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Business Assistance
Organizations
City Resources
Cal State East Bay Small Business Development Center
http://www.eastbaysbdc.org/index.html
SCORE East Bay
http://www.eastbayscore.org/
East Bay Entrepreneur Center
www.business2oakland.com/main/businessassistance.htm
OBDC Small Business Finance
www.obdc.com
San Francisco Bay Area Technology Advisory
Program
http://www.sbdctap.com/
Government
Resources
General Information
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United States Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
The U.S. Business Advisor
www.business.gov
Better Business Bureau
(510) 238-1000
www.bbb.org
IRS Employer Identification Number
(800) 829-1040
www.irs.gov/businesses
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
National Federation of Independent Business
http://www.nfib.com/page/home
California Public Utilities
Commission
www.cpuc.ca.gov/smbus
Federal Resources
Small Business Development Center
http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/
For a listing of Small Business Development
Center in California, Click here
http://www.ecenteronline.org/sb_dev_centers.htm
Find the SBA Office Near You
http://www.sba.gov/ca/
For a listing of Alameda County Chambers, click
here
http://www.acgov.org/treasurer/faqbus.htm#other
For a listing of Business Association, click here
http://www.ecenteronline.org/orgs.htm
Sustainable and
Green Business
General Information
Learn how to make your business greener!
Explore how to maximize your energy efficiency.
Visit
http://www.greenbiz.abag.ca.gov/GreenResources.html
Resource Centers
GreenBiz.com
GreenBiz is the leading information resource on how
to align environmental responsibility with business
success. They provide valuable news and resources to
large and small businesses through a combination of
Web sites, workshops, daily news feeds, electronic
newsletters, and briefing papers. Their resources
are free to all users.
http://www.greenbiz.com/
Bay Area Green Business Program
The Bay Area Green Business Program is a successful
partnership of environmental agencies and utilities
that assists, recognizes and promotes businesses and
government agencies that volunteer to operate in a
more environmentally responsible way. To be
certified "green," participants must be in
compliance with all regulations and meet program
standards for conserving resources, preventing
pollution and minimizing waste.They offer motivated
businesses and agencies an easy-to-use framework for
improving environmental performance.
http://www.greenbiz.ca.gov/
Sustainable Business Alliance
The Sustainable Business Alliance is a membership
organization for companies who are committed to
greater sustainability in their business policies
and practices.
http://www.sustainablebiz.org/
Sustainable Earth Initiative
The Sustainable Earth Initiative is dedicated to the
principles of sustainability - operating today in a
way that does not degrade or deplete the resources
of tomorrow. SEI has been designated by the US EPA
to serve as the Local Resource Center (LRC) for
California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific
Islands.
http://www.sustainableearthinitiative.org/
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