Abdul Afridi | California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)

To every small business-owner I have had the pleasure of meeting over these four and a half years — and those I didn’t meet — know that you are essential to California’s success as the fourth-largest economy in the world.

From the Advocate By Tara Lynn Gray September 2025 To every small business-owner I have had the pleasure of meeting over these four and a half years — and those I didn’t meet — know that you are essential to California’s success as the fourth-largest economy in the...
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Super Foam

Industrial Chemistry, Manufacturing, Riverside County, Southern California

CEO Zef Neemuchwala, and his founding team of Lead Research Chemist, David Hernandez, and Lead Automation Engineer, Jatomis Stevensen, are set to revolutionize the materials technology industry…

Sweet Bean Coffee House

Butte County, Coffee Shop, Northern California

For Ronda Moore-Gambone and her daughter, Sarah Goings, owning a coffee shop was a long-held dream that always seemed just out of reach. Their shared passion for coffee was deeply rooted in personal experiences…

Amor Backyard Farm

Agricultural, Central California, Farming, Kern County, Urban Micro Farm CSA

Evelyn Young Spath had completed the KIEH Incubator and walked away with insights on a path to complete her business plan, expanded financial literacy, a solid foundation on what is needed…

The Siskiyou Economic Development Council

Northern California, Shasta County, Siskiyou County, Trinity County

The Siskiyou Economic Development Council (SEDC), through its Shasta-Cascade Innovation Hub (IHub), is empowering the entrepreneurs driving innovation and growth in Northern California’s rural economy….