Business Toolbox

The Chico Chamber has a number of highly skilled business partners who offer a wide variety of services designed to help you succeed. Click on the links below to learn more about our partners and the services they provide:
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Business Start-Up & Expansion
Permitting and Licensing
Counseling and Mentoring
Demographics
Economic Development
Employer Compliance/Labor Law Products
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Financing Assistance
Human Resources & Training
International Trade

Marketing
Your Elected Officials

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Business Start-Up & Expansion
A variety of resources exist to help you develop your business concept, determine the appropriate structure for your new or growing company, analyze sales, establish financial projections, conduct market research and more! Click on the links below for more information from our regional and statewide partners:

  • A to Z For Doing Business in California
  • California Business Portal
  • Chico Economic Planning Corporation
  • City of Chico
  • City of Gridley
  • City of Oroville
  • Downtown Chico Business Association
  • NorthState iHub
  • SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business Schedule your FREE appointment by calling the Chico Chamber of Commerce at 530.891.5556
  • Small Business Administration
  • Small Business Development Center
  • Town of Paradise

    Counseling and Mentoring

  • 3CORE
  • Alliance for Workforce Development
  • SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business Schedule your FREE appointment by calling the Chico Chamber of Commerce at 530.891.5556
  • Small Business Development Center

    Demographics

  • 2010-2011 Butte County Economic Profile
  • City of Chico Demographics
  • State of California Labor Market Data
  • U.S. Census Bureau

    Economic Development

  • 3CORE
  • Alliance For Workforce Development
  • Butte County Economic Development Corporation
  • Center for Economic Development (CED) at CSU, Chico
  • Chico Chamber of Commerce
  • Chico Economic Planning Corporation
  • Chabin Concepts
  • Grow California

    Employer Compliance/Labor Law Products

  • Download a 2012 Labor Law Product Order Form Here

    or

  • Order Labor Law Products Online Here

    Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program at CSU, Chico
  • Grow California
  • Innovation Lab
  • SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business Schedule your FREE appointment by calling the Chico Chamber of Commerce at 530.891.5556
  • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

    Financing Assistance

  • 3Core
  • Northeastern California SBDC
  • SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business Schedule your FREE appointment by calling the Chico Chamber of Commerce at 530.891.5556

    Human Resources & Training

  • Alliance For Workforce Development
  • Business Compliance Materials
  • Butte One-Stop
  • The Training Place at Butte College
  • SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business Schedule your FREE appointment by calling the Chico Chamber of Commerce at 530.891.5556
  • Glenn County Human Resource Agency

    International Trade

  • Center for International Trade at Butte College
  • SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business Schedule your FREE appointment by calling the Chico Chamber of Commerce at 530.891.5556

    Marketing

  • SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business Schedule your FREE appointment by calling the Chico Chamber of Commerce at 530.891.5556

    Permitting and Licensing

  • City of Chico Business Licenses and Permits
  • City of Oroville Business Licenses
  • City of Gridley Business Permits and Forms




    Your Elected Officials

    Butte County Board of Supervisors
    Chico City Council
    Governor Edmund G. Brown
    Contact Your Legislators

    Butte County Board of Supervisors

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    District 1: Supervisor Bill Connelly
    5280 Lower Wyandotte Road
    Oroville, CA 95966
    Phone: (530) 538-6834
    Email Supervisor Connelly
    Current Term Ends: January 7, 2013




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    District 2: Supervisor Larry Wahl
    2233 Nord Avenue, Suite 2
    Chico, CA 95926
    Phone: (530) 891-0686
    Email Supervisor Wahl
    Current Term Ends: January 5, 2015




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    District 3: Supervisor Maureen Kirk
    96 Memorial Way
    Chico, CA 95926
    Phone: (530) 891-2800
    Email Supervisor Kirk
    Current Term Ends: January 5, 2015




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    District 4: Steve Lambert
    3159 Nelson Avenue
    Oroville, CA 95965
    Phone: (530) 538-2516
    Email Supervisor Lambert
    Current Term Ends: January 7, 2013




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    District 5: Supervisor Kim Yamaguchi
    747 Elliott Road
    Paradise, CA 95969
    Phone: (530) 872-6304
    Email Supervisor Yamaguchi
    Current Term Ends: January 7, 2013




    Chico City Council

    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3420, Chico CA 95927
    To Email ALL Council Members, Click Here
    530.896.7250

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    Ann Schwab, Mayor
    Email Mayor Schwab






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    Jim Walker, Vice Mayor
    Email Vice Mayor Walker






    holcombe
    Andy Holcombe
    Email Andy Holcombe






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    Bob Evans
    Email Bob Evans






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    Scott Gruendl
    Email Scott Gruendl






    Flynn
    Mary Flynn
    Email Mary Flynn






    sorensenMark Sorensen
    Email Mark Sorensen






    Governor's Office
    govGovernor Edmund G. Brown
    Contact the Governor







    Contact Your Legislators

  • Official California Legislative Information
  • State & Federal Government Links



    lamalfaDoug LaMalfa, California State Senator, 4th District
    Contact Senator LaMalfa












    nielsenJim Nielsen, California State Assemblyman, 2nd District
    Contact Assemblyman Nielsen






    nielsenDan Logue, California State Assemblyman, 3rd District
    Contact Assemblyman Logue