Local Resources
Business Assistance Resources
Business Development
Community College - Economic Development Programs
- Cypress College Career Technical Education and Economic Development Division
- Orange County Small Business Development Center
- Orange County Center for International Trade Development
- OC4 Center for Excellence
- Business & Industry Services Center (BISC)
Countywide Organizations
- Orange County Business Council (OCBC)
- Asian Business Association of Orange County (ABAOC)
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Orange County
- The Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County
- Orange County Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce
- Korean Chamber of Commerce of Orange County
- Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce
Universities
State of California - Secretary of State
State of California - Department of Industrial Relations
- Labor Standards Enforcement
- Workplace Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
- Workers' Compensation
- Statistics and Research
Nationally Affiliated Organizations
Finance
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
- California Competes Tax Credit
- Infrastructure State Revolving Fund (ISRF) Loan Program
- California Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
- Replace Underground Storage Tanks (RUST)
State of California - Targeted Tax Incentives
- Partial Sales or Use Tax Exemption
- Manufacturer's Investment Credit
- Research and Development Tax Credit
- In-Lieu Sales or Use Tax Refund
- Net Operating Loss Carryover
- Child Care Tax Credit
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
SBA Lenders
Training
California - Employment Development Department
Coastline Regional Occupation Program
Community Colleges
- Coast Community College District
- Rancho Santiago Community College District
- North OC Community College District
- South OC Community College District
- Orange County Workforce Investment Board
- Labor Market Information
- Workforce Development/Training
- Financial Incentives
One Stop Centers (Employment & Training)
- Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center
- Anaheim Workforce Center
- Orange County One Stop Centers (Irvine, Garden Grove, Buena Park)