Businesses

In partnership with the Vietnamese National Association Real Estate Professionals of Southern California (VNARP SC), the City is co-hosting a free First-Time Homebuyers Fair on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, at 11300 Stanford Avenue.

Learn how to utilize paid advertising on digital and social platforms, such as TikTok, Nextdoor, Google, Instagram, and Yelp. Classes will be held online, via Zoom, from August 3 through August 31, 2022. Register HERE.

Program guidelines and application.

The Orange County Microbusiness Grants is re-opening on Monday, May 9, 2022. Qualified microbusinesses may be eligible to receive a one-time grant award of up to $2,500.

Orange County Microbusiness grants application opens Monday, February 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM PST

This calendar features: General Events, Events In Spanish, Women in Business, Government Contracting, International Trade, and Other Federal & Local Government, Trade, and Small Business Organization Events. Training is provided by Resource Partners partially funded by the SBA and Other Collaborators.

On July 12th, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a transformative budget, including the largest economic and business recovery package in California state history. The historic budget includes an array of funding opportunities, relief programs, and business incentives to accelerate an innovative and resilient economic recovery.

This guide is intended to help businesses and for-profit entities identify relevant new and existing state funding resources for recovery and success.

Small businesses throughout Orange County are in need of building a digital presence and driving new sales to their business. The Creating a Digital Presence program will teach small business owners how to set-up an online profile through Google, how to reach out to customers for a Google review, and how to create social media posts. The program will then change to highlight how to use paid and non-paid advertising to generate leads that turn into sales. The program will culminate with business owners receiving a small grant to put towards advertising that will generate customer traffic.

Classes are available in Vietnamese and Spanish. Click here to learn more.

Wednesday, September 29 | 9AM - 1PM
Generate leads and enhance your digital presence at the Growth Summit - Orange County Small Business Conference. During this event, we will focus on small business financing, marketing, e-commerce, and operations. Attendees will learn about accessing the necessary capital in recovering and growing post-COVID.

Whether you're a start-up or a small to medium size business SBDC California in partnership with the City of Garden Grove can support you with marketing services. Would you like to know what your competitors are doing online or what key-words are critical to driving traffic to your website?

Safely reopening the economy while continuing vaccinations and protecting the health & well being of Californians.

For those that were unable to attend the Live Event or would like to listen again, you can access the webinar recording and Q&A here.

Registration for the SBA application portal will begin on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9 am ET. Applications will open on Monday, May 3, 2021, at noon ET.

The SBA Orange County/Inland Empire District Office is presenting an informational webinar to inform and educate business owners in the restaurant, bar, catering, food truck and other food & beverage industries to learn how they can benefit from the SBA's Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

This program provides emergency assistance for eligible restaurants, bars, and other qualifying businesses impacted by COVID-19.

The City of Garden Grove will be holding a virtual community forum to present information on the new requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs).

We will be discussing:

• Cities to share Small Business Programs and Efforts
• Updates on the SBA, EIDL, and PPP loan programs
• Other Funding Opportunities
• Additional Resources to Assist Your Business During COVID-19
• Orange County Small Business Development Center Services, No Cost, No Catch

We will be discussing:

• Cities to share Small Business Programs and Efforts
• Updates on the SBA, EIDL, and PPP loan programs
• Other Funding Opportunities
• Additional Resources to Assist Your Business During COVID-19
• Orange County Small Business Development Center Services, No Cost, No Catch

Town Hall Small Business Resources Zoom Webinar is now available.

Status: Coming Soon Visit the SVOG website for additional information on the types of entities eligible, how to calculate how much you may be eligible for under this grant program and the proposed plan for phased implementation.

Status: Coming Soon Newly created as part of the recent legislation, the Economic Aid Act, to provide businesses located in low-income communities with additional funds of up to $10,000 to ensure small business continuity, adaptation, and resiliency.

Status: Open! Deadline: December 31, 2021 The EIDL program offers a working capital loan for small businesses and nonprofits adversely affected by COVID-19. Loans direct from SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance are available with a 3.75% interest rate (2.75% for nonprofits) and 30-year term and payments are deferred for 12 months.

Status: Open! All lenders are eligible to submit applications for a 1st or 2nd Draw PPP loan. Deadline: March 31, 2021 if funding is still available Small businesses and eligible nonprofits may apply for their first PPP loan or, if they meet the criteria, a second PPP loan, if they have used all the funds from their first PPP loan. This loan is forgivable if borrowers used the funds in the authorized manner and spend at least 60% of the loan proceeds on payroll costs and no more than 40% on authorized non-payroll costs.