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August 24, 2007

California Business Portal

Chuck Neeley

The State of California has a Web site that is dedicated to businesses.  It is known as the California Business Portal.  It has a lot of good references for businesses just starting out, as well as existing businesses wanting to grow and expand.  It's a resource that I recommend you review.  The Web site is located at:

http://www.calbusiness.ca.gov/default.asp

August 23, 2007

Business Census

Chuck Neeley

The Census Bureau has launched a new Web site to help businesses understand the economic census and how it benefits them.  The site includes economic snapshots of selected industries and business facts and ratios about every industry.  The economic census is conducted every five years, and more than four million businesses will get forms later this year for the 2007 Economic Census.  Check it out a the following Web site:

http://business.census.gov

August 20, 2007

Nevada County Snapshot

Chuck Neeley

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) publishes County Snapshots each year.  They are available for 43 counties and six  Metropolitan Areas (representing 15 counties) and reflect Benchmark 2006 annual average data.  The Snapshot for Nevada County is at the following link:

http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/cosnaps/nevadsnap.pdf

August 10, 2007

California Investment Guide

Chuck Neeley

If you are an existing California business, or are considering moving your business to California, you may want to review the following publication that is published by California Business Investment Services:

http://www.labor.ca.gov/calbis/cbbusincentives.pdf