Business Resources

Government Resources for Business

City Brentwood California (Economic Development Dept.) 
http://www.brentwoodca.gov/gov/cd/ed/

Contra Costa County

Contra Costa Economic Partnership

Contra Costa Small Business Development Center

San Francisco Bay Area

Assn. of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

Bay Area Economic Forum (public/private partnership)

Bay Area Marketing Partnership

East Bay Economic Development Alliance for Business

State of California

CalJobs.com (Economic Development Department)

State of California (California Business Portal)

Small Business Resources

Business 2.0 Magazine (CNN Partner)

California Chamber of Commerce (Small business start-up kits, regulations and much more)

Center for Business Planning (Business plan software, samples and strategy)

East Bay Works (Small Business Resource Center)

Entrepreneur Magazine (Advice for startups, home businesses and franchises)

Labor Law Posters (from PosterCompliance.com)

Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (Small business training and support services)

Resources for Entrepreneurs (Kauffman Foundation)

SCORE East Bay (Small business counselors)

Small Business Administration

The Learning Café (Workshops, seminars, advice for entrepreneurs and small businesses)

US Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center

Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs (Business toolkits, database of business opportunities)

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 
News, commentary and information from a business perspective as a primary source of progress.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE U.S. 
Department of Commerce home page gives access and information to programs, services and personnel.

U.S. FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESS
The mission of the Federation is to assist small business owners to stay on the cutting edge of technology and to grow and prosper within their industry.