Small-business advocates urge $10M for TAP and SIP technical assistance programs
A coalition including California SBDC, chambers and small-business groups asked the subcommittee to fund TAP and SIP programs with $10 million (split $5M each) to support technical assistance and capital infusion for entrepreneurs across the state.
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A broad coalition of small-business advocates asked Subcommittee 4 to fund the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and the Small-business Capital Infusion Program (SIP) with $10,000,000 in one-time funds — $5,000,000 for each program. Christina Rico of the California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) said the coalition originally sought $26 million but reduced the request "in recognition of the very difficult budget" and emphasized the programs' impact on statewide job creation and capital access.
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