Sonoma Small Business Development Center

Helping Sonoma County businesses thrive and grow through no-cost one-to-one advising and training.

Are You Looking to Start or Grow Your Small Business?

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We’re making a big impact on small business.


🙶 It’s like all the advisement that you’d have with a large corporation that you can’t afford as a small business… it’s a wealth of expertise.

Shawn Hetherman, Cookie Cutters for Kids

🙶 Having the knowledge and even just someone who works with small businesses… is wonderful.

Cathy Dean, Hoocha Hard Kombucha

SBDC Advising Services


Our team of expert advisors can help you navigate the market’s many unexpected turns – at every stage of your business – from startup to expansion to sale.

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Meet Our Advisors


Our advisors understand the realities of running a business and have helped countless entrepreneurs pull through challenging periods and plan their recovery.

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Trainings


Our online trainings and workshops offer applicable, real-world information and helpful advice. Visit our calendar to see upcoming SBDC events.

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Featured Client

Comet Corn

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Real Businesses,
Real Results


Read inspiring stories of actual SBDC clients who’ve climbed the entrepreneurial mountain.

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