OUR MISSION
West Company assists
local microenterprises to grow,
Creating self-sufficiency and wealth.
Free Workshops & Consulting
Microenterprise Participant Application
Make too much money or have too many employees for the above program?
West Company is also the Mendocino Small Business Development Center. This programs provides free consulting to any business in Mendocino County.
Complete an online application here.
ABOUT WEST COMPANY
West Company is a nonprofit economic development organization serving entrepreneurs
and microbusiness owners in Northern California.
West Company maintains offices in Fort Bragg and Ukiah in Mendocino County. West Company also serves the communities of Mendocino, Willits, Laytonville, Hopland, Point Arena, Navarro, Philo, Covelo and Comptche as well as places in between.
West Company maintains
an office in Orland in Glenn County. Also served are the communities of Orland,
Hamilton City, Artois, Glenn, Butte City and Elk Creek.
Through business training and consulting programs, West Company assists clients
in the development of a business plan for both start-up and expansion purposes.
If you are interested in receiving one-on-one consulting or attending our
Building A Better Business series of workshops, please
visit our "Calendar" or "Contact Us" link above.
BUILDING A BETTER BUSINESS WORKSHOPS
Reality Check
Starting a Business
Market Research
Marketing Plan & Budget
Management & Finance
Record Keeping
Business on the Internet
Click here for detailed course descriptions
ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING
Life Skills
Business Planning
Marketing
Management
Internet Consulting
Ongoing Consulting
Process Improvement
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
Personal Financial Readiness
Income Analysis
Credit Reports
Budgeting
Benefits Planning
Earned Income Credit
Business Financial Analysis
Breakeven Analysis
Cash Flow Projection & Analysis
Profit & Loss Statement
Loan Preparation
SELLING SOLUTIONS
West Company will create files suitable for self or professional printing. A printed sample and /or electronic copy of projects will be provided upon completion.
Brochures
Letterhead
Invoices/Order Forms
Sell Sheets
Flyers
Address Labels
Business Profile
Artist's Profile
RESOURCE LIBRARY
Resources are available for check out. You leave a deposit for the price of the book. We give you your deposit back when you bring the book (or other resource) back
Topics
Personal Readiness
Budgeting
Business Planning
Art & Craft Markets
Time Management
Management
Hiring & Managing Employees
Marketing
Supplier Catalogs
Local Demographic Information
Obtaining Financing
Click here for a Complete list
Other Business Resources
Small Business Administration
Procurement
& Contracting with the Goverment
Disaster
Assistance
Other Northern California SBDCs
Northern California
SBDC
Lead Center
209 Siemens Hall
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
http://www.norcalsbdc.org
North Coast SBDC
520 E. Street
Eureka, CA 95501
http://www.northcoastsbdc.org/
Redwood Empire SBDC
At Santa Rosa Junior College
606 Healdsburg Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
http://www.santarosa.edu/sbdc
Butte
College SBDC
19 Williamsburg Lane
Chico, CA 95926
http://www.bcsbdc.org
Shasta
College SBDC
1420 Butte Street
Redding, CA 96001
http://www.sbdcsc.org
San Francisco SBDC
At City College of San Francisco
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 789
San Francisco, CA 94104
http://www.sfsbdc.org
Solano College SBDC
360 Campus Lane, Suite 102
http://www.solanosbdc.org/
Napa Valley College
SBDC
http://www.napasbdc.org/
Central Coast SBDC
At Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
http://www.centralcoastsbdc.org
Silicon Valley SBDC
84 W. Santa Clara Street, Ste. 100
San Jose CA 95113
http://www.siliconvalley-sbdc.org/
Yuba
College SBDC
1227 Bridge Street , Ste C
Yuba City , CA 95991
http://www.yubasbdc.org
Sierra
College SBDC
333 Sunrise Avenue Suite 885
Roseville , CA 95661
Don't live in Northern California?
Find a nearby SBDC here.
Monthly Business Luncheon
Hosted by


Please join us at noon on Thursday, May 15 th at North Coast Brewery's Tap Room Grill for this month's presentation:
Crime Prevention and Enforcement –
Supporting Small Business
Ft. Bragg Chief of Police Mark Puthuff, County Sheriff Tom Allman and District Attorney Meredith Lintott will speak on issues facing small businesses. Topics include homeless issues, gang crimes, shoplifters, bad check restitution programs, public service response and more. Q&A time is planned.
Make your lunch check for $17.00 payable to the North Coast Brewery - payable at the door.
Food choices are:
Chicken Pasta with Shiitake Mushrooms & Cumin Cream Sauce,
Fish & Chips or
Caesar Salad with Chicken.
The meal cost includes iced tea and dessert.
Space is limited, so please fax your confirmation and meal choice to
964-7576 or by email to coor (at) westcompany.org or contact West Company at 964-7571. If you have a special meal request, please contact North Coast Brewery at 964-4000 for availability and pricing.
In lieu of a June luncheon, please plan to attend a Small Business Capital Access Program on June 19 th at Town Hall. Lenders will provide information on various loan products available to small businesses. The next Monthly Business Luncheon will be held on Thursday, July 17 th .
Monthly Business Luncheons are held on the 3 rd Thursday of each month. For additional information, contact Tom Becker at 937-2305 or by email to tbecker@westcompany.org
