Directory of Small Business Technical Assistance Providers in California

Introduction

The Community Affairs Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is proud to introduce Small Business Technical Assistance Providers in California. The purpose of this directory is to inform financial institutions about economic development assistance organizations in California and about opportunities for involvement.

The mission of the Community Affairs Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is to provide banks and bank holding companies with information on appropriate programs to help them meet their community development needs. To further this mission, the Unit co-hosted, with the California Reinvestment Committee, a series of workshops in 1998 that brought together California small business technical assistance providers and bankers to identify issues and solutions to meeting the credit needs of small businesses in California.

Recommendations from these workshops were included in a publication titled Sustainable Economic Development: Developing Effective Partnerships between Banks and Technical Assistance Providers. Among the recommendations in this publication was publication of this directory.

The information included in this directory is based on written responses received and is presented as it appeared in questionnaires completed by various small business technical assistance providers throughout California. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco does not guarantee the validity or accuracy of the enclosed information nor does it endorse or support any one particular program. Rather, it is recommended that financial institutions perform further investigation to determine appropriate involvement according to their particular resources and capabilities. Also, this directory does not represent a complete list of California providers, but only those organizations that received and responded to the Community Affairs questionnaire. Finally, it should not be assumed that all opportunities listed herein necessarily qualify for consideration under the Community Reinvestment Act. Community Affairs staff are available to assist in determining if specific activities qualify for consideration under t