Resources
IF YOU ARE STARTING A BUSINESS, GROWING a business or looking for resources to improve your business, the Metro Chamber is pleased to connect you with the following business support organizations and agencies that provide the information you need to succeed.
Starting a Business
Better Business Bureau (BBB) Board of Equalization Business Information Centers (BIC s) California Government: On-line to Desktops (CalGOLD) California Secretary of State California Taxes Information Center County of Sacramento Building Inspection General Services Administration (GSA) Getting Down to Business in Sacramento County(.pdf) Global Trade and Technology Network
Finance/Capital
Angel Investor News Angel Investor News: Glossary of Investment Terms Capital Valley Ventures Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Golden Capital Network McClellan Technology Incubator Loan Fund
National Venture Capital Association Overstock.com Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA)
Financing/Contracting & Procurement Opportunities
Association of Government Marketing Assistance Specialists Cal Trans California's Procurement Coalition Provisional AuthorityCounty of Sacramento Department of Defense: Subcontracting Department of Public Works City of Sacramento Federal Technology Center (FTACs)
Grants from Department of Housing and Urban Development Grants: Business and Commerce Grants: Regional Development Hispanic Chamber/Alliance Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) SMUD E-Bid US Communities Purchasing and Finance Agency Washington Technology
Business Management & Marketing Tools
American Marketing Association (AMA) National Speakers Association: Northern California The Training Source (Los Rios)
Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local 3 Cal Jobs California Human Development Corporation California Labor & Workforce Development Agency Career OneStop Census Bureau Department of Employment and Social Services Yolo County Department of Rehabilitation Employment Development Department Labor Market Analyst Golden Sierra One Stop Career Centers
HotJobs.com Job One (El Dorado County) LearshipOne: Business Transition Specialists Linking Education & Economic Development Monster.com One Stop Career Center: Sacramento Works Sacramento Employment Training Agency SacSites.com USSearch.com
El Dorado County Economic Development Department American Arbitration Association American Association of Health Plans American Road & Transportation Association (ARTBA) Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Association of University Research Parks BizStats.com Business Committee for the Arts Inc. California Association for Local Economic Development California Department of Consumer Affairs California Institute for County Government (CICG) California Municipal Business Tax Association Capital Area Development Authority (CADA) CCH Business Owner's Toolkit CDS International Center for Digital Government Center for Women's Business Research City of Sacramento Economic Development Department Council of State Community Development Agencies Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development and Commerce Departments, by State Employment Development Department (State Employment Tax) Federal Express
Foundation for Economic Education Franchise Tax Board (State Income Tax) Health Insurance Association of America International Economic Development Council (IEDC) International Telework Association & Council InterNIC Junior Chamber International Junior Chamber USA
Labor Resources Latin Business Association Mannkal Economic Education Foundation Marketing Research Association My Own Business NanoSIG National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) National Check Fraud Center Nehemiah Program Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) Northern California World Trade Center Outdoor Advertising Association of America Placer County Economic Development Department Political Economy Research Center (PERC) Quality Life Lincoln, Calif. Report on State Economic Development Policy Rural and Community Development Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Southern Economic Development Council Southern Growth Policies Board Society for Human Resource Management Solano Economic Development Corporation (SEDCORP) State and Local Government on the Net State Board of Equalization: Property and Special Taxes Department State Science and Technology Institute The Direct Marketing Association The Family Firm Institute The Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME) The National Development Council (NDC) The Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies ThomasRegional.com Trade Show Exhibitors Association Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse TSNN.com U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Economy at a Glance United Parcel Service (UPS) United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) United States Department of Labor: Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Valley Vision Western United States Agricultural Trade Association
2002 Economic Census Association of Public Data Users Building Industry Association of Superior California (BIA) California Association of Realtors California Department of Education California Department of Finance California Employment Development Department Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development Employment Development Department Labor Market Analyst
Healthy Communities Environmental Mapping Land Use Planning Strategies and Urban Growth Boundaries National Association of Homebuilders Sacramento Employment Training Agency Sacramento Regional Research Institute SacSites.com Smart Growth Network Smart Growth Resources for Local Governments State of the Land Report United States Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Census Bureau
California State University, Sacramento Los Rios Community College District Sacramento City Unified School District Sierra College
Thunderbird Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles Woodland Adult Education Woodland Community College Yolo County Office of Education Yuba Community College District
Comstock's Business Magazine Sacramento Bee Sacramento Business Journal Sacramento Magazine Libertarian Press Sacramento Metro Chamber weekly e_Newsletter
AFL-CIO Health and Safety Department American Journalism Review Brave New Work World California Newspapers Association of Labour Media. Prosper Magazine
Transportation & Tourism
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Aviation and Transportation Security Act Bureau of Transportation Statistics Business and Economy Facts Federal Highway Administration, Field Offices Local Government Infrastructure Resources Local Transportation Technical Assistance Program National Traffic and Road Closure Information
Sacramento International Airport State Economic Development and Commerce Agencies State Tourism Agencies State Transportation Departments State Travel and Tourism Sites Tools and Resources for Managing Traffic and Congestion Transatlantic Program: German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest Chicago U.S. Department of Transportation
National Organizations
American Association of Home-Based Businesses American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators American Association of Port Authorities American Association of State and Highway Transportation OfficialsAmerican Bar Association American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association American Council of Life Insurers American Entrepreneurs for Economic Growth American Enterprise Institute American Institute of Certified Public Accountants American Management Association American Marketing Association American Planning Association American Public Works Association American Society for Public Administration Association of Internet Professionals Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Association of Small Business Development Centers Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Atlas Economic Research Foundation Cascade Policy Institute Cato Institute Center for Digital Government Charitable Recycling Collective Good City-County Communications and Marketing Association Community Development Society Corporation for Enterprise Development Council of Development Finance Agencies Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Council of State Governments Council of State Historical Records Coordinators Employee Benefit Research Institute Evergreen Freedom Foundation Fambiz.com Federation of State Medical Boards Federation of Tax Administrators Government Finance Officers Association Innovations in American Government Institute for Innovation, Creativity and Capital International City/County Management Association International Government Management Information Services International Institute of Municipal Clerks International Personnel Management Association John Locke Institute Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online Mackinac Center for Public Policy Municipal Code Corporation National Academy of Public Administration National Assembly of State Art Agencies National Association for County Community and Economic Development National Association for the Self-Employed National Association of Asian American Professionals National Association of Business Economists National Association of Counties
National Association of Development Organizations National Association of Government Records Administrators National Association of Installation Developers National Association of Insurance Commissioners National Association of Local Government Auditors National Association of Management and Technical Assistance Centers - Association of University Centers National Association of Manufacturers National Association of Regional Councils National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners National Association of Secretaries of State National Association of Seed And Venture Funds National Association of State Agencies for Surplus Property National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers National Association of State Budget Officers National Association of State Chief Information Officers National Association of State Departments of Agriculture National Association of State Development Agencies National Association of State Personnel Executives National Association of State Procurement Officials National Association of State Telecommunications Directors National Association of State Treasurers National Association of Towns and Townships(NATaT) National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) National Black Chamber of Commerce National Business Incubation Association National Business Travel Association National Center for Policy Analysis National Center for State Courts National Civic League National Community Development Association National Conference of Lieutenant Governors National Conference of State Legislatures National Federation of Independent Business National Governors' Association National Institute of Governmental Purchasing National League of Cities National Retail Federation National Venture Capital Association Native American Business Alliance Pioneer Institute Pioneer Network Public Technology, Inc. Public Housing Authorities Directors Association Southern Governors' Association State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators State Services Organization The Fraser Institute The Heritage Foundation The Independent Institute The Institute for Humane Studies The Modernization Forum The National Center for Employee Ownership U.S. Conference of Mayors U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Western Governors' Association Western Regional Science Association
Community-based Organizations
Advocates for Self-Government AFL-CIO Web Site. Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) American Electronics Association (AeA) Black Chamber of Commerce Business Information Center (Rancho Cordova BIC) California Chamber of Commerce Centers for Labor Research and Education. City College of San Francisco Labor Studies CLUW: Coalition of Labor Union Women County of Sacramento Department of Economic Development Economic and Rural Development Resources, U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Development Corporation of Oxnard El Dorado County Economic Development Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce Folsom Economic Development Corporation Great Valley Center Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Home and Land of Sacramento Laney College Labor Studies National Community Development Association North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Placer County Chamber of Commerce Placer County Economic Development Resource Capital: Real Estate Financing for Growing Businesses
Revitalizing Rural America Rocklin Chamber of Commerce Rural America at a Glance Rural Community Assistance Coordinators, U.S. Forest Service Rural Development Offices, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program Rural Utilities Service, USDA Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Sacramento Area Human Resource Association Sacramento Employmnet and Training Agency (SETA) Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Service (SNHS) Sacramento Valley Forum Sacramento Works, Inc SkillPath: Fundamentals of Successful Project Management State Building and Construction Trade Council of California Sustainable Communities Network TechCoire The Training Source (Los Rios) Union Jobs.Com Webgrrls West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Working Women Working Together
Wireless Foundation
Federal Government
Bureau of Labor Statistics BusinessLaw.gov Census Bureau: Governments Division FedBizOpps Federal Aviation Administration Federal Communications Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Reserve System Federal Trade Commission FedStats Internal Revenue Service Military-Veterans Minority Business Development Agency National Rural Development Partnership Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Office of Intergovernmental Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development Parks Public Safety Public Sector Continuous Improvement Page Public Works Regulatory Renewal Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities and Renewal Communities (HUD)
Sustaining Community Capacity, U.S. Forest Service The California Voter Foundation THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet Tourism U.S. Business Advisor U.S. Census U.S. Copyright Office U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of State U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Postal Service U.S. Senate U.S. Small Business Administration United States Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Urban Growth Seen From Space, NASA US Army Materiel (AMC) US State/Local Gateway White House
State Government
California Association for Local Economic Development California Budget Project California Labor Federation (AFL-CIO) California State Senate Capitol Alert Jack Kavanagh's "Rough and Tumble" report
Legislative Session Calendar Public Policy Institute of California State and Local Resources, Department of Housing and Urban Development States.org
County Government
El Dorado County International City/County Management Association Placer County Sacramento County Sacramento County Business Environment Resource Center (BERC) Solano County
Sutter County State Capitals Newsletters Sutter County Economic Development Yolo County Yolo County Economic Development
Local Government
City of Auburn City of Citrus Heights City of Colfax City of Davis City of Dixon City of Elk Grove City of Fairfield City of Folsom City of Galt City of Lincoln City of Marysville City of Placerville City of Rancho Cordova City of Rocklin
City of Roseville City of Sacramento City of South Lake Tahoe City of Vacaville City of West Sacramento City of Woodland International City/County Management Association Local Government Environmental Assistance Network Local Government Institute Local Government Job Net Planning Departments Planning Division Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Sacramento Visitor's Guide Tahoe City Yuba City