Small Business Advocate
Thomas Bates
800 Capitol Mall, Suite 1022
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-1449 direct line
(916) 657-1377 fax line
The California Workforce Development Board is committed to ensuring support and assistance to small businesses in California. If you are a small business owner and need assistance with hiring employees, job training, or other matters, please contact our Small Business Liaison.
The liaison will:
- Respond to complaints from small business
- Provide technical advice and assistance to small businesses regarding compliance with the Agency’s regulation
- Report small business concerns to the Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- Assist the Secretary to ensure the Agency’s procurement and contracting process is sufficient to meet the existing 25 percent small business participation goal, and
- Provide additional assistance and referral as deemed necessary
For additional information about small business and services
California Department of General Services
Featured Links
- CA Community Colleges Econ & Workforce Development
- California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- Employment Development Department
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- California Department of Education
- State Personnel Board
- EDD/Labor Market Information Division
- EDD Policy & Guidance
- California Employment Training Panel
- Workforce Investment Works
- California Department of Rehabilitation