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		<title>Orange County Small Business Development Center</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in launching your own small business or want to expand a preexisting small business, the SBDC-Small Business Development Center of Orange County can help you out. The best part&#8230;they offer most of their services free of charge. A member of the US Small Business Administration, the SBDC provides you one on one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re interested in launching your own small business or want to expand a preexisting small business, the SBDC-<a href="http://www.ocsbdc.com/">Small Business Development Center of Orange County</a> can help you out. The best part&#8230;they offer most of their services free of charge. A member of the <a href="http://www.sba.gov/">US Small Business Administration</a>, the SBDC provides you one on one business assistance and team business consulting. Other programs offered by the SBDC include low cost seminars, a bid matching program, and additional business resources. The Seminars are extremely helpful. They cover important business topics including Accounting, Access to Capital, Employment Law, Marketing, Web Technology, and Government contracting. There are also training seminars offered as well as online courses for both businesses and employers.<span id="more-11"></span>Starting up a small business takes more careful thought and consideration that you originally thought. The SBDC can help you obtain licenses and permits for buildings, score a business loan from the bank, handle the IRS tax center in both English and Spanish, and even guide you through the financing process. The staff is dedicated and trustworthy, guaranteed to provide confidential business and professional assistance. In terms of credibility, the SBDC is partnered with high profile businesses including Wells Fargo and CITD as well as a multitude of local businesses. They are also proudly associated with the Economic Workforce and Development program, the Rancho Santiago Community College District, and <a href="http://www.fullerton.edu/">Fullerton California State University</a>.Before contacting the Small Business Development Center, you&#8217;ll want to have a good idea of what you have in mind for your business and where you want it to go. The SBDC can help you reach your goals, but only after you&#8217;ve established them.</p>
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