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Resources
DVTI works with many partners to help connect start-ups and business ventures to key resources and support services.
If your business needs funding or guidance, we encourage you to contact the local economic development professionals who serve the DVTI area. Here is a quick list:
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In addition, here is a list of programs and resources that are available for small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures:
Small Business Development:
East Bay SBDC offers a free one-hour diagnostic of your business plan, seminars and business consulting.
Workforce Development Support:
Employment Training Panel - https://etp.ca.gov
Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County - www.wdbccc.com
California OJT (On-the-Job Training) Program - https://www.calhr.ca.gov/Training/Pages/on-the-job-training.aspx
Handshake (Electronic job boards for colleges and universities) - https://joinhandshake.com/employers/
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Conventional Debt & Equity Financing Resources:
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): 7(a), 504, and microloan programs - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) small business programs - https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/sdb/about/sbtypes
Industrial Development Bonds (Need to select an IDB partner, e.g., i-Bank, CALED)
CalCAP - ​https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cpcfa/calcap/index.as
CalCAP Collateral Support Program - https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cpcfa/calcap/collateral/index.asp#:~:text=The%20California%20Capital%20Access%20Program%20Collateral%20Support%20%28CalCAP,by%20participating%20lending%20institutions%20of%20%2450%2C000%20or%20more
Community Banks, Credit Unions, Online Banks, Non-bank SBA Lenders
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Venture Capital, Angel & Non-Conventional Financial Resources:
VC & Angel, such as Keiretsu Forum NorCal, 500 Startups, Guy Kawasaki, Sequoia Capital, Nextview Ventures, Crowdfundr
Business Incubator/Accelerator Funding Programs, such as ICA Fund, Working Solutions CDFI
Non-traditional lender: Marble Bridge Funding Group - www.marblebridge.com
Crowdfunding, such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe
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Grant, Tax Credit & Financial Incentive Programs:
SBIR & STTR Grant Programs - https://www.sbir.gov
California Competes – Grant & Tax Credit Programs - https://business.ca.gov/california-competes-tax-credit/
Sales & Use Tax Exemptions - www.cdtfa.ca.gov/taxes-and-fees/sales-and-use-tax-exemptions.htmSales
R&D Tax Credit - Federal: www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-6765
R&D Tax Credit - State: www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/credits/california-research.html
New Market Tax Credits - www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/programs/new-markets-tax-credit
Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II - https://cdtfa.ca.gov/industry/main-street-small-business-tax-credit-II-AB150.htm#:~:text=The%20Main%20Street%20Small%20Business%20Tax%20Credit%20II,credit%20reservation%20amounts%20through%20our%20online%20reservation%20system
Food Production Investment Program - https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/food-production-program
New Employment Tax Credit - https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/credits/new-employment-credit/index.html
California Rebuilding Fund - https://ibank.ca.gov/small-business/california-rebuildingfund/#:~:text=The%20California%20Rebuilding%20Fund%20is%20a%20public-private%20partnership,recover%20from%20the%20COVID-19%20health%20and%20economic%20crisis
PG&E Economic Development Rate - https://www.pge.com/en_US/large-business/services/economic-development/rate-discounts/rate-discounts.page
Capital Investment Incentive Program - https://static.business.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Capital-Investment-Incentive-Program-2019-Report.pdf
CDFA Healthy Soils Program - https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/healthysoils/
California State Historic Tax Credit - https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=27495
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