San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) investors have selected 15 semi-finalists from a record 124 applications. The San Diego & Imperial SBDC encourages interested accredited investors to get to know this start-up investment conference put on by SBDC partners. About the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) The San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) is a three-year-old University
Business allies have launched a center to focus on small business export issues, training and advising in San Diego and Imperial counties, officials said last fall. The San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center Network partnered with World Trade Center San Diego to bring an Export Specialty Center to the region, housed at the trade
Demand is expected to be high for Paycheck Protection Program loans as stay-at-home orders continue amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. With applications for the latest, $284 billion round of the PPP restarting Monday, demand is anticipated to be large among San Diego County small businesses reeling again from pandemic restrictions on their operations. The
A new small business assistance program from the State of California started today, and in the New Year businesses will receive support from the Federal Government’s economic stimulus package. The San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and The San Diego Foundation have partnered to make sure business owners and
The state of California announced a $500 million grant program to help small business. The program is being administered by the nonprofit institution Lendistry. To help, we have an on-demand webinar that you can watch on your own time to learn more. You can also reach out to us for assistance with the application process! Our number
The State of California announced a $500 million grant fund to support small businesses. Businesses can now get their applications prepared for when the first round opens Dec. 30, 2020. Lendistry, a nonprofit institution, was selected as the administrator of the grant. To help you know what to do to prepare to apply in the
Local entrepreneurs have taken their innovative ideas from prototype to the market with the help of Innovate-Up, a program offered through the Brink Small Business Development Center (Brink SBDC) at the University of San Diego that launched last year and is supported in part through a $300,000 County of San Diego grant from Supervisor Nathan
There’s nothing like a crisis to spark new ideas. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, The Brink Small Business Development Center at the University of San Diego School of Business was challenged with how to help their clients not only survive the economic effects of the pandemic, but to thrive through uncertainty. The Brink is an
The second annual San Diego Angel Conference announced investments totaling $400,000 in three companies, AgTools, Noria Water Technologies, and Visicell Medical. Due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the conference was held digitally, with more than 690 registrants from all over the United States and the world, including Canada, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, and Myanmar. The virtual
HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE • The Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Are Handling Services Online and by Telephone • SBDC Advisors Help Small Business Owners Navigate This Public Health Crisis • SBDCs Provide Assistance with SBA’s “Economic Injury Disaster” Loan and Other Programs Available • There Is No Cost to Small Business Owners for SBDC
