A brief introduction to entrepreneurship and the creation and development of new business ventures.    

With the right tools and international marketing strategy, businesses are expanding globally to meet new demands. This workshop introduces Google's Market Finder, a free tool that can help you identify new international business opportunities and plan for success.  In this workshop, we’ll:

Whether you’re striving to pay off debt, grow your business or just gain control of your finances, creating an effective budget is the cornerstone of business success. In this webinar, our expert speaker will show you how to build an effective and easy budget that you can use to plan, […]

Register today to learn how to build your social media brand, create engagement to increase visibility & sales in a short amount of time. Join us to find out how to foster positive results without devoting your entire business life to social media posting.

Join Team Chico and the Chico Chamber of Commerce for the latest installment of our business education series, Business & Breakfast, for an introduction to de-escalation.

This webinar will focus on building and managing a sales and marketing organization mission critical to driving top line revenue growth. The webinar will review different types of organizations, which are most appropriate for different types of businesses, how to structure and reward sales people and how to maintain your […]

Not sure where to start in your businesses HR process? Join us for HR 101 with presenter D G Denero Consulting. Welcome to the ChicoSTART Lunch & Learn Ridgestart! Ridgestart and the Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce are our ChicoSTART CA Accelerated Innovation Hub Partners. We look forward to bringing […]

Social media can be a powerful tool for small business owners to market their products and services directly to their customers. However, social media can also be overwhelming. Which platform do you post on? How often should you post? What do you post and when?In this webinar, marketing expert Patty […]

1MC Chico has a new presenter March 13th! Lets give a grand welcome to Chico Sprouts. ⁠ We are excited to host Chico Spouts our special guests for next weeks presentation. Chico Sprouts is dedicated to providing the most ⁠nourishing and flavorful microgreens available. They seek advice from our community […]

The 2024 California Supplier Diversity Symposium is set for March 14 in West Sacramento, CA. Registration will open soon, and we want to make sure you're on the list! Complete this form to pre-register and save your spot.

Did you know that transportation agencies purchase (or “procure”) goods and services from small businesses in industries ranging from engineering and technology to textile manufacturing and janitorial services? If you’re ready to take your business to the next level, join our comprehensive Transportation Procurement series to learn how you can […]