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Resources and Incentives

  • SCORE LA engages a network of former business owners and executives to provide free business consulting, mentoring and professional guidance to existing and emerging small businesses.

  • The Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce provides resources, programs and other benefits to members and the local business community.

  • The Small Business Development Center at the College of the Canyons is a federally-funded resource that provides business owners with no cost one-on-one assistance in business planning, management, marketing, sales, procurement, and strategic planning, as well as access to financing.

  • The Los Angeles Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a federally-funded resource that provides business owners with no cost one-on-one assistance in business planning, management, marketing, sales, procurement, and strategic planning, as well as access to financing.

  • The Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a federally-funded resource that provides business owners with no cost one-on-one assistance in business planning, management, marketing, sales, procurement, and strategic planning, as well as access to financing.

  • The SoCal Gas Energy-Efficiency Calculated Incentive Program offers energy-efficiency programs, incentives, services and rebates on qualifying energy-efficient products and improvements for businesses.

  • The SoCal Gas Self-Generation Incentive Program offers financial incentives for installing clean, on-site distributed energy systems such as: wind turbines, waste heat-to-power technologies, pressure reduction turbines, internal combustion engines, microturbines, natural gas turbines, fuel cells and advanced energy storage systems.

  • The SoCal Gas Zero Percent On-Bill Financing program provides zero percent, unsecured loans to businesses purchasing qualified energy-efficient upgrades.

  • The Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council provides business advocacy for minority owned businesses.

  • The State of California Clean Vehicle Rebate Program offers rebates for individuals and business owners who purchase or lease new eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.