Links to all levels of Government find your way to Government offices, including City, State and Federal offices. Also links to the Courts and Military.

The Guide to Business Resources from LA's Business Team! A comprehensive guide to various enterprise zones, revitalization zones, financing opportunities, tax incentives, government agencies, utility and corporate programs, and more.

LA's Business Team works with companies in "change mode" -- those companies looking to move their company from anywhere into the City of Los Angeles, those companies expanding in their current City of Los Angeles location, or those that may be considering moving their company out of the City.

The Business Advisor a "one stop electronic link" for federal government business resources -- announced by US Vice President Al Gore February 12, 1996.

US Department of Commerce The Department's broad range of responsibilities include expanding U.S. exports, developing innovative technologies, gathering and disseminating statistical data, measuring economic growth, granting patents, promoting minority entrepreneurship, predicting the weather and monitoring stewardship. As diverse as Commerce's services are, there is an overarching mandate that unifies them: to work with the business community to foster economic growth and the creation of new American jobs.

SBA Online The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our Nation. Small business is critical to our economic recovery, to building America's future, and to helping the United States compete in today's global marketplace.

California Trade & Commerce Agency The California Trade and Commerce Agency is the state's lead agency for promoting economic development, job creation and business retention in California. In fulfilling its mission to improve California's economic climate, the Agency works closely with domestic and international businesses, economic development corporations, chambers of commerce, regional visitor and convention bureaus, and the various permit-issuing state and municipal government agencies.

PRIVATE RESOURCES

Valley Economic Development Center

VEDC's Vision: To be Southern California's leading provider of consulting, training, and financing for small businesses, fostering economic and entrepreneurial growth, adding value for our clients, and enriching our community.

CalACCESS is an on-line system of databases and associated matchmaking support tools that bring technology-based and defense-converting companies together with key economic development and assistance providers, universities, and government agencies in the greater Los Angeles area.

Franchise Handbook OnLine is a comprehensive franchise directory devoted to bringing you useful information about franchising opportunities and franchising companies.

Small Business Advancement National Center The Center's purpose is to provide small businesses, entrepreneurs, educators, economic development officers, government, associations, and small business counselors with the necessary resources to further their business and economic efforts and goals. The Center's activities are provided locally, nationally, and internationally for those interested in small business and entrepreneurship through distance learning, seminars, camps, conferences, counseling sessions, newsletters, and electronic linkages. Small business and entrepreneurial related research and information is dispersed through our extensive electronic information link.

Rough & Tumble A daily digest of California politics. This web site offers stories from news papers all over the country that relate to political issues affecting California. The site is updated daily and is the "insiders" source for information.
There are tremendous demands on television news these days. There’s little room in most newscasts and frankly little demand by viewers for political insight. These pages will try to fill the gap.

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS

Valley Industry & Commerce Association

VICA is a nonprofit public benefit corporation formed in 1949 to advance and promote a positive socio-economic and balanced physical environment in the Northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties and to enhance this area's attractiveness as a dynamic industrial and commercial region, and a desirable place to work and live.

United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley

Twenty-three member chambers comprise the United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley, representing over 8500 member businesses. Represented chambers include Agoura, Arleta, Calabasas, Canoga Park/ West Hills, Chatsworth, Encino, Granada Hills, Mid San Fernando Valley, Mission Hills, Northridge, Pacoima, Reseda, San Fernando, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sun Valley, Sunland/Tujunga, Sylmar, Tarzana, Toluca Lake, Universal City/North Hollywood, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills. Delegates from each chamber comprise the voting Board of Directors.

California Chamber of Commerce is a broad-based non-profit organization that brings together a diverse range of interests from business, industry and agriculture. Through your support the Chamber acts as a strong influence for positive action on key legislative and regulatory issues affecting California's economy and our ability to compete in the world market.

United States Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest federation of businesses, chambers of commerce, American chambers overseas and trade and professional associations, and is America's principal advocate for the American business community. Its more than 215,000 members represent a broad spectrum of the business community and share the Chamber's mission to "advance human progress through an economic, political and social system based on individual freedom, incentive, initiative, opportunity and responsibility."

Quick State Information for any of the 50 United States, State Capital, Date of Admision, State flower, State bird.

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