Our Vision
To catalyze an innovative and entrepreneurial culture at Cal Poly and within the San Luis Obispo community.
Our Success StoriesTo catalyze an innovative and entrepreneurial culture at Cal Poly and within the San Luis Obispo community.
Our Success StoriesLocated in the heart of downtown San Luis Obispo, serving businesses throughout the county.
Contact UsTo help create jobs and grow our regional economy by providing entrepreneurs and small businesses with high quality education, consulting, support for innovation, and all of the tools necessary to build successful, sustainable, and scalable businesses.
No cost professional business consulting from industry experts in marketing, finance & access to capital, IP, and more.
Each month we bring in local business professionals who specialize in all aspects of business from accounting to marketing.
Learn MoreIntensive schedule of bootcamps, workshops, & events designed to strengthen business and entrepreneurial skills.
Learn MoreThe physical space in downtown SLO where talented entrepreneurs can cowork or incubate, & access SBDC programming.
Learn MoreEconomic Development Director
Read MoreJudy runs the CIE Incubator and SBDC programs. She holds a J.D. from the University of Paris X Law School and an LLM in International Tax Law at Golden Gate University.
Director of Finance and Operations
Read MoreWith over 20 years of financial and management experience, Damon oversees the financial, accounting and daily operations of the CIE. Damon was born in England and raised in South Africa and moved to the USA 20 years ago.
Assistant director
Read MoreLiz is in charge of operations, coordinates center staff, consultants and assists with budget oversight and grant reporting.
Project Coordinator
Read MoreMadison is responsible for coordinating SBDC programs, events, and email marketing.
Admin & Graphic Design Coordinator
Read MoreLynsey is responsible for SBDC new client onboarding, graphic design and social media management.
“I have been meeting with our lead consultant on a weekly basis, which has been very useful to discuss our challenges and be pointed to the right direction. Because the SBDC consultants have disparate areas of expertise, I was able to get help on different topics such as fundraising, bookkeeping, building financial projections and marketing.”
–Rita Mounir, Co-Founder and COO of Allthenticate
“As the business challenges escalated in 2020, our partnership with SBDC afforded us local help, skilled insight, and on-demand assistance. Our successes throughout the year were because we had timely and professional guidance to navigate our disaster assistance, maintain employees and customers, and plan for new horizons with e-commerce and digital services.”
–Mary Uebersax, CEO of Earthtones