Business Resources
The Economic Development Collaborative mission is to maintain a healthy Ventura County economy through collaboration, education, and training as a means to create and sustain quality jobs and improve wealth, thus enhancing the standard of living and quality of life throughout Ventura County.
The Economic Development Collaborative promotes jobs and economic growth to maintain the county’s economic vitality through these key programs and services: Business Consulting & Workshops, Loans & Funding Assistance, Manufacturing Assistance Program, and How-to on International Trade.
The West Ventura County Business Alliance (WVCBA) is the chamber of commerce advocating for businesses in the cities of Camarillo and Oxnard, California.
The WVCBA is the voice for the interest of business with government, promotes economic development, works to improve the regional economy, and protects the interests of the two communities.
The Ventura County Workforce Development Board offers a valuable resource for employers and job seekers to get help when they need it. Services for job seekers include workforce training, assistance to disabled job seekers, veterans, and older workers. Services for businesses include business counseling, strategic planning, finances and cash flow, management and marketing, and regulatory compliance.
Services are offered at no cost to job seekers and no cost or low cost to employers.
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) was created by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as California’s single point of contact for economic development and job creation efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit assistance, regulatory guidance, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) aids, counsels, assists, and protects the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. We recognize that small business is critical to our economic recovery and strength, to building America’s future, and to helping the United States compete in today’s global marketplace. Although SBA has grown and evolved in the years since it was established in 1953, the bottom line mission remains the same. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.