Take Your Business Out of Hibernation and SPRING into the Chicostart + growTECH 2023 Spring Workshop Series!⁠ These strategic and innovative workshops will be held over 2 days at Stoble Workplace in Downtown Chico. Topics covered: startups and business banking, design thinking, leadership & culture, cleantech, and more. Price per […]

In 2022 SCORE helped start 30,453 new businesses leading to the creation of 82,117 new non-owner jobs, and 90% of "in business" clients were still in business at the end of 2022. In this webinar, you'll hear from our SCORE mentors and learn how they used their skills and experience […]

In this four-session Deep Dive module, clients work with our team and a group of their peers to: -Better understand their business funding needs -Get to know various sources of capital that might help their business start or grow -Learn to plan for financial success as an entrepreneur -Identify information […]

Event Title: How To Start A Successful Food Truck Business (Paradise)4/19/2023 Scheduled Time(s): 9:00am – 11:00am Total Hours: 2:00 (h:mm)Description:You will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting a food truck business. Topics include the differences in purchasing or leasing a truck, how commissaries work, health permit and requirements, […]

Take Your Business Out of Hibernation and SPRING into the Chicostart + growTECH 2023 Spring Workshop Series!⁠ These strategic and innovative workshops will be held over 2 days at Stoble Workplace in Downtown Chico. Topics covered: startups and business banking, design thinking, leadership & culture, cleantech, and more. Price per […]

Learn how... Ridgestart can help entrepreneurs on the Ridge grow their business To get the most from our community to help you grow personally and professionally To create and drive entrepreneurial culture on the ridge We will be hosting an overview of RIDGESTART Powered by Chicostart on April 20th at […]

In this four-session Deep Dive module, clients work with our team and a group of their peers to: -Better understand their business funding needs -Get to know various sources of capital that might help their business start or grow -Learn to plan for financial success as an entrepreneur -Identify information […]

Starting and running a small business is no small task, but with the right strategies and tools, you can streamline your processes, increasing your productivity and ultimately leading to more profitability. In this webinar, our expert presenters will provide a framework to help you implement these five cost-effective strategies so […]

In this four-session Deep Dive module, clients work with our team and a group of their peers to: -Better understand their business funding needs -Get to know various sources of capital that might help their business start or grow -Learn to plan for financial success as an entrepreneur -Identify information […]

On Wednesday, April 12, 1MC Chico will be joined by the student-led smart card company, Fusion NFC. Fusion NFC is a smart business card company, founded by nine Chico State students, and they have created a solution that eliminates the need for outdated traditional business cards. Fusion NFC cards allow users […]

In this four-session Deep Dive module, clients work with our team and a group of their peers to: -Better understand their business funding needs -Get to know various sources of capital that might help their business start or grow -Learn to plan for financial success as an entrepreneur -Identify information […]

Is selling online for you? Have you considered Etsy? While brick and mortar businesses have struggled with capacity building, online options have saved many businesses.  You will learn the basics of Etsy, including the importance of offering options to their customer base, and how this can contribute to growth and […]