Startup Challenge is a community service organized by the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development at Calfornia State University Monterey Bay.

Join Bill Richter for a discussion of 10+ things you can do so that your corporation emerges strong, financeable, and acquirable. Join SC Works Partner Pioneer Resource Member Bill Richter, of Richter Law Offices, and veteran of 2008, for a discussion of 10+ things you can think about doing so that your corporation emerges strong, […]

Please join the Monterey County Business Council and the Cal Coastal Small Business Development Center's Director, Cindy Merzon for a webinar to learn more about disaster loan opportunities for your small business.  Special thanks to the County of Monterey and City of Salinas for our partnership in presenting these webinars for free to the business […]

Tax provisions and economic relief for businesses impacted by Coronavirus This webinar features David Doolin, the Managing Partner of the Santa Cruz accounting firm: Petrinovich Pugh & Company. He will discuss tax provisions and economic relief measures of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (Cares) Act and other similar legislation. Topics will include:Federal and […]

Thomas Wynn will discuss how low prices in the market are an opportunity for disciplined investors. “The Upside of Down” Staying Sane in an Insane MarketJoin Thomas Wynn from Wynn Capital for the first Santa Cruz Works webinar. Thomas Wynn will be discussing how low prices in the market are an opportunity for disciplined investors.Webinars […]

This month we have a team from the Digital Advertising seminar at CSUMB presenting on Digital Advertising. They will regale us with tales of planning, designing, implementing and measuring digital advertising campaigns. IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS MEETUP MAY BE HELD ONLINE. In these Meetups, we explore together how to harness the power of 21st Century Marketing […]

This webinar with Candice Elliott will address managing your HR issues in a COVID-19 era. Candice Elliott, Principal Consultant at Fortress and Flourish will address managing your HR issues in a COVID-19 era.Topics include: Workforce Reductions: reducing employee's schedules, layoffs and furloughsAdministering Emergency FMLA and Sick Pay per FFCRAOur company has been approved for the […]

Guy Kawasaki in a Fireside Chat with UCSC C19 Teams Guy Kawasaki, David Haussler, Rebecca DuBois, John MacMillan, Jeremy SanfordUCSC may not have students on campus, but the UC Santa Cruz researchers have been working around the clock to combat coronavirus. Join Guy Kawasaki and team members from the Genomics Institute and bimolecular engineering department […]

This month Monterey Tech Meetup goes online! Featuring the 2020 Startup Challenge winners (yup, that was online, too). Be sure to RSVP to this Meetup to get the Webinar link. Startup Monterey Bay Tech Meetup is the place to go to meet aspiring entrepreneurs, get news about what’s happening with local startups, get help, and […]