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Business Services in Glenn County

Business Services in Glenn County. Orland Economic Development Commission January 05, 2010. Overview. Glenn County Human Resource Agency Business Services Providers Glenn County Human Resource Agency West Company 3CORE Glenn County Planning and Public Works Next Steps….

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Business Services in Glenn County

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  1. Business Services in Glenn County Orland Economic Development Commission January 05, 2010

  2. Overview • Glenn County Human Resource Agency • Business Services Providers • Glenn County Human Resource Agency • West Company • 3CORE • Glenn County Planning and Public Works • Next Steps…

  3. Glenn County Human Resource Agency • 2 locations • 604 East Walker, Orland, CA 95963 • 420 East Laurel, Willows, CA 95988 • Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm • Divisions • Community Action • Social Services

  4. “One-Stop” Resource Center • Employment Services • Job search assistance • Job Tips • Work readiness workshops • Vocational retraining • Job coaching • Work supports • Assistance for youth, adults, laid-off workers • Business Services • Recruitment assistance • Business reference library • Assistance for start-ups and existing businesses • Training opportunities • Subsidized Employment – NEW! • On-The-Job Training (OJT) • Work Experience (WEX) • Business workshops • Microenterprise Assistance Project

  5. Business Services Office Glenn County Human Resource Agency- Business Services Office Contact: Yassi Lam, MBA Phone: (530) 934-1494

  6. Business Services Office- Partner Network • Glenn County Business Services Network includes: • West Company • Community Development Services (CDS) • 3CORE • Glenn County Planning and Public Works • Northeastern California Small Business Development Center at Butte College (SBDC) • The Chico Project • SCORE • Come Join Us!!! The Business Services Network welcomes your expertise

  7. Business Services Office • One-on-one consultation • Start-ups • Business expansion • Business plan development • Marketing • Loan preparation • Workforce transition/layoff assistance • Training opportunities • On-The-Job Training (OJT) • Work Experience (WEX) • Subsidized Employment (federal ARRA funds)- NEW!!!

  8. Business Services Office • Oversees the Microenterprise Assistance Project • Funds provided by the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program • (January 2007) Launch Glenn County’s 1st Project • Funds available through February 2009 • 20 enrolled in Project • (February 2009) Round 2 • Funds available through December 2010 • 14 enrolled in Project (as of December 18, 2009) • (Launch by first-quarter 2010) Round 3 • Received final State clearance on December 15, 2009 • Preparing Request for Proposals • Funds available through December 2011

  9. Glenn County Microenterprise Assistance Project Contact: Bill Beckett, MBA Business Development Manager

  10. Glenn County Microenterprise Assistance Project • Qualify as a “micro-business” • 5 or fewer employees, including the owner • Meet income guidelines • Available throughout Glenn County • Assistance available at NO COST

  11. Glenn County Microenterprise Assistance Project • Qualified applicants can easily access: • Feasibility analysis tools • Business fundamentals • Business plan development • Technical assistance • Consultation for start-ups and existing businesses • Workshops and resource library • Latino Entrepreneurial Program

  12. Glenn County Microenterprise Assistance Project • “Build a Better Business” workshop series • 7 workshops • Kicks off again in January 2010 • “Got What It Takes?” on January 13, 1pm-4pm, at West Company office • Business skills assessment • Time management • Setting goals

  13. Glenn County Microenterprise Assistance Project Qualified Micro-Businesses

  14. Glenn County Microenterprise Assistance Project Registered for federal and state government sales Growing web presence Bookkeeping and record-keeping skills Evaluate business refinancing options Original product line, plus NEWutility stakes and cornered feathered ginnies

  15. Business start-up assistance • Marketing research • Product packaging • Made first sale in October 2009! Unique handcrafted theme jewelry. Jewelry is made with replica mammal, reptile, fish, and bird eyes.

  16. Business plan development Inventory management Bookkeeping assistance Business opened in July 2009! shoe

  17. Other Micro-Businesses • Computer repair and website design • Bookkeeping and payroll service • Personal trainer • Flooring repair and restoration • Furniture sales

  18. Glenn County Microenterprise Assistance Project Yassi Lam, MBA Bill Beckett, MBA Glenn County Human Resource Agency-Business Services Office (530) 934-1494 West Company- Glenn County Office (530) 865-7402 (530) 990-5801 Glenn County HRA-Business Services

  19. Orland Business Incubator Program Building the City of Orland one business at a time

  20. Orland Business Incubator Program • Contact Information: • Marc Nemanic at 3CORE at (530) 893-8732 • Funds provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) and the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs • Website at http://www.orlandbip.org/default.html • Online application available

  21. Orland Business Incubator Program • RBEG Eligibility Requirements: • The physical location of the business must be within the City of Orland • Businesses may be of any size • Priority will be given to companies that produce/manufacture products, ideally within Glenn County • The program is not intended to support retail businesses that do not produce a product • CDBG Eligibility Requirements: • The physical location of the business must be within the City of Orland • Companies must have 5 or fewer employees, including the business owner • Applicants are required to meet the program's personal income criteria and provide proof of income including tax returns for the previous two years

  22. Orland Business Incubator Program • Strategic planning • Company structuring (excluding legal advice) • Marketing • Graphic design • Corporate and product logo/identity development • Website design and development • E-commerce • Sales strategy • Finance support, including evaluation of and preparation for various financing options • Accounting (excluding tax advice) • Cash flow management • Partnering • Customer service training

  23. Orland Business Incubator Program • Hands-on business support • Business mentoring process is carried out in 3 phases • Momentum development • Team development • Relationship development

  24. 3CORE Loan Programs “Cultivating healthy businesses because people matter.”

  25. Who is 3CORE? • Federally-designated Economic Development District • 501(c)3 Tax-exempt, private non-profit public benefit corporation • State-certified Community Development Financial Institution • Licensed California Finance Lender

  26. Development Financing • 3CORE does financing that: • Bridges gaps in private financing; • Leverages private investment with sound lending in productive assets; • Supports financially-healthy, growing micro and small businesses (less than 20 employees)

  27. 3CORE Loan Programs • http://www.3coreedc.org/ • Eligibility • 3CORE manages more than 10 different Revolving Loan Funds on behalf of its member communities. Businesses seeking financing must be located within Butte, Glenn or Tehama Counties. • Loan proceeds may be used for any of the following: • Working capital • Purchasing land, buildings or existing businesses • Purchasing furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment • Business expansions or start-ups • Leasehold improvements • Lines of Credit

  28. 3CORE Loan Programs • Typical loan is $25,000-$100,000 • Generally, loan terms are between 3 and 7 years (loan terms for purchasing land, buildings or businesses can be up to 15 years.) • 3CORE interest rates generally range from the Prime Rate to 3 percent above the Prime Rate. Most loan terms are based upon a fixed interest rate • Potential small business loan customers must inject, at a minimum, 10 percent of the total project cost. Under some of 3CORE's loan programs, one job must be created for every $20,000 loaned.

  29. 3CORE Loan Activity through 2009 • Demand is high • Banks have tightened loan criteria and limited lending to the highest quality borrowers • Bank closings hit 124 in 2009; the FDIC expects another 560 banks are at risk out of 8,100 chartered banks • Credit will be hard to get until 2011 • Public loan funds = 76% (most flexible loan criteria) • Private loan funds = 43% (most restrictive loan criteria)

  30. The Ideal Business Borrower • Established business at least 2+ years old; • Growing or sustaining market share; • Strong business and ownership; • No apparent financial distress or excess leverage; • Clear plan of attack • Exceptional understanding of their market • Demonstrated public benefit with requested financing (e.g. jobs, sales tax, property taxes, other economic benefit)

  31. For more information… • Orland Business Incubator Program and Business Loans • Marc Nemanic, Executive Director, 3CORE • (530) 893-8732 • http://www.3coreedc.org/

  32. Glenn County Planning and Public Works Orland Airport Industrial Park Recycling Market Development Zones

  33. Glenn County Planning and Public Works • Contact Information: • Arnica MacCarthy, Assistant Planner, at (530) 934-6540 • The Agency is responsible for fostering and monitoring the development of Glenn County as well as constructing, operating and maintaining the public infrastructure to support that development. • Economic development is a major activity of several divisions and includes the management and development of the Orland Airport Industrial Park.

  34. Orland Airport Industrial Park • Website at http://gcppwa.net/orland_industrial_park.aspx • Paved streets, curbs, gutters, storm drainage improvements, street lights, and fire hydrants already exist. Access to utilities including sewer, water, power, and communication facilities. Infrastructure for most of the parcels has already been developed. The industrial park is intended to feature well designed buildings and attractively landscaped areas.

  35. Orland Airport Industrial Park • The biggest incentives of the industrial park are a streamlined permitting process which requires a site plan review for most uses and the ability to do a sales tax rebate if the new business generates sales tax. • The County also has access to public financing and grant programs that may assist along with Workforce Investment Act (WIA) training and recruiting of the workforce.

  36. Orland Airport Industrial Park • Currently, there are 9 different parcels that are available for non-aeronautical use. The total area of the parcels is approximately 64.37 acres. • Each parcel is zoned “MP-Industrial Park or MP District” and has a General Plan land use designation of “Business Park”. • The County will lease the land for $.01 per square foot per month for up to 25 years with an automated renewal for another 25 years.

  37. Glenn County Planning and Public Works Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ)

  38. Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) • The RMDZ program combines recycling with economic development to fuel new businesses, expand existing ones, create jobs, and divert waste from landfills. • This program provides loans, technical assistance, and free product marketing to businesses that use materials from the waste stream to manufacture their products and are located in a zone. The zones cover roughly 71,790 square miles of California from the Oregon border to San Diego.

  39. Glenn County Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) • Website at http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RMDZ/Glenn/ • Services such as management and technical assistance, a public financing network, assistance in locating necessary feedstock, project development, and expedited permit processing. Glenn County is free from many fees and taxes that impede development in other areas, such as local utility taxes.

  40. Glenn County Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) • Targeted materials include paper, glass, plastic, metals, and tires. • The Glenn County RMDZ’s main objective is to attract small businesses that manufacture molded pulp packaging and dry-process paper products, high-value pressed or blown glass, mixed plastics, molded or extruded rubber products, and compost.

  41. For more information… • Orland Airport Industrial Park and the Glenn County Recycling Market Development Zone • Arnica MacCarthy, Assistant Planner, Glenn County Planning and Public Works • (530) 934-6540

  42. Next Steps…. Glenn County HRA-Business Services

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