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Assembly hearing highlights SBDC’s statewide role and urges stable state investment
Summary
SBDC leaders told a California Assembly committee that the Small Business Development Center network delivers statewide advising, disaster recovery assistance and capital access; lawmakers cited AB 685’s passage and were urged to fund SBDC to match growing demand and leverage state dollars.
At an informational hearing of the California State Assembly committee, SBDC leaders and small business owners described how the California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network provides advising, capital access and disaster recovery services across the state and asked lawmakers to back stable state funding.
Kristen Johnson, regional director of the Northern California SBDC, told the committee the network includes more than 70 physical locations, 800 advisors and 48 local hosts at colleges and universities. “With more than 70 physical locations and many services delivered online, California SBDC has more than 800 advisors that help California businesses grow,”…
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