Thanks in part to input from Plumas County business owners who were hurt by the recent Ch
Fire, county businesses are eligible for low-interest loans from the federal government.

"We had a lot of responses from business owners in Plumas County," said U. S. Small Busine
Administration information (SBA) officer Charmagne Husmann. "It's because of their input tha
businesses in Plumas are eligible.
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The strong Plumas County response was a direct result of an awareness campaign by the Al
for Workforce Development. AFWD representative Jan Prichard traveled around the county, w
the fire was still burning, to meet with business owners. She said she emphasized the importa
of making sure the governor's office heard from local business owners.

The Small Business Administration reported last week that it is making low-interest working c
federal loans available to small businesses economically impacted by the fire that occurred Ju
through August 31. READ MORE

Sacramento, Calif. - April 24, 2012: The Northeastern California Small Business Development Center-Greater Sacramento/Sierra (NE-CA SBDC), Hewlett Packard and U.S. Bank have partnered to offer a one-of-a-kind opportunity to existing and emerging businesses in our region. Hewlett Packard designed an innovative series of workshops-the HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs-using technology that anyone can use at little or no cost. Workshop participants learn to use the many software tools, which increases and enhances day-to-day business skills. HP employees will conduct all classes in the newly-established, state-of-the-art HP LIFE Lab at the SBDC Sacramento location. READ MORE

Dr. Robert Eyler, Sonoma State University has been a conference favorite and will be back again this year!  He will be speaking on how the global economic forecast will affect our national economy and the national economic forecast.  Not only will you find out where the national economy will be heading, you'll find out how it will affect you in your business.
 
KEYNOTE:  Harry Moser, Reshoring Initiative, will focus on providing information on What is Reshoring?  Why consider Reshoring? and How we can collaborate as a region to support manufacturing as an economic driver in the North State?
 
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