Help Us Advance Entrepreneurship
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Entrepreneurship Task Force (ETF). supported by CalOSBA, serves as a working group to share ideas and solutions to propel California’s next generation of innovative entrepreneurs and small and medium businesses, and to ensure that ALL California startups and firms have access to resources to grow or scale.
The Entrepreneurship Task Force is engaging in an historic conversation about what California can do to maintain its global leadership, strengthen its resilience, and strengthen an inclusive startup and innovation culture to build the future economy.
The Task Force is supported by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) and serves as a bridge to SMBs to help California maintain its entrepreneurial and innovation leadership.
The California Entrepreneurship Task Force has launched a series of COVID-19 Rapid Response Virtual Sessions to engage with fellow small business owners and entrepreneurs across our state. We recognize that it is critical that small businesses and entrepreneurs–– so many of whom are impacted by the pandemic–– have access to information and resources, as well as connection to a community of fellow leaders to discuss issues, challenges and barriers. We hope you will join us in these discussions.
COVID-19 Rapid Response Sessions:
- Friday, August 7, 2020 – 10:00AM – Small Business Resources for Relief, Re-Opening and Recovery – Click here to watch the webinar
- Viernes, 24 de Julio, 2020 – 11:00am – Alivio y Recuperación de Pequeñas Empresas – Por favor, haga clic aquí para la grabación
- Friday, July 17, 2020 – 11:00am – Small Business Relief and Recovery – Click here to watch the webinar
- Friday, June 26, 2020 – 11:00am – Capital and Connections Part II: Startup Success for Communities of Color – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
- Friday, June 19, 2020 – 11:00am – Capital and Connections Part I: Loans and Resources – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
- Friday, June 5, 2020 – 11:00am – La Reapertura: Navegando la Orientación Estatal y Local para que los Clientes Regresen Seguramente – Por favor, haga clic aquí para la grabación
- Viernes, 29 de Mayo, 2020 – 12:00pm – Prestamo PPP Guianza de Perdón Lo que se debe Y No se debe hacer – Por favor, haga clic aquí para la grabación
- Friday, May 29, 2020 – 11:00am – Reopening: Navigating State and Local Guidance to Bring Customers Back Safely – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
- Friday, May 29, 2020 – 10:00am – PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance Webinar – The Do’s and Don’ts – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
- Friday, May 22, 2020 – No webinar in observance of Memorial Day
- 15 de Mayo, 2020 – 11:00am – Preparando la Reapertura: Herramientas y Estrategias Digitales – Por favor, haga clic aquí para la grabación
- May 8, 2020 – 11:00am – Bridging Re-opening Digital Tools & Strategies – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
- 1 de Mayo, 2020 – 11:00am – Accesso a Capital – con Diferentes Recursos – Por favor, haga clic aquí para la grabación
- Friday, April 24, 2020 – 11:00am – Access to Capital – Alternative Sources – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
- 17 de Abril, 2020, 11:00am – Enfrenta Este Momento – Por favor, haga clic aquí para la grabación
- Friday, April 10, 2020, 11:00am – Meet This Moment – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
- 3 de abril, 2020 – Conectar Negocios Pequenos con Recursos – Por favor, haga clic aquí para la grabación
- March 27, 2020 – Connect to Small Business Resources – Click here to watch the webinar recording.
To receive information on future events, please sign up for updates here.
News and Press Releases:
- Jan 20, 2020 SF Chronicle “California must nurture economic opportunity in its heartland“
- July 26, 2019 GO-Biz Announces New Members
- May 23, 2019 CA Governor Launches Task Force
- May 23, 2019 Why This Startup Friendly State Needs to Keep Entrepreneurs in Mind
Entrepreneurship Task Force

Dilawar Syed
President and CEO, Lumiata, Chair of the Entrepreneurship Task Force

Dawn Barry
President and Co-founder, LunaPBC

Jamin Brazil
Co-founder and Advisor, Valley Innovations

Nely Galán
Founder, Galan Entertainment

Ryan Gales
CEO, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc.

Jay Goth
Managing Partner, Murrieta Genomics

Frederik Groce
Principal at Storm Ventures and co-founder of BLCK VC

Charles Hudson
Managing Partner and Founder, Precursors Ventures

Shelly Kapoor Collins
General Partner, Shatter Fund

Kusum Kavia
Co-Founder and President, Combustion Associates, Inc.

Bismarck Lepe
Founder and CEO, Wizeline

Teddy Liaw
CEO, NexRep

Irma Olguin, Jr
CEO and Co-Founder, Bitwise Industries

Patricia Röckenwagner
Co-founder, The Röckenwagner Bakery Group
Entrepreneurship Task Force

Dilawar Syed
President and CEO, Lumiata, Chair of the Entrepreneurship Task Force

Dawn Barry
President and Co-founder, LunaPBC

Jamin Brazil
Co-founder and Advisor, Valley Innovations

Nely Galán
Founder, Galan Entertainment

Ryan Gales
CEO, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc.

Jay Goth
Managing Partner, Murrieta Genomics

Frederik Groce
Principal at Storm Ventures and co-founder of BLCK VC

Charles Hudson
Managing Partner and Founder, Precursors Ventures

Shelly Kapoor Collins
General Partner, Shatter Fund

Kusum Kavia
Co-Founder and President, Combustion Associates, Inc.

Bismarck Lepe
Founder and CEO, Wizeline

Teddy Liaw
CEO, NexRep

Irma Olguin, Jr
CEO and Co-Founder, Bitwise Industries

Patricia Röckenwagner
Co-founder, The Röckenwagner Bakery Group