About the Northeastern California Small Business Development Center (NECSBDC)
As Northern California continues to grow demographically and economically, the Northeastern California Small Business Development Center (NECSBDC) at CSU, Chico is committed to helping communities prepare and plan for future growth. Helping communities and businesses in such areas as planning, community development, employment generation, natural resource management and leadership training, it is the NECSBDC’s goal to assist Northern California communities in sustained growth, and to promote empowerment and expertise among its residents. With these goals in mind, it is the philosophy of the NECSBDC to:
- To provide the highest quality economic development assistance to the communities of Northern California.
- To respect the individuality of each person, and the communities in which they live.
- To promote the transfer of information and knowledge from the university and other sources to economic development and planning practitioners, as well as the general public.
In addition, the NECSBDC has become the recipient of a grant from the Small Business Development Administration (SBA) to be the lead Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Sacramento region’s network of six local SBDC’s. The lead SBDC provides services to strengthen the small business community network and promote economic growth within the twenty-three county service region in Northern California. The lead SBDC and six SBDC’s provide counseling and training to all small business populations.
