Business Advising

Business Advising

Business advising can be helpful to business owners who are seeking additional advice and knowledge. We have a team of professionals who are capable of helping you with whatever your needs might be. Also, if what you need help with requires more expertise, we have a vast network of resources to help you find an advisor.

Business Services at San Pablo EDC

We have staff on hand who can help you with a variety of services related to managing your businesses. We can help you with:

• Completing forms and applications
• Navigating City of San Pablo permit and business license process
• Addressing any inspection and code compliance issues
• Answering any questions you have regarding business programs offered in San Pablo
• Providing market and business environment insights if you are operating a business in San Pablo
• Connecting with local resources and experts

Technical Assistance

In compliance with the mission to develop, diversify, and stabilize the local economy, San Pablo EDC offers technical guidance to local businesses and entrepreneurs, so to help them succeed in their respective marketplace every 2nd and 4th of the Month from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, which includes:

• Market Investigation - Investigating market sector/industry with businesses so that they better understand the competition and what might be hindering or causing success, and how they can strategically position themselves within the market
• Business Plan - Working with businesses and entrepreneurs to fill-out a lean business model canvas that defines their value proposition, their core differentiating competencies, and their advantages over competition to frame a business strategy that gives them the best chance of success
• Basic Financial Analysis - Analyzing the essential fixed and marginal profits and costs associated with a business to estimate initial investment and operating costs, and help outline strategies towards profitability
• Marketing Strategy - Outlining businesses and entrepreneurs target client demographics and brainstorming ways that they can connect to target market and localize content such that they effectively communicate their value proposition with target market

Other Local Technical Assistance Providers

In addition to the staff at the San Pablo EDC, we are connected to an extensive network of partners and organizations who can help provide you with no-cost or free advisory services. Depending on what your needs are, we can craft a referral plan for you that addresses your business challenges.