Orange County Small Business Development Center Serving small business owners and entrepreneurs for over 19 years! Business Consulting BUSINESS PLANNING, MARKETING, FINANCE, PROCUREMENT, TECHNOLOGY Business Financing Facilitation LOANS and LINES of CREDIT Seminars, Workshops, e-Newsletter Services available in ENGLISH, SPANISH and VIETNAMES

Impressive 2009 Results Number of Clients Consulted 1126 Clients Trained 2657 Businesses started 23 Jobs created and retained 364 Capital Infusion $4,180,501 Sales Increase $18,626,103 Total Economic Impact $22,806,604

Orange County Youth Entrepreneurship Program The Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) provides 100 entrepreneurs ages 18 to 27 the opportunity to develop and establish their very own businesses. Participants will engage in a variety of seminars and a select few will be nominated to compete.

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Orange County Center for International Trade Development The CITD assists small and medium-sized businesses in Orange and now Los Angeles County to expand in or enter international markets. Programs and services include: Market Research Market Research Export & Import Seminar / Workshops Export & Import Seminar / Workshops Conferences Conferences International Contacts International Contacts Cross-Cultural Training Cross-Cultural Training

Orange County California Mexico Trade Assistance Center

Orange County ACT / Corporate Training Institute

Premier Testing and Training Headquarters! Our nationally authorized ACT Center® delivers state-of-the-art job skills assessments and training services to individuals, employers, and professional organizations. A comprehensive resource center for Orange County’s workforce and economic development provided through RSCCD. Orange County Corporate Training Institute

Customized contract training delivered on-site, off-site and online Demand-driven professional development workshops presented by subject-matter experts Computer-based job skills assessments with immediate results! Exams for industry certifications and career field licenses Conferencing and meeting services Enhancing business & employee performance! Orange County Corporate Training Institute

Digital Media Center: An Incubator & A College: Demonstrating Our Commitment to Economic Development Digital Media Center, 1300 S. Bristol, Santa Ana, CA

The 28,000-square-foot building houses a spacious lobby; a 10,000 square foot business incubator capable of hosting 10 to 12 digital media businesses; 3 classrooms; 3 conference rooms; a multi-purpose meeting room; and production facilities for Santa Ana College’s TV/Video educational program.

To date, the DMC business incubator is home to nine entrepreneurial high-tech businesses that have generated $2.3 million in equity capital. In addition, the DMC is home to an Angel Investor group and an Investment Bank.

Institute for Women Entrepreneurs IWE is a non-profit business development program of the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation.IWE is a non-profit business development program of the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation. $$ Funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Women's Business Ownership.$$ Funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Women's Business Ownership. Did You Know?: Women-owned firms account for 40% of all privately held firms in the U.S. Source: Center for Women’s Business Research, 2008/09.

Institute for Women Entrepreneurs IWE is uniquely tailored to serve women entrepreneurs and provides quality services and innovative programs for the economic advancement of the underserved Orange County communityIWE is uniquely tailored to serve women entrepreneurs and provides quality services and innovative programs for the economic advancement of the underserved Orange County community Provides its clients with support needed to start and grow successful businesses.Provides its clients with support needed to start and grow successful businesses. Programs and services include:Programs and services include: –Business Development Workshops –Resource Conferences –Private Business Consulting

BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER PROGRAM  Two new grants awarded  BEC: Will partner with colleges and other business organizations to broaden the overall services organizations to broaden the overall services available to small businesses in Orange, Riverside, available to small businesses in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties. San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.  Statewide BEC Leadership Program