Small Business Development Center    (SBDC) / SBA

The Small Business Development Center, hosted by College of the Canyons, is an SBA affiliated small business consulting, training and research service for the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys.  The COC SBDC employs fifteen expert business advisors who provide entrepreneurs with professional advice, coaching and the tools of success through short term and extended consulting engagements and trainings.  Thanks to the SBA and our other financial sponsors, consulting services are provided at no cost to the small business community

Valley Industry and Commerce Association VICA

Valley Economic Development Center VEDC
VEDC is the leading provider of financing and training solutions for businesses since 1976. The combination of successful programs that anticipate the needs of growing businesses has created a focused effort to maintain a strong economy and a better quality of life in the communities we serve.

Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley
The Economic Alliance is an economic and community development organization dedicated to retaining, expanding and recruiting good businesses and quality jobs in the five-city San Fernando Valley Region of Southern California.

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

California Chamber of Commerce
For more than 100 years, the California Chamber of Commerce has worked to make California a better place to do business by giving private-sector employers a voice in state politics and providing a full range of California-specific products and services. Experience has taught us that California's business leaders need comprehensive support that follows key issues like health care, workers' compensation and business taxes. Not only do we give you the tools to make compliance easier after laws are passed, we work within state and federal politics to ensure fair legislation and a pro-business climate.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.