City of West Hollywood Business Tax Reduction Program
A special tax exemption offered to new businesses in their first 12 months of operation, 50% reduction in year 2.
California Business Portal
Find all the tools and resources you need to get your business up and running in California, including incentives, business assistance, registration and permits and workforce information.
WomensNet
WomensNet is a community of entrepreneurial women who create unique content and reports to help other women business owners offers multiple opportunities to apply for grants to woman-owned businesses, including (but not limited to) the Monthly Amber Grant and Monthly Startup Grant. If you are a woman who is 18 years or older, your business is at least 50% woman-owned, and operates in the United States or Canada, you are eligible to apply.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation Los Angeles (LISC LA)
LISC LA is a national non-profit organization that supports community development in cities and rural areas throughout the country. Their Asset Building for Communities of Color (ABC) Program was created to help small businesses operating in communities of color in Los Angeles County grow their companies, build wealth, and create or maintain jobs. Follow link for more information on how to apply for financing opportunities.
CalGold
Assists businesses in finding appropriate permit information at all levels of government and provides contact information for the various agencies that administer & issue permits.
Los Angeles County SMART Funding
Offers competitive loan programs created to assist a variety of established businesses located in Los Angeles County.
Small Business Development Center
A non-profit agency with funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) helps small business owners succeed with low-cost training and no-cost one-on-one advising from experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts.
Los Angeles SCORE
A volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. Provides free business mentoring services and low-cost business workshops and seminars by active and retired business executives and entrepreneurs.
U.S. Small Business Administration
Provides loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions, resources, and other forms of assistance to small businesses.
U.S. Export Assistance Center, Los Angeles (Export.Gov)
Provides assistance to help companies get started in exporting or increase export sales to new global markets.
Southern California Edison – Economic Development Services
Electric utility for West Hollywood. Provides free one-on-one, specialized consulting services and energy assessments to local businesses. After assessing your business, they will propose a package of available incentives, tools and programs to reduce your operating costs and help make your business more competitive.
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (LAGLCC)
The LAGLCC advances common business interests, economic growth, and equality in the workplace and society for its LGBTQ members, businesses, and allies by providing educational, networking, and community building opportunities.
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TransCanWork Anti-Transphobia Workplace Toolkit
- Inclusive Workplace Pronouns Timeline and Tips Sheet
- Pronouns are becoming more important and with generation Z and millennials becoming the dominant workforce by 2025, it’s the new normal.
- Put this up in a place where your workforce will see it; lunch rooms, HR office, break rooms, locker rooms etc. Add this to your on-boarding package and let your new hires know that you are an inclusive workplace.
- Inclusive Workplace Resource Sheet
- Add this to your on-boarding package and let your new hires know that you are an inclusive workplace.
- Share this with your HR person. They will learn about the law and how it protects gender in California.
- It provides in-depth guidance for purchasing inclusive insurance packages.
- It highlights the barriers that Trans and Gender Non-Conforming employees experience when joining a new company.
- 19x28 Inclusive Workplace Tips Poster
- Post this in a place where your workforce will see it; lunch rooms, HR office, break rooms, locker rooms etc.
- Add this to your on-boarding package and let your new hires know that you are an inclusive workplace.
- Diversity and Inclusion Training Course: "First Day on The Job"
- Use this when onboarding new employees. Participants will follow the link to a FREE Gender Diversity in the Workplace training. Upon satisfactory completion of the training ( a score of 70% or better) and receive a printable Diversity and Inclusion Certificate.
- TransCanWork Brochure
- Provides an overview of the work and services provided to businesses by TransCanWork
