The additional $1.5 billion expansion, for a total of $4 billion, makes California’s small business relief program the largest in the countryThe funding will support small businesses and nonprofits that have struggled due to the COVID-19 pandemicNew applications will... Read MoreRead more about Office of the Small Business Advocate Announces New Funding Rounds for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

Sacramento, CA – Today, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced Source Diverse Source Local, a public-private partnership to strengthen an inclusive procurement and resilient California-based supply chain. The partnership was... Read MoreRead more about New Small Business Supplier Diversity Initiative Seeks to Build Equitable Economic Recovery

Sacramento, CA – Following the Newsom Administration’s announcement today that Tara Lynn Gray will lead the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), small business leaders... Read MoreRead more about Leaders and Advocates Support Governor Newsom’s Appointment of New Small Business Advocate

Four new rounds to address ongoing need Funding will support small businesses and non-profits that have struggled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Sacramento, CA – California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and... Read MoreRead more about New Funding Rounds Announced for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

Selection notifications start February 11 Funding will support small businesses that have struggled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Sacramento, CA – California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic... Read MoreRead more about Second Application Round Ends for California’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program