Upcoming Events and Workshops Hosted by the North Coast SBDC
Spring, 2025
About North Coast SBDC:
● North Coast Small Business Development Center is a nonprofit that helps you profit.
Whether it’s access to capital, human resources, compliance, marketing, accounting, or
any other business need — SBDC is your one-stop-shop for accelerating small business
success. With educational workshops and trainings we spread best practices and ensure
our local business community is up to date on the latest innovations. As a client you will
also receive one-on-one advising and mentorship, tapping into a large network of
business experts.
● And now we are located at the new formed StartUp Humboldt Innovation Hub. StartUp
Humboldt brings together a powerhouse of organizations—including Cal Poly Humboldt,
College of the Redwoods, Institute for Entrepreneurship Education, the North Coast &
NorCal Small Business Development Centers, and Lost Coast Ventures—to support and
grow our region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Upcoming Events and Workshops hosted by North Coast SBDC:
- Grand Opening of StartUp Humboldt Innovation Hub
○ April 24th, 4-6pm
○ 876 7th Street, Arcata, CA
○ Ribbon Cutting, Mixer with snacks and beverages,
○ Meet the partners and learn about the mission to accelerate scalable startups,
rooted in the North Coast.
i. Cal Poly Humboldt
ii. College of the Redwoods
iii. Lost Coast Ventures
iv. Institute for Entrepreneurship Education
v. Norcal SBDC HQ
vi. North Coast SBDC - Veterans Business Summit
○ May 1, 4-7pm
○ 876 7th Street, Arcata, CA
○ Partnering with VBOC, Arcata & Eureka Chambers, Norcal APEX Accelerator
○ What to Expect:
i. Startup Assistance – Including Boots to Business, an Entrepreneur boot
camp
ii. New! Government Contracting Series – Learn how to secure government
contracts
iii. Access to Capital – Discover funding opportunities for your business
iv. Meet all the partners and learn about the support services available
v. Refreshments Served
○ RSVP http://tiny.cc/resource-summit-arcata
i. Or email admin@northcoastsbdc.org
- Start Smart Business Bootcamp
○ May 2, 9:30-4pm
○ 883 W Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531
○ Room 29 at College of the Redwoods Del Norte Campus
○ Partnering with Yurok Economic Development Corp.
○ In this workshop you will:
i. Leave with a draft of your business plan
ii. Receive a list of all the licensing steps required in your municipality or
county
iii. Learn about the business structures that best suits your needs
iv. Run a “living wage estimator” to know what the business will need in
revenue in order to make you self-sufficient
v. Create a draft of startup costs
vi. Complete a customer profile and draft of a marketing plan
vii. Learn the financial documents needed to manage your business and
eventually apply for startup capital or equity investment
○ Register Here: https://nc.ecenterdirect.com/events/53478
i. Or visit www.northcoastsbdc.org/event/crescentcity-v1/
ii. Or email admin@northcoastsbdc.org
- Forest Entrepreneurship two-day workshop
○ May 3-4th
○ 8:30-4pm
○ StartUp Humboldt Innovation Hub @ 876 7th Street, Arcata
○ What to Expect:
i. Learn about New Business models emerging in BioMass Energy
Generation, Mass-timber Markets and Fire hardening and suppression.
ii. Learn best practices in starting and growing a Forestry related business
iii. Draft a business plan and marketing plan
iv. Learn bookkeeping and financial management strategies for success.
v. Network with business advisors and other business owners
○ Register at: www.bit.ly/forestbootcamp
i. Or email admin@northcoastsbdc.org
- AWESome Business Model Competition
○ AWESome Business Model Competition has teamed up with StartUp Humboldt
to offer more than a pitch competition. It is an immersive program providing
mentorship with experienced business advisors, workshops on all aspects of the
startup life-cycle, rigorous pitch practices, award money and on-ramps to other
business competitions – all building to more and more access to angel and
venture capital. And, through the Norcal SBDC network there is an onramp to the
Pitch Competition World Cup, offering $1Million in first place prize money.
○ StartUP Humboldt is a collaboration between Cal Poly Humboldt, College of the
Redwoods, Norcal Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, North
Coast SBDC and Lost Coast Ventures, located at the StartUp Humboldt
Innovation Hub in Arcata, CA. Our Mission is to cultivate an entrepreneurial
ecosystem that fosters scalable ventures, rooted in the Northcoast.
i. Registration opens August, 2025.
ii. Start building your teams now!
iii. For more information email admin@northcoastsbdc.org
