The Small Business Development Center, hosted by Santa Rosa Junior College, is a valuable resource for the small business communities in Marin and Sonoma counties. Funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Humboldt State University, and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, the center assists small business by providing:

1. One-on-one, no-cost, professional business counseling in many areas such as business planning, loans and capital acquisition, marketing, taxes and bookkeeping, and other areas of small business operations.
2. Low-cost workshops and seminars customized to local business issues and industry clusters.
3. A resource library providing information on small business issues; referrals; and Internet access with links to small business resources.

Specialized programs include The Sawyer Center — one-on-one counseling and informational assistance on new product development and intellectual property including patents, trademarks and copyrights; the Rx for Business Program — low-cost, comprehensive, on-site business analysis; NxLeveL Training — NxLeveL Training Programs for Start-ups, Entrepreneurs, and Farmers - practical, hands-on business development courses designed to help entrepreneurs advance their skills in starting growing and managing their business.

Our mission is to provide quality management and technical assistance for existing and potential small businesses, resulting in success for the entrepreneur, sustainable economic growth, and prosperity for all Californians.

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Since the SBDC is a department of Santa Rosa Junior College, all donations are handled by the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation. The following link will take you to the donation form.

Click here to make a donation

IMPORTANT:
Under the section entitled ‘Please use my gift as follows’ please specify ‘SBDC’ as the ‘scholarship or program’.