Businesses

Sonoma County Economic Development Board

Fire Recovery Resources from the EDB for business owners or employees of businesses that have been affected by the Sonoma County Fires.

California Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)

SBDCs are providing the following services to help small businesses impacted by the disaster (no charge for any services):

• Counseling for financial, accounting, marketing and other post-disaster challenges
• Management and technical assistance
• Business planning to help business owners re-establish their operations and plan for their future
• Help in reconstructing damaged or destroyed business records
• Assistance with updating or rewriting business plans
• Assistance with accessing government contracts and procurement related to the disaster

Sonoma County Economic Development Board
141 Stony Circle, Suite 110
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 595-0060
SBDCclientservices@napavalley.edu

SCORE

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses. Because their work is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and volunteers, services are delivered at no charge or at very low cost.

SCORE has experts in virtually every area of business management to mentor small businesses. Mentors are available to help small businesses with their disaster recovery (no charge for individual and team counseling). Services include:

• Free online disaster preparedness/recovery resources for small business at
  score.org/disaster-preparedness-recovery
• Matching volunteer business-management mentors with clients in need of expert advice
• In-depth counseling and training with small business owners and managers
• Help to identify business problems, determine the causes and find solutions
• Maintaining a confidential and personal relationship

Santa Rosa SCORE Main Office
P.O. Box 6083
Santa Rosa, CA 95406
(707) 571-8342
northcoast.score.org