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June 2014                                                                                                                 Issue #75
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NEC SBDC Request For Proposal
Paradise business named top exporter
Help Students -- Help Your Organization
NEC SBDC Service Centers
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Director's Corner
Dear ,

Lots of things happening with the Northeastern California SBDC Program.

This month we are happy to spotlight one of our client success stories.  Your Cable Store in Paradise, California was named the Exporter of the Year by the regional SBA office.

We are seeking bidders for hosting a new SBDC service center to serve the region stretching from Modoc County, along the Nevada border, down to South Lake Tahoe.  The article below provides a link to more information on the bidding process.

Finally, the College of Business at CSU, Chico is working with our office and the Center for Economic Development to identify organizations who may benefit from working with College of Business student research teams.  Follow the link below for more information.

Sincerely,


Dan Ripke   
Director 
Northeastern California SBDC Lead Center 
California State University, Chico 
REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS NEWS
SBDC Request For Proposal        
  
The CSU, Chico Research Foundation and the Northeastern California Small Business Development Center (NECSBDC) are initiating the process of requesting proposals from qualified organizations to serve as a regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Sierra-Cascade service area (Lassen, Modoc, upper Nevada, upper Placer, Plumas, upper El Dorado, and Sierra counties). 

This is a competitive grant program. Proposals are due July 31, 2014. 

Click Here for full Request for Proposal      
REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS NEWS
Paradise business named top exporter 
by Laura Urseny   

There are no seaboards or international airports nearby, no major transportation lanes that would be associated with exporting goods from Paradise, but that didn't stop Your Cable Store from landing a federal business award for exporting.
   

Owners Amy and Nathan Arendt of Paradise were not the only ones surprised when they were emailed of their exporting honor from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Sacramento District.  

"We were surprised, humbled ..." said Amy Arendt.


They do send products around the world, as chronicled by world map bristling with colored stick pins, but it is not a majority of their business. READ MORE 
REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS NEWS
Help Students -- Help Your Organization         
  
CSU, Chico College of Business and Center for Economic Development Student Consulting Program

The CSU, Chico College of Business and Center for Economic Development (CED) are collaborating on an initiative to give business students valuable field experiences while working on projects for local organizations. READ MORE

For more information and to apply for student consulting services please go to:
http://csucstudentconsulting.jimdo.com/  
     
Sincerely,

Dan Ripke
Director
Northeastern California SBDC Lead Center
& Center for Economic Development
California State University, Chico
www.necsbdc.org
(530) 898-4598