Long Beach SBDC

Long Beach City College Joins National Entrepreneurship Forum

Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley has joined the Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum, a group of Community College Presidents committed to increasing the focus of entrepreneurship at community colleges. The Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum is a new major program of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE).

LBCC Announces Impressive Jobs Record at State of the College

Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley kicked-off the Annual State of the College Address and Luncheon on Friday, January 6, at LBCC’s Hall of Champions at 11:30 am talking about education and its impact on the economy. He also focused on numerous campus programs including the Long Beach College Promise initiative with Cal [...]

California SBDC Reports Small Business Growth in 2010

Despite sustained lulls in the national and state economy, California Small Business Development Centers saw the first signs of economic recovery from their clients in 2010—creating nearly 3,900 new jobs and retaining an additional 2,048 jobs that were previously slated for elimination. The California SBDC, with 35 Small Business Development Centers throughout the state, provides [...]

SBDC gets library to help entrepreneurs to grow their business

Paul and Sarah Edwards, award-winning authors of 17 books with over two million books in print presented over 800 small business books to establish a new library at the Small Business Development Center library for Los Angeles County located in Long Beach.  Sarah and Paul are recognized as pioneers in the working from home field. [...]

LBCC receives $30,000 Grant from Verizon to support Young Entrepreneur Project

Long Beach City College (LBCC) has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Verizon to support its Young Entrepreneur Project.  The Young Entrepreneur Project (YEP) is an accelerated 7-week training program designed to teach participants the fundamentals of starting and running a small business, and to assist potential entrepreneurs in identifying if entrepreneurship is an option [...]

1,000th Long Beach business benefits from Neighborhood Investment Program

The City of Long Beach’s Community Development Department will award a $2,000 business start-up grant to their 1,000th new business on Tuesday, November 17. Mayor Bob Foster Councilman and Robert Garcia will present the check to the recipient – Mr. Donell Lampkin, owner of TWINNS Beauty Supply, 301 Atlantic Avenue, Suite A – during a [...]

SBDC invites LB business owners to Technology Boot Camp

Armed with a vision to help raise the bar for California entrepreneurs, the SBDC Technology Boot Camp is making its way to Long Beach on July 28 as part of a 12-city run throughout the state. Hosted by the Small Business Development Center at Long Beach City College, the 2009 Technology Boot Camp concentrates on [...]