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YoloWorks! is offering FREE online training through Metrix Learning February 26, 2021 The Metrix Learning program is being offered through SkillUp Yolo County, an initiative led by the Yolo County Workforce Innovation (WIB) to encourage local residents to take advantage of opportunities to develop new skills to help their chances to improve their employment situation…

California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) February 26, 2021 Applications Are Open for Up & Running California: A New eBay Program Offering Free eCommerce Training for Small Businesses We’ve partnered with eBay to announce the launch of the Up & Running California program. Through the program, up to 300 California small businesses will…

Governor’s Budget Proposes Economic Relief, No New Taxes By Loren Kaye -January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021 Nobody would have been surprised if Governor Gavin Newsom had presented his new state budget wearing a neck brace. The whiplash from budget boom to bust to recovery must have been intense. One year ago while the country,…

NEW Class – Social Media for Beginners January 6, 2021 This Class will be offered Monday, January 11, 2021 from 3pm – 5pm FREE Social media marketing is an essential tool for businesses large and small. Learn how to understand to grow your following and fanbase on Facebook and Instagram and understand how social proof…

City of Winters Business Rent & Mortgage Assistance Grant November 19, 2020 The City of Winters is taking applications for a NEW Business Rent and Mortgage Assistance Grant Program. This grant was designed to help businesses who did not receive grant funding from the Small Business Relief Grant that Yolo County administered. This grant only…

Participate in the Small Business School Challenge! October 1, 2020 The deadline to apply to participate in the second Small Business School Challenge, a national virtual business innovation event pairing real small business owners with teams of MBA students to create new strategies to succeed, has been extended through October 7th. Ideal applicants are small…

IRS Issues Guidelines to Presidents Payroll Tax Deferral Order August 31, 2020 The U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidelines to President Donald Trump’s payroll tax deferral executive order on Friday night. The guidelines are available at: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-20-65.pdf. President Trump signed an executive order on August 8 calling for a deferral…

FREE Small Business Webinars July 21, 2020 SOCIAL MEDIA SELLING – PT 1 PICK YOUR PLATFORM Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:00am to 11:00am FREE In the ever changing world of Social Media, picking the right platform for your marketing and sales is key. But with so many out there, how to you take out the…

Employees Share Thoughts on Working From Home, Socializing, Returning to Work June 10, 2020 by Katie Culliton, Editor, CalChamber Most employees currently working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic are realizing the positive impacts on their job over the last few months, and many are working more hours than if they were in the…

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