The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is pleased to host a small business workshop with information on healthcare compliance, workforce training funds and resources to help grow your business.  Details are below!

• Director Michael Lujan from the State of California’s Health Benefit Exchange, newly named as Covered California, will explain how the Affordable Care Act will affect small businesses in California.
•  A representative from the State of California’s Employment Training Panel will describe how small businesses can qualify for this program, which offers small businesses funding for workforce training.
• Barbara A. Vohryzek, Small Business Advocate from GO-Biz, will describe the range of services that GO-Biz provides to business owners.

Workshops were recently held in Fresno, Emeryville, Sacramento, and San Diego.  Details on the upcoming event in Los Angeles are below.

Los Angeles
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Holiday Inn
19800 S. Vermont Avenue
Torrance, CA 90502

For registration, please visit G0-BIZ Brown Bag Lunch.

Event Purpose & Description: Caltrans is actively pursuing DBE business participation in projects and procurement opportunities. To qualify to bid, the company must first be certified.

Small Business Resource Expo Provides Free Resources to Local Business

The Chamber is taking action by helping local small businesses thrive by organizing the 5^th Annual Small Business Resource Expo at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium. With over 400 attendees, the expo provided small businesses in the area with a one-stop opportunity to efficiently gather valuable tools and information to help them succeed.