Sacramento, CA – Today, the California Entrepreneurship Task Force hosted the second rapid response session, titled “Meeting the Moment,” for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sessions are meant to connect and share resources, challenges, barriers, and opportunities for small businesses to pivot and adapt to the marketplace during COVID-19.
To watch today’s session, click here. The session featured the following individuals helping to lead COVID-19 response for California entrepreneurs:
- Isabel Guzman, Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate and State Government Lead of the Entrepreneurship Task Force
- Dilawar Syed, CEO of Lumiata and Chair of Entrepreneurship Task Force
- Irma L. Olguin Jr., Co-Founder & CEO of Bitwise Industries, member of Entrepreneurship Task Force
- Teddy Liaw, CEO of NexRep, member of Entrepreneurship Task Force
- Patti Röckenwagner, Co-Owner, Röckenwagner Bakery
Isabel Guzman, Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate and State Government Lead of the Entrepreneurship Task Force began the session with a call to action: “I am so pleased that we launched the Task Force last May, and now, we are supporting its members to step into their roles as ambassadors for entrepreneurship and small business – they are truly leaning in to meet this moment.”
The rapid response sessions for California small businesses and entrepreneurs occur every Friday with Spanish-speaking webinars occurring every other Friday. To learn more about the next sessions, click here.
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth and economic development 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. For more information visit, business.ca.gov.
About CalOSBA
The Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) helps support economic growth and innovation by working to ensure that California’s small businesses and entrepreneurs have the information, tools and resources they need to plan, launch, manage and grow their businesses successfully and be resilient. The CalOSBA serves to elevate their voices in state government and to advocate on their behalf to help ensure all aspiring and current small business owners and entrepreneurs are provided with the opportunity to access capital, access markets, and connect to the networks and resources they need to succeed. For more information visit the website.
Kaitlin Lewis
Assistant Deputy Director of Communications
Email: kaitlin.lewis@gobiz.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 204-2107