less) describing your CTE experience OR submit a short video (3 min or less) by FEB 10th 2023.

You don't want to miss out on this chance to win $500 towards your career exploration!

—Your Future Is Our Business

SCORE Mentors Central Coast remains dedicated to their mission of fostering vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education. If you're in need of expert business advice, SCORE is here for you:

Find a Mentor: https://lnkd.in/gh4-6Ry6
Take a Workshop: https://lnkd.in/gC_Za42T

Reach out to SCORE Mentors Central Coast for additional resources to help start, grow, or transition your business.

(photo) SCORE client, Cheryl Smith, owner of Consider It Done Transition Services.

—SCORE Central Coast

A Disaster Resource Center opens today at the Felton Library, 6121 Gushee Street, to assist storm survivors with recovery resources. The site will be open 7 days/week from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. Reps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), Environmental Health, Human Services, and Planning will be on hand.

—San Lorenzo Valley Post

Click below to view new and existing career opportunities.

—County of Santa Cruz

Are you curious to learn about financing opportunities for your small business? From finding a lender to financial incentives and everything in between, check out the "Funding, Grants & Incentives" tab on the CalOSBA website today.​

—California Office of the Small Business Advocate

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

Wednesday, January 11, 2023: Don't Miss this Event!

Meet Joby Aviation, Zero Motorcycles, Ambient Photonics, Paystand, Cruz Foam, Parallel Flight, Climatize, and Innovation Within. Learn about their product and hiring plans for 2023. Enjoy live music, networking, and food. Rain or shine, start the year with these top companies.

—Santa Cruz Works

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

Happy first Wednesday of 2023! Below are current career opportunities and we need your help in filling these roles.

—County of Santa Cruz

Feeling overwhelmed in your job search? Job development and training are at the heart of what Goodwill does. They work closely with their community partners and can refer you to programs based on your specific needs and interests. They even offer training opportunities for in-demand positions and subsidized employment, opening up more possibilities for your career.

—Goodwill Central Coast

Women's Business Centers help entrepreneurs across America access capital, business training, contracting assistance, and more to help them start and grow businesses.

—U.S. Small Business Administration

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

If you know of someone who needs broadband connectivity and meets the criteria (income, enrollment in a federal assistance program), please tell them about the federal ACP program. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

—County of Santa Cruz

Goodwill Central Coast helps people just like you through education, training, and employment services. We work hard to build lives, families, and communities by removing obstacles to employment and helping you reach your goals through meaningful work.

—Goodwill Central Coast

The Santa Cruz County SBDC has a lot in store for the new year! They are bringing back some of their reoccurring webinars and have a whole batch of new ones.

Additionally, they have created FREE power hours to help business owners have more access to our expert advisors! Bilingual Marketing Power Hours are on a first-come, first-served basis, and the goal is for their marketing advisors to answer any quick challenges or questions you may be facing in your business. They will take place Wednesdays weekly at 12PM.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

If so, Goodwill Central Coast can help you achieve economic self-sufficiency through job training and placement.

—Goodwill Central Coast

Give back to the students of your community this holiday season!

Donating to YFIOB is donating to local students! 100% of proceeds go directly towards helping YFIOB continue to link Santa Cruz County students to career exploration opportunities.

Make a difference in the lives of our youth by donating today.

—Your Future Is Our Business

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approves General Plan/Local Coastal Program updates.

—Santa Cruz Sentinel

Join the SBA's California District Offices TODAY at 2PM for this FREE webinar to teach you how to manage and pay your COVID EIDL.

Learn how to register for CAFS to find out when your loan is due, how much your payment is, track your loan balance, and get other important information you need to manage your loan. This event includes a Q & A session with SBA experts.

No registration is required.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

About four dozen people were on hand to celebrate the groundbreaking of an 80-unit affordable housing complex off Atkinson Lane on Nov. 18.

In his opening remarks, MidPen Housing President and CEO Matt Franklin said that creating affordable housing communities like Pippin Orchards II is a “journey.” “And in this case, there’s so much partnership, and collective work and collective purpose that came together to create this incredible opportunity,” Franklin said.

—Pajaronian

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Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

Full speed ahead! City of Santa Cruz voters resoundingly supported moving forward with the Downtown Library and Affordable Housing Project, including 124 affordable housing units and a new, world-class (and green!) library!

—City of Santa Cruz

FYI, a couple new jobs recently got added to the jobs board!

—Santa Cruz Works

Congratulations to Dientes Community Dental Care and Santa Cruz Community Health on the official ribbon cutting and opening of a new state-of-the-art health center and dental clinic!

These new facilities will provide access to quality health care to local families for years to come.

—United Way of Santa Cruz County

Planning ahead will help you get a jump on the competition. In this class, you will learn about social media marketing trends that will impact you in 2023! Join Karen Kefauver to address the best ways to be on Facebook vs. other platforms.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Create a more productive work environment by adding a team-building experience to your next conference. Whether you’re looking for an adrenaline-packed adventure or a more introspective exercise for your group, Santa Cruz County offers a variety of activities for your team to bond outside of the meeting room.

—Visit Santa Cruz

The Winter Art Market is a free family-friendly event at the Tannery Arts Center, featuring over a dozen open artist studios with gifts for the holidays, guest artists, live music, food and beverage vendors, holiday activities for children and adults, and new public art installations on the Tannery campus.

—City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department

étre Venture Capital, a new firm based in Santa Cruz, has a goal to increase venture capital investment outside of Silicon Valley and major metropolitan areas, and among underserved communities, including those led by women and minorities. étre seeks to bring capital to innovative startups that solve the some of the most important problems of our times.

—Santa Cruz Works

On November 4, 2022, Joby Aero, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Joby Aviation, Inc., entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Frederick Electronics Corporation, a Maryland corporation and Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Joby agreed to purchase certain real property, improvements and other assets from the Seller for a purchase price of $25,500,000.

—Santa Cruz Works

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

With the possibility of a recession in 2023, many of the large Silicon Valley businesses have warned of pending layoffs. Facebook / Meta cut 11,000 jobs Wednesday in the biggest tech layoff of 2022. The tech industry has seen a string of layoffs this year in the face of uncertain economic conditions. Layoffs come as digital advertisers are cutting back on spending and rising inflation curbs consumer spending. By some estimates, as many as 45,000 job cuts will smack our northern cousins. The pandemic caused many businesses to expand hiring during 2019-20 as they increased online commerce. And now the party is over.

—Santa Cruz Works

The region's cash flow and inventory expert, Larry Hebert, has assembled the best of the best in terms of holiday retail advice to get that cash register ringing, owners' draws increasing and boost your overall cash flow to have a rock'n holiday!

For you retailers, the holiday season is already underway, so with TIP #2's focus of properly forecasting your sales, Larry has singled out 3-steps to do it right.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Ambient celebrates the groundbreaking of their state-of-the-art, low-light solar cell manufacturing facility in Scotts Valley, California. The 43,000-square foot high volume facility is one of the largest low-light indoor energy harvesting technology factories in the world.

“The Scotts Valley factory groundbreaking is a major milestone as we prove that both the U.S. and California can be leaders in the manufacturing of decarbonization technologies for the world.” - Bates Marshall, CEO of Ambient Photonics.

Our $48.5 million Series A funding and accelerated factory construction timeline have positioned us to serve the high demand for high power density solar cells for connected device manufacturers - reducing the carbon footprint of consumer products by up to 80% by eliminating disposal batteries.

—Ambient Photonics

More than 700 Santa Cruz County students are registered to attend, representing 16 local high schools.

Students will go through a five-minute safety talk prior to entering the exhibit hall. There will be over 18 stations that will showcase local private and public construction agencies.

Stations will feature hands-on experiences for students, such as using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and a virtual reality flight simulator, as well as building a wooden cell phone stand. Also, on hand will be concrete mixers, a camera-equipped “sewer van”, a garbage truck and collection demonstration, and more. Students will also compete for prizes in a nail driving contest.

—Construction Industry Education Foundation

Accessing Capital for Early Stage Companies and Start-ups is designed for new companies looking to raise their first outside money. Join NorCal SBDC along with a panel of experts for their webinar, "Accessing Capital for Early Stage Businesses".

11/8/2022
10:30am-12:00pm

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Interested in learning about the latest startups?

Make sure you register for New Tech! We've got quite a lineup of startups you'll want to learn about.

Free to attend.

—Santa Cruz Works

Looking for a job? Goodwill Central Coast has three Career Centers, one each in Capitola, Watsonville, and Salinas, with all the resources you need to help you find a job that complements your abilities and interests. All Career Center Services are free and open to the public. Many staff members speak Spanish.

—Goodwill Central Coast

Your Future is Our Business is excited to announce our 2nd scholarship for the year that is to be presented at the annual Luncheon this March.

The CTE Scholarship is open to all 10th, 11th, and 12th graders that are currently enrolled in a CTE Class. Simply submit an essay (500 words or less) describing your CTE experience OR submit a short video (3 min or less) by FEB 10th 2023.

You don't want to miss out on this chance to win $500 towards your career exploration. Visit the "Career Exploration Scholarship" Link in our bio for more information on all you need to know about entering to win this scholarship.

—Your Future is Our Business

Cabrillo College announced Oct. 10 that it is the recipient of a five-year, $3 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE).

The Abriendo El Camino: Connecting & Supporting High School Students into Structured College & Career Pathways grant aims to strengthen career pathways and dual enrollment of high school students. The grant is designed to link students to careers in biotechnology, health sciences, and education.

—Pajaronian

Are you a student? The County of Santa Cruz is hosting a student forum on October 27th at 4:30-5:30 pm.

The event will allow you to connect and network with different career pathways!

We hope to see you there, don't miss out on this great opportunity! Masking is highly encouraged at this event.

—Your Future is Our Business

The Uplift Central Coast Coalition, led by REACH, the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) and the Economic Development Collaborative (EDC), is excited to announce they have been awarded the $5 million grant through California’s Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF).

This is a great opportunity to drive a 2-year planning process to create an inclusive economic development plan for the six Central Coast counties of Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura, with a focus on equity, sustainability, job quality, economic competitiveness, and resilience.

—Uplift Central Coast Coalition

Monterey Bay Economic Partnership’s (MBEP) 8th Annual State of the Region, on Friday, Oct. 14, brought together a cross-sector gathering of public, private, and civic leaders to discuss some of the biggest challenges facing the region, from broadband infrastructure and the digital divide to affordable housing and inclusive economic recovery and development.

After two years of virtual events, it was exhilarating to engage — live and in person — with nearly 300 leaders from across the tri-county region at the beautiful California State University, Monterey Bay campus.

—Monterey Bay Economic Partnership

It might seem like a distant memory, but even more than the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Cruz County schools already had plenty of issues on their plates before the spring of 2020.

Now, more than two years later, administrators, teachers, parents — and those serving on, and running for, school boards — still deal with the lingering effects of the on-and-off shutdowns.

—Lookout Santa Cruz

On the hunt for a new job? Lookout Santa Cruz shares the top ten job openings recently posted to the Santa Cruz County Job Board.

—Lookout Santa Cruz

¿Tiene una idea de negocio que le gustaría desarrollar? ¿Quiere desarrollar un plan para su negocio existente? Entonces el programa Empresari@ es para usted!

Registrarse aquí: https://lnkd.in/get7QjZV
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Do you have a business idea that you would like to develop? Do you want to develop a plan for your existing business? Then the Empresari@ program is for you!

Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gbGeK6W5

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, enrollment is up at Cabrillo College and the fall semester is in full swing. Officials say enrollment has increased 1.5% – a positive sign of recovery and a higher rate than what other community colleges in California are seeing.

—Lookout Santa Cruz

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

The state has awarded Housing Matters and the County of Santa Cruz $18.2M in funding to build Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) on the Housing Matters campus!

The award, through the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s No Place Like Home Program, will support the construction of Harvey West Studios. The 120-unit residence planned for the Housing Matters campus will provide permanent supportive housing and on-site medical and mental health services for adults who are experiencing chronic homelessness, and should break ground in Spring 2023.

—Housing Matters

Registration is open for exhibitors and sponsors for 2022 Santa Cruz Trades Day. We encourage trade, industry and post-secondary education and training program partners to participate and inspire local students to build a career in construction. Teach students to build something with their own hands or teach them how to use a tool or piece of equipment. Take part in an exciting opportunity to pass along the things that excite you about your work. This event is made possible through the generosity of sponsors who underwrite the expenses associated with renting the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium facility.

Students are encouraged to bring their resumes with them and take advantage of a resume review session. Two weeks before the event, instructors will receive information about pre-assignment students are able to complete. This pre-assignment will give students a glimpse into what companies will be at the Trades Day event.

Schools, youth groups, and individual students are invited to register for a two-hour block, starting every 30 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students will go through a safety tailgate talk upon arrival before entering the Exhibition Halls. Lunch will not be served for students and instructors.

—Construction Industry Education Foundation

Goodwill Central Coast offers free employment services open to the public at all three of our Career Centers in Capitola, Salinas, and Watsonville. Each career center is equipped with computers, free Wi-Fi, printers, fax machines, and phones—everything you need to get your job search started. We have Spanish-speaking staff, and the Career Centers are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Visit us today!

—Goodwill Central Coast

Want more information on the California Rebuilding Fund? Join the Small Business Majority and other community lenders on an interactive webinar that'll help you with this fund and application.

Register Oct. 11: https://lnkd.in/gsRNzSQD

Register Oct. 25: https://lnkd.in/g7qVhk88

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Fall is here, along with a batch of reoccurring and NEW webinars! SBDC Advisor Keith Holtaway will be teaching his essential start-up and business planning webinars the first two Tuesdays of the month.

SBDC Advisor Karen Kefauver will be teaching a class on LinkedIn Essentials and how to best optimize the platform for your business.

SBDC Advisor Pam Covarrubias will be teaching two classes: one about building your business brand and the other about redefining your marketing plan!

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

The Norcal Dream Fund Training Program is seeking eligible small businesses to join our program. Eligibility requirements are available here, and are verified upon application for the grant. In short:

- Must be formally registered to do business in our service area.
- Business registration must have occurred on or after July 1st, 2019.
- Must be a business with 5 employees or less (full time equivalent) and $1 million or less in annual receipts.
- Only one grant per household
- Only one grant per business entity.
- Must not have received a grant from the California Dream Fund previously, either from the Norcal SBDC or another participating program.
- Owner(s) must be domiciled in the State of California.
- Must agree to all applicable terms and conditions.

To join, folks will need to complete both the Application and Self-Certification. This step must be completed by Sunday, September 25th, 2022.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Come join the County of Santa Cruz at its in-person career fair. Meet County employees from several departments to learn about the County as an employer and the career opportunities that are available.

This is a great networking opportunity, all are welcome.

—County of Santa Cruz

Dientes Community Dental care has launched Santa Cruz County’s first dental residency program, in partnership with and sponsored by NYU Langone Hospitals, the world’s largest postdoctoral dental program to train dentists in the public health setting.

Accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), the NYU Langone Hospitals Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program aims to turn accomplished dental-school graduates into advanced clinicians, while residents concurrently provide oral healthcare to vulnerable communities with a focus on improving access to dental care.

—The Pajaronian

The SBDC "Branding With Purpose" webinar has been rescheduled to Thursday October 13 at 10:30 AM. Join this class and learn why branding is one of the most important pillars for your business and learn how to do it with purpose.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

The City of Santa Cruz cordially invites you to attend a community meeting to learn about and discuss the latest developments in the Downtown library and the affordable housing project's overall design. Questions will be answered by city staff, architects, and housing developers. We value the diversity of the community's input and invite you to join us.

—City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department

Santa Cruz Employment Access serves as host to the annual Access 2 Employment Job Fair, connecting local employers with hundreds of job seekers to help achieve a diverse workforce. Our volunteer based organization operates as a planning committee made up of representatives from various local agencies and businesses with a common goal – to improve the economic outlook of Santa Cruz County by linking job seekers with employers and employment resources.

—Access2Employment

Goodwill offers free employment services open to the public at all three of our Career Centers. We have all the resources you need to help you find a job that complements your abilities and interests.
• Work with trained staff to polish your resume, write a winning cover letter, and practice for your interview.
• Gain a competitive edge with typing and computer skill certifications.
• Never miss a job opening with our up-to-date job boards, and job search workshops.

—Goodwill Central Coast

The Coalition to Back Black Businesses is now accepting applications for its 2022-23 grant program. Building on the success of our first two years, we will distribute $5,000 grants to more than 300 Black-owned small businesses to help them meet their most immediate needs and support their long-term success, growth, and resilience. In addition to the grants, businesses will receive exclusive access to mentorship programs, training, and resources.

Last day to apply is September 6.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Still time to secure a booth at the Santa Cruz County Chamber's annual Biz Expo on Sept. 8 at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on the beach.

—Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce

We need your support this year to help us continue to link students to careers! If your an business owner, or industry professional and would like to spread your wisdom with the future of our community sign up now to become a LINK!

If you are a local looking to become more active in the community or a student looking to fill service hours in a fun and career engaging field sign up to be a volunteer today!

—Your Future Is Our Business

Mark your calendars, because we've got a full schedule in September filled with NEW webinars!

First up, we have our start-up webinars with SBDC Advisor Keith Holtaway. Next, we have a webinar that focuses on branding and a class about privacy settings to prevent hackers. At the end of the month, we have a new webinar about the mechanics of a commercial lease.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

New luxury hotel at La Bahia, near Boardwalk, finally moves forward; aims to open in 2024.

—Lookout Santa Cruz

Now hiring!

Click here to learn more about this opportunity: Business Services Manager / Economic Development Coordinator.

—County of Santa Cruz

Did you know? Employing people with disabilities can benefit your business.

• When you consider employing a person with a disability, you widen the pool of candidates available.
• Hiring a person with a disability can help employees learn new viewpoints from their peers, boost empathy toward others, and increase creativity levels.
• The majority of people with disabilities do not need accommodations to perform their jobs, and for those who do, the cost is usually minimal.
• CalJOBS provides access to employer services, job seeker services, disability services, and more.

—Employment Development Department

Scotts Valley residents flocked to check out the newly remodeled Scotts Valley Library on Saturday.

—Santa Cruz Sentinel

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

What's new on the Lookout job board? Check it out here to see who's hiring in Santa Cruz County.

—Lookout Local

Earth-moving equipment is carving up three lots off of Freedom Boulevard to make way for more than 200 affordable housing units set to be completed by nonprofit developers over the next two years.

—The Pajaronian

The SER National Farmworker Jobs Program Grand Opening was a tremendous success, thanks to the support of the Santa Clara and Santa Cruz communities.

Thank you to our guest speaker, United Farm Workers President-Emeritus Arturo S. Rodriguez, and our many community collaborators for supporting our work in helping farmworkers and their families find education and employment opportunities for their futures.

If you would like to learn more about SER NFJP, visit our website.

—SER Jobs for Progress National, Inc.

August is right around the corner, which means our webinars are taking place! Join us with SBDC Keith Holtaway the next two weeks in learning about the necessary steps needed to start a business and create a plan.

Additionally, we have some NEW webinars taking place in September! Check them out & register in advance on our website.

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Jobseekers: Sign up to receive via email at https://workforcescc.com/.

Employers: Email businessrep@workforcescc.com to post your open positions.

—Workforce Santa Cruz County

We are excited to announce that our 8th Annual State of the Region will take place Friday, Oct. 14th at Cal State University, Monterey Bay. Please save the date and stay tuned to learn how you can register to attend. We look forward to seeing you soon!

—Monterey Bay Economic Partnership

GetVirtual is a non-profit organization founded by UCSC staff and students to provide small businesses the tools to transition their business online with the help of college students. GetVirtual is partnered with UCSC and the Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to provide high quality virtual services.

The program runs from late July to September. Services are free in partnership with the Santa Cruz SBDC, but clients pick up software and other hard costs (i.e. Wix monthly subscription).

—Santa Cruz County Small Business Development Center

Job Fair! Join us next Tuesday, where we'll be interviewing and hiring on the spot at Harbor High in the MPR at 5-7pm. Bring your resumes!

—Santa Cruz City Schools

Do you have a business concept you'd like to explore? Or maybe a food or drink recipe that you want to market? El Pajaro's upcoming programs are here to help!

How to Start A Food Business is a series of 4 workshops where we will talk about how to formally plan and launch a business.

Esta serie consiste en 4 talleres virtuales completamente en español donde se hablará de como iniciar o formalizar diversos negocios de comida. También, hablaremos sobre las diferentes agencias que regulan las operaciones de estos negocios. La información presentada en esta serie está diseñada exclusivamente para residentes de los condados Santa Cruz, Monterey y San Benito. Si usted vive fuera de estos 3 condados, la información no le será relevante.

—City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department