The California Small Business Technical Assistance Expansion Program (SB TAEP) was created in 2018 to expand the capacity of small business technical assistance programs in California. These Centers provide one-on-one, confidential consulting and training to help small businesses and entrepreneurs start, expend, and facilitate investment, and create jobs in California.
Eligible consulting and training services covered by the Program's grant funding includes capital access, commercialization, business plans and strategy, export assistance, sales, operations, financial management, marketing, cyber security, procurement, manufacturing assistance, emergency preparedness, business continuity, disaster recovery, increased productivity, and innovation.
The Small Business Development Center in Contra Costa County will focus on expanding the delivery of advising and training services to current and aspiring business owners throughout the County.
Without funding, the Small Business Development Center's expansion of advising and training programs to current and aspiring business owners would be curtailed.