Business Resources

Chambers of Commerce

Glendale Chamber of Commerce

The Voice of Business: The Glendale Chamber, serving over 1,200 member businesses, is one of the largest Chambers in Los Angeles County. We are involved in the following areas: Business Development and Education, Community Development, Government Relations, Leadership Programs, Networking Opportunities and all aspects of our community.

Armenian American Chamber of Commerce – Greater Los Angeles Chapter

The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce is the largest Armenian business organization in the United States. The Chamber is committed to sound, stable economic growth, working to increase success by encouraging growth of existing businesses and cultivating new ventures.

Glendale Latino Association

The Glendale Latino Association mission is to bring together the business and professional Latinos of Glendale, to promote the betterment of our businesses and professions, and to improve access to education by awarding yearly scholarships to local Latino students seeking higher education.

Filipino American Business Association of Glendale

Filipino American Business Association of Glendale: The FABAG is dedicated to supporting Fil-Am businesses and our partners through business networking mixers, seminars, workshops, and more. We also enrich the community through cultural celebrations and community service

La Crescenta Chamber of Commerce

The purpose of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is to promote the civic, economic, industrial, professional and cultural welfare of the Crescenta Valley. We seek to educate all citizens on the role and importance of a healthy economy to the community’s existence.”

Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce

The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is organized to create and promote a climate where business can operate in a productive and profitable manner. Since 1923 the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce’s first goal has always been the same volunteer business people joined together to improve the business climate in our community.

Regional Resources

Verdugo Jobs Center

The Verdugo Jobs Center hosts a team of professional Business Resource Specialists who can help your business find skilled workers, stay competitive, and make informed decisions. We offer a full array of job placement services, up-to-date information on the labor market and emerging occupations, tax and hiring incentives and more.

Small Business Administration (SBA)

The SBA helps small businesses start, grow and compete in global markets by providing quality training, counseling and access to resources. Technical Assistance (Training & Counseling), Financial Assistance, Contracting Assistance, Advocacy, Laws & Regulations.

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC)

VEDC has consistently provided services to small and medium sized business owners, entrepreneurs and members of the communities it serves. They have grown to become the largest non-profit business development corporation in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. VEDC operates and facilitates several loan and business counseling programs.

Women’s Business Center

The Women’s Business Center (WBC) is a Small Business Administration program operated by VEDC (Valley Economic Development Center) to promote the creation and growth of businesses by women and minority entrepreneurs in the greater Los Angeles area. The WBC assists clients with consulting, training and access to business capital. Our doors are open to ALL entrepreneurs regardless of gender, race, or any affiliation.

Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

The LAEDC’s mission is to attract, retain and grow business and jobs in the regions of Los Angeles County, as well as to identify trends and affect positive change for the local economy. LAEDC’s research division covers a six county area: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. This organization provides some of the most complete economic research on Southern California’s economy.

The Valley Economic Alliance

The Valley Economic Alliance is an economic and community development organization dedicated to retaining expanding and recruiting good businesses and quality jobs in the five-city San Fernando Valley region of Southern California

San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center

The San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center collects, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates economic, social, and demographic information of the San Fernando Valley and related areas. The Center was established in 1997 and has become an expert source for information and perspective on the economy and demographics of the San Fernando Valley.

State Resources

Employment Training Panel

ETP is a cooperative business-labor program designed to retrain workers. Companies facing out-of-state or international competition who need to retrain current employees, and companies seeking to hire new workers or train eligible new-hires may apply for ETP training funds. If your firm is planning to retrain current employees, requisite is that you be conducting the training to prevent lay-offs, transforming your company into a high-performance workplace or diversifying your products or services.

Franchise Tax Board

The California Franchise Tax Board provides guidance on business tax structures, filing requirements, tax forms, payment guidelines and information on starting, running and closing a business.

California State Board of Equalization (BOE)

The Board of Equalization was initially charged with responsibility for ensuring that county property tax assessment practices were equal and uniform throughout the state. Currently the tax programs administered by the Board are concentrated in four general areas: sales and use taxes, property taxes, special taxes and the tax appellate program.

California Manufacturing Technology Center

CMTC’s services include lean manufacturing, quality management, information technology, strategic business, employee training and supply chain management for manufacturing and distribution.

Business Transportation & Housing Department

Marketing Resources

Direct Marketing Association

The Direct Marketing Association is the leading global trade association of businesses and nonprofit organizations using and supporting multichannel direct marketing tools and techniques. DMA advocates industry standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education, and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the end-to-end direct marketing process

Marketing Sherpa

Marketing Sherpa is a research firm specializing in tracking what works in all aspects of marketing (and what does not.)