California Trade & Commerce Agency - California's umbrella agency for promoting economic development.  http://commerce.ca.gov

 

- county by county listing of local economic development resources on the web.

 

California Economic Development and Revitalization (CEDAR) - an Internet information project of the California State Library, its California Research Bureau and the California Trade and Commerce Agency.  http://www.cedar.ca.gov

 

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development -  helps communities design and implement innovative strategies that enhance the local economy as well as the local environment and quality of life. Created by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.  http://syssrv9vh6.nrel.gov

 

Employment Training Panel - works in partnership with business, labor, and government, to provide funds for training California's workforce in the skills necessary for businesses to remain viable and compete in the global economy, while providing workers with reasonable wages and secure employment.  http://www.etp.cahwnet.gov

 

California Community Colleges - Educational Services Economic Development -  California Community Colleges  work with businesses and employers to identify, on a region-by-region basis, work force education and training needs, including the needs of small business.  http://www.cccco.edu/ESED/ECON_DEV

 

California License Handbook - information on all business and vocational licenses required by the State of California.  http://commerce.ca.gov/business/small/management/pub/license/index.html

 

Online Women's Business Center - an interactive business skills training web site  to provide entrepreneurial women with the information and expertise they need to plan their economic independence through owning a business of their own.  http://www.onlinewbc.org

 

Community Reinvestment Fund - a nonprofit organization that provides a secondary market for economic development loans.  http://www.crfusa.com

 

Rural Community Assistance Corporation - provides a wide range of housing and environmental services throughout the western United States.  http://www.rcac.org

 

National Association of Development Organizations - provides training, information and representation for regional development organizations in small metropolitan and rural America.  http://www.nado.org

 

TradePort - assistance in developing international markets.  http://tradeport.org

 

The Mining Company - Small Business Information - check out their all-star links once you've looked this site over.  http://sbinformation.miningco.com

 

Yahoo - Small Business Information - lots of links to websites with help for small businesses.  http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Small_Business_Information