From Real Business Challenges to Real Opportunity
We work directly with small businesses across California, listening to what’s standing in their way and what they need to grow.
That insight drives the programs, partnerships, and advocacy that help businesses access opportunities and compete.
2,764
Small businesses served
$70.7 million
In loans received by our small businesses
$124.6 million
in procurement contracts awarded to our small businesses
*Data from January – December 2025
We build a healthy California economy by helping small business owners like you.
Since 2010, we’ve built the largest statewide ethnic chamber to support small businesses like yours because we believe in an economy that is representative of all Californians.
When Alex Chester-Iwata founded Mixed Asian Media, she set out to amplify the stories and perspectives of mixed Asian communities—voices often overlooked even within broader AAPI spaces. While the platform was gaining traction among readers, it struggled with a challenge familiar to many mission-driven startups: building visibility, funding, and institutional support for a niche but deeply important community.
While working two jobs and attending college part-time, Beverly Go was determined to build a better future—but unsure how to turn hard work into long-term financial stability. Supporting her family while balancing responsibilities at Highlands Community Charter School, Bach Viet Association, and Sacramento State University, she faced the uncertainty and self-doubt many first-generation young adults experience when navigating education, career, and financial independence simultaneously.
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