Dear ,

"To meet the needs of technology related businesses in California, last week the California SBDC program and the Center for Economic Development at CSU, Chico are hosted a statewide professional development training in Los Angeles.  In fact, there are actually two distinct trainings.  The first training is designed to hone the business consulting skills of SBDC staff across the State of California.  As the economy and business climate changes, so do the ways in which a business needs to respond to these changes.   The California SBDC program holds a professional development training for our own staff to assure that we are providing the best services to our clients.  As a result, the SBDC program continues to be the best source of technical assistance and consulting services to maximize small business growth in California.   

The second training is centered around technology and innovative companies.  The California SBDC program and the Center for Economic Development at CSU, Chico hosted a one day, two track training designed to maximize services for innovative, technology related companies in California.  California's SBDC program is moving towards a national standard for serving technology related companies.  Only 8 states in the United State have this designation.  Once completed, the SBDC program will be the best resource in the State for:

- Technology Transfer, Commercialization

- Research and Development funding

- Intellectual Property Issues

- Technology Networking/Resource Identification, and

- Alternative Financing

Among the key partners that participated in the training in Los Angeles are the California Innovation Hubs and the Governor's Office of Economic Development.  Look for more information on technology training and resources for small businesses in your area in the future."