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      • Integrated Pest Management
      • Meetings and Broadcasts
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      • Top Officials Compensation
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      • Public Defender
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      • Regional Energy Alliance
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      • Retirement Association (VCERA)
      • Sheriff’s Office
      • Treasurer-Tax Collector
      • Ventura County Law Library
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      • Emergency Medical Services Agency
      • Emergency Notifications
      • Emergency Preparedness Office (HCA)
      • Medical Examiner’s Office
      • Office of Emergency Services (VSCO)
      • Ready Ventura County
      • VC Medical Center/Santa Paula Hospital
      • Ventura County Fire Department
      • Ventura County Sheriff’s Crime Map
      • Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
    • Health and Human Services
      • Access to Health Coverage
      • Adult & Senior Services
      • Child & Youth Services
      • Crisis and Emergency Services
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Business Assistance and Resources

Ventura County Grows Business
Welcome to this brief tour of Ventura County and our ten key communities. Ventura County offers your business everything it needs and everything your employees want. Rarely does a business location provide the unique combination of infrastructure, skilled workforce, financial stability, market access, affordability and the quality of life that’s available in Ventura County.

Business Resources – General List
A general list of County, State and Federal resources for businesses.

Ventura County Green Business Program
The Ventura County Green Business Program is a free certification program that assists small- to medium-sized businesses by implementing sustainable and cost-saving measures.

Business Consultants

EDC-VC – Economic Development Collaborative
The EDC-VC is the business resource for companies of all sizes doing business in Ventura County. EDC-VC promotes jobs and economic growth to maintain the county’s economic vitality through these key programs and services: Business consulting and workshops, loans, manufacturing outreach program, G.E.T. Trade, the how-to on international trade.

SBDC – Small Business Development Center
EDC-VC has added the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to its menu of comprehensive business services. SBDC provides free advising and workshops to small business owners in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

SCORE
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. Supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and a network of 12,000+ volunteers, they are able to deliver business consulting services at no charge or at very low cost.

WEV – Women’s Economic Ventures
Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) programs combine classroom training, capital and individual technical assistance to support the small business entrepreneur through start-up, stabilization and growth phases. Most services are provided in Spanish and English.

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EDC-VC – Economic Development Collaborative
The EDC-VC is the business resource for companies of all sizes doing business in Ventura County. EDC-VC promotes jobs and economic growth to maintain the county’s economic vitality through these key programs and services: Business consulting and workshops, loans, manufacturing outreach program, G.E.T. Trade, the how-to on international trade.

SBDC – Small Business Development Center
EDC-VC has added the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to its menu of comprehensive business services. SBDC provides free advising and workshops to small business owners in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

RMDZ-Recycling Market Development Zone Program
The County of Ventura, along with its ten cities, is a state-designated Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ). The purpose of the RMDZ is to help create local markets for the processing, manufacturing, and marketing of products made from recycled materials. Businesses are eligible for a variety of state and local incentives and assistance if they use recycled or reused materials to make products, or if they can make their products out of less material than they did previously.

G.E.T Trade – Global Entrepreneur Training in Trade Program
EDC-VC program, GET International Training provides one-on-one specialized consulting and a private tour of the Port of Hueneme to help businesses develop core international business skills.

SCORE
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. Supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and a network of 12,000+ volunteers, they are able to deliver business consulting services at no charge or at very low cost.

WEV – Women’s Economic Ventures
Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) programs combine classroom training, capital and individual technical assistance to support the small business entrepreneur through start-up, stabilization and growth phases. Most services are provided in Spanish and English.

VCEDA – Ventura County Economic Development Association
To advocate for policies, legislation and programs that stimulate business and a vital economy as the foundation for a vibrant quality of life in Ventura County.

WDB – Workforce Development Board

  • Employers
    Employers can take advantage of free employment services and recruiting, on-the-job training, skills enhancement, and customized training.  Business consulting services include customized needs analysis, strategic planning and growth, management and marketing, and financial analysis.
  • Careers and Training
    The Workforce Development Board offers valuable services and resources for employers and job seekers to get help when they need it. WDB programs and services are offered at no cost to employers and job seekers through America’s Job Center of California locations in Ventura County.
  • OneStop – Job & Career Centers
    The Virtual OneStop is a comprehensive employment services web site providing online resources to job seekers and employers at no cost.
  • State Business Resources
    The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) was created by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as California’s single point of contact for economic development and job creation efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more.
  • SBA – US Small Business Administration
    Small business is America’s most powerful engine of opportunity and economic growth. That’s where the SBA comes in. SBA offers a variety of programs and support services to help businesses navigate the issues they face.

Chambers of Commerce

Camarillo Chamber of Commerce

Fillmore Chamber of Commerce

Moorpark Chamber of Commerce

Ojai Chamber of Commerce

Oxnard Chamber of Commerce

Port Hueneme Chamber of Commerce

Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce

Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce

Thousand Oaks (Canejo) Chamber of Commerce

Ventura Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development Departments

County of Ventura Regional Economic Development

City of Camarillo

City of Fillmore

City of Moorpark

City of Ojai

City of Oxnard

City of Port Hueneme

City of Santa Paula

City of Simi Valley

City of Thousand Oaks

City of Ventura

United States Census Bureau

Ventura County Statistics
To serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation’s people and economy and to provide the best mix of timeliness, relevancy, quality, and cost for the data they collect and services they provide.

Business & Industry Statistics
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Real Estate Statistics

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