Resources

Workforce Development Support:

• Employment Training Panel - https://etp.ca.gov

• Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County - www.wdbccc.co

• 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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Local Economic Development professionals:

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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• City of Concord 

• City of Martinez 

• City of Pleasant Hill 

• City of Walnut Creek 

• City of Brentwood 

• Contra Costa County

• East Bay EDA

• East Bay Leadership Council

 

Small Business Development:

East Bay SBDC offers a free one-hour diagnostic of your business plan, seminars and business consulting.

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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