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Rohnert Park to host Sonoma SBDC office hours under two‑year pilot agreement
Summary
City staff introduced a two‑year $10,000‑per‑year agreement with the Sonoma Small Business Development Center to offer about 50 hours of in‑person advising annually in Rohnert Park; officials said federal matching funds double the program's value and Spanish‑language services will be available.
Kevin King introduced Anna Young, director of the Sonoma County Small Business Development Center, and outlined a proposed two‑year pilot to bring SBDC advising into Rohnert Park.
The contract would fund roughly $10,000 annually from the city, which staff said is matched dollar‑for‑dollar by federal Small Business Administration funds. King said the investment would buy an on‑site presence of about four hours a month (no more than 50 hours a year) at a city facility — initially the People Services Center — plus data reporting on clients and services…
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