Wells Fargo awards $1.25 million grant to Together for L.A., focused on diverse-owned small business
LAEDC and partners will expand assistance to women- and BIPOC-owned small businesses thanks to this generous grant from Wells Fargo
Keep Our Shops on the Block: Personal Care and Retail Recovery Grant
Attend our webinar to learn how to apply Los Angeles County Regional COVID Fund Keep Our Shops on the Block: Personal Care and Retail Recovery…
How to apply for CA Relief Grant: webinars for Small Business – Register!
JUST ADDED: 2/8 Webinar! In an effort to help the recovery of California small businesses, LAEDC will be conducting short webinar briefings on how to…
Business recovery webinars from LAEDC support small business
LAEDC has posted a series of great webinars to help businesses reinvent, address challenges and recover. Topics include: Dominate the Market / Grow Yo…
Playa Las Tunas restaurant, one of many businesses receiving LAEDC assistance
LAEDC's team continues to assist -- at no cost -- businesses struggling during the pandemic. One great story is Playa Las Tunas restaurant, which had …
CA Relief Grants available for small business: next round starts Feb 2
UPDATE 1/14/21: First round has closed, and the second round has been announced. State of California has opened up two rounds of grants to small bus…
Business Recovery Webinars posted: improve cash flow, operations, marketing
As part of the Safer at Work campaign, and LAEDC’s continuing commitment to help at-risk businesses reinvent and survive, new tutorials have been posted to…
Additional grant money & tax relief available to small businesses from CA Rebuilding Fund
Governor Newsom announced a package of assistance for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, including sales tax relief (click here), $500 million in grants, and an additional $12.5 million added…
Small business assistance capacity increases at LAEDC; Utilize our resources
LAEDC’s business assistance team has been growing as we have hired additional staff to meet the greater demand from small businesses experiencing challenges during the…
Restaurants & bars get assistance from LAEDC as they adapt: Stories from Keep LA Working Program
As restaurants face unprecedented challenges this year, LAEDC’s team is assisting them with access to capital, e-commerce strategies, and analysis of their operations to keep…
Small businesses persevering, stories from the Keep L.A. Working Program
LAEDC continues to assist, confidentially and at no cost, the businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits of Los Angeles that are facing challenges, as part of our…
Build back your book of business, and gain tips for business survival: Free workshops
Are you wondering how your business can survive, and need answers about expanding your e-commerce, managing finances, and reinventing your marketing and business strategies? County…
ShakeOut reminds us the importance of preparedness and resilience
Use October 15th to have a short planning meeting with your management team to ask, Is our business prepared? We all know a 7.8 magnitude…
Overcoming challenges: stories of perseverance and assistance in LAEDC 2020 Annual Report
LAEDC’s annual report tells the stories of many businesses and their employees who have faced unprecedented crisis in 2020 and managed to move ahead. Read…
New Go-Biz Initiative Looks to Support Smallest of California Small Businesses
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) today announced the California Rebuilding Fund, a new public-private partnership that will leverage government backed capital…
#ShopSafeShopLocal program helps California small businesses gain online sales, capture local buyers
Many small businesses have suffered in the pandemic because they lack a good internet sales system, at a time when shoppers are using more in-home…
Business owners with property damage from civil unrest asked to register for aid by County of LA
LA County Office of Emergency Management asks business owners with damages due to civil unrest to register online as first step towards disaster aid The…
L.A. City Council votes to Expand Access for Minority and Small Business via online portal
Move connects small and underserved businesses with procurement opportunities to create a more equitable business environment in Los Angeles. Congratulations for this important step forward…
Grifols Collaboration with US Government to Produce the First Treatment Specifically Targeting COVID-19
Lifescience company Grifols, with significant operations in LA, is pivoting to serve immediate health needs during the pandemic, using its advanced blood plasma processing operations…
Visit LAEDC’s Coronavirus response page – Community Connectory – for resources and assistance!
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Earthquake Prep: Take one step today to reduce risk to your business
Add your email address at the Resilient Business Challenge on OutsmartDisaster.com. This is the most important step you can take. LAEDC is raising awareness of…
LAEDC Eddy Awards to recognize Citi as the 2019 Corporate Honoree
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) will honor Citi at this year’s Eddy Awards. The global bank is the 2019 Corporate Honoree; a…
LAEDC opposes AB 485 because it discourages logistics projects that create jobs (2019 Legis. Session)
LAEDC strongly opposes Assembly Bill (AB) 485 (Medina), as it did last year with AB 2853, which was an antecedent bill ultimately vetoed by then…
Latest 7.1 earthquake serves as reminder: Is your organization prepared?
The shaking that Angelenos felt during the recent 7.1 was very mild compared to what we will eventually experience in a closer, large earthquake on…