Services designed to meet business start-up requirements, assist with business promotion or expansion and access small business loans and financing.

Start Up
Business Plans
Financing / Financial Incentives
Marketing
Site Selection
Licensing and Permit Requirements
Information & Referral

• Cascade Small Business Development Center

• The Microenterprise Development Program offers a Business Plan Basics Workshop
• Cascade Small Business Development Center

• Superior California Economic Development:
  • Business development loans to qualifying new and established businesses.
  • SCED 504 Loan Program - Buy, construct or improve commercial and industrial buildings with minimal investment.
  
  
• City of Anderson:
  • grant programs
  • a revolving loan fund
  • a housing program
  • a redevelopment agency
  
  
• City of Shasta Lake:
  • business incentives
  • competitive electric rates
  • expedited permit processing
  
  
• City of Redding:
  • assists with the search for start-up funds.
  
  
• Economic Development Corporation of Shasta County:
  • Business financing services
  • Information on Recycling Market Development Zone and Enterprise Zone Incentives
  • Manufacturers Investment Credits, Job Credits and Fee Deferrals
  • Personal Property Tax Rebates and Electric Rate Discounts
  
  
• Smart Business Resource Center
  • Enterprise Zone Hiring Tax Credit vouchering
  
  
• Cascade Small Business Development Center

• Cascade Small Business Development Center:
  • can assist with marketing, including effective use of the Internet and E-Mail
  
  
• Smart Business Resource Center:
  • Website Development Workshop

• City of Redding
  • Shasta County Snapshot
  • Labor Force Data
  
  
• City of Anderson
  • Shasta County Snapshot
  • Labor Force Data
  
  
• City of Shasta Lake
  • Shasta County Snapshot
  • Labor Force Data
  
  
• Shasta County
• Economic Development Corporation
• Shasta Association of Realtors

• Smart Business Resource Center
• Superior California Economic Development
  • Self-employment information - Microenterprise Development Program
  
  
• Cascade Small Business Development Center
  • Business expansion counseling
  • Information resources