“Sometimes you see the trees and not the woods, and having someone guide you from the perspective that you need is really useful, and I am very grateful for the fact that the EDC SBDC exists.” – Veronica Medina
Community Clayworks LLC
Arts & Entertainment | Buellton, Santa Barbara County
“Working with Sebastian changed our mindset. We got our books back in order to show we could afford the equipment and got our first loan.” – Malan Lai
UCAN Zippers USA
Manufacturing | Long Beach, Los Angeles County
“We are both good at running a school, but we never started a school. I honestly thank God for the EDC SBDC because they really helped us step by step with things we didn’t even understand.” – Robin Bales
Carousel Montessori Preschool
Educational Services | Camarillo, Ventura County
“The EDC cares about my successes, which is incredible, and they follow up. They are paying attention to their clientele and the people around us and their success. The caring part is the biggest to me.” – Clinton Panton
Gameland
Arts and Entertainment | Oxnard, Ventura County
“We are really grateful that the harder we pushed, the more help the EDC was willing to give.” – Mason Sexton
Treasure’s of Ojai
Retail | Ojai, Ventura County
“The Small Business Administration and the EDC Small Business Development Center were a resource hub for me. Whenever I had a question, I would go to [their] website and find a workshop, event or a mentor.” – Denice Wharton
Suma
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | Oxnard, Ventura County
“Simona (EDC SBDC Business Advisor) introduced me to programs that I didn’t know about and that I probably wouldn’t have looked at without her encouragement.” – Robert Campana
PanDia Seeds, Inc.
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Ventura, Ventura County
“We were really having cash flow problems, and our EDC SBDC Advisor helped us get a handle on our financial plan. They held my hand every step of the way.” – Kim Selkoe, Ph.D.
Get Hooked Seafood
Accommodation and Food Services | Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County
“We wanted to move to the heart of digital health. The EDC SBDC became our mentors and guides to learning whom we needed to talk to and to whom we needed to expose our ideas.” – Widiberto Medina
Telebionix
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | Moorpark, Ventura County
“FULL STORY COMING SOON!” – Lura Ball
Lura’s Kitchen
Food Services | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
“The big thing EDC SBDC provided for us was the opportunity to get the business loan that we absolutely needed to make this happen.” – Jen Schwertman
Fluid State LLC
Food Services | Ventura, Ventura County