May 13, 2022 (San Luis Obispo, CA): Digital Market Media has won the “2022 Outstanding Business of the Year'' award and SBA Fresno District Small Business Person of the Year. Neocharge has won the “Technology Business of the Year'' award from the Central CA SBDC Network for their significant business... read more →
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Apr
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April 22, 2022 (San Luis Obispo, CA) - The Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is proud to announce the results of its 5th annual AngelCon pitch competition on April 21, 2022. The fund raised a total of $205,000 and chose to invest... read more →
Apr
20
GROVER BEACH — The new cowork space in Grover Beach, “The Launch Pad,” is celebrating a ribbon cutting and grand opening on Monday, May 2, from 12 noon to 2 pm. The ribbon cutting is scheduled for 12 noon by South County Chambers of Commerce followed by remarks from local... read more →
Mar
15
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA- The Cal Poly Center for Innovation for Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announced the top six finalists to compete in the 2022 Angel Conference: AcreCloud, ARTIFEX, Milo Sensors, NEXT Life Sciences, Novocuff, TRIC Robotics. These companies will have an opportunity to compete for $100,000+... read more →
Feb
21
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA- The Cal Poly Center for Innovation for Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announced the twelve semi-finalists to compete in the 2022 Angel Conference: AcreCloud, ARTIFEX, Eden Concept Fill, MeadowLark Software, Milo Sensors, NEXT Life Sciences, Novocuff, Pacific AgriTech, Quantum EC, Shoonya Digital, TractorCloud, TRIC... read more →
Nov
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$100,000 in Equity-Backed Investment Available for Disruptive Startups November 2, 2021 (San Luis Obispo, CA)-- Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) opens applications for Central California startups to participate in AngelCon 2022 - a competition in which local companies compete for $100,000 in... read more →
Oct
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Attributed to: Jeff Deiss, Export Finance Director West, Office of International Trade U.S. Small Business Administration jeff.deiss@sba.gov SBA lending is poised to return to something much closer to pre-pandemic conditions. FY2021 SBA lending was amped up with lots of COVID-relief stimulus – zero fees, across-the-board 90% guarantees, and Section 1112... read more →
Aug
04
Cal Poly CIE extends two of their flagship programs to North County San Luis Obispo, Calif (August 5, 2021) - The Cal Poly Center for Innovation for Entrepreneurship is excited to announce the extension of its Incubator program and Small Business Development Center to the SANDBOX Paso Robles. These two... read more →
Jul
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Cal Poly CIE Small Business Development Center launches campaign refocusing on Small Businesses Success San Luis Obispo, Calif (July 12, 2020) - After a record breaking AngelCon, with more than $145,000 awarded by local investors, the CIE Small Business Development Center launches the Moving Main Street Forward Campaign, a focused... read more →
Jun
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Investors award Tallyfor $145,000 in equity-backed funding while Armadillo Designs wins $1,000 for the Audience Choice Award at the AngelCon 2021 event. June 11, 2021 (San Luis Obispo, CA) - The Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is proud to announce the results... read more →