Valley Community SBDC
Valley Community Small Business Development Center (SBDC) promotes the development, growth and success of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs throughout Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties.
On March 19th, Valley Community SBDC hosted the National SBDC Day for the third time! Here is a slideshow of just a few of the moments from that event. It was a fantastic event where we gave out awards, recognized sponsors, and most importantly ate some delicious food! The event was a huge success, and we were proud honor our succesful small businesses, as well as our partners and stakeholders! Here’s to a fantastic 2025, and we’ll see you all next year!
View the video here
On May 13th, 2025, the SBA awarded Valley Community SBDC as the 2025 Small Business Development Center of the Year for the 15 county San Joaquin Valley & Central Coast Region. We are honored to accept this award, and we hope that it will help us continue to grow our ability to provide no-cost, confidential business advising to small businesses all throughout the Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties!
Congratulations to the 2025 award winners honored at Valley Community’s National SBDC Day Luncheon on 3/19/2025:
– Christopher Sabourin of Christopher Sabourin, DDS, Fresno County Business of the Year
– Darren Schmall of ApCal Rock’n Ranch and Raisin’ Hell Ranch, Madera County Business of the Year
– Virginia Villa of West Pacific Electric Company, Kings County Business of the Year
– Rob Taylor of Stafford’s Chocolates, Tulare County Business of the Year
– City of Hanford, Stakeholder of the Year award
– Access Plus Capital, Partner of the Year
– Gladys Martínez, Center Impact Award
We at Valley Community SBDC want to congratulate each of these winners again, and we look forward to working with them in 2025!
Economic Impact
A Look at the Numbers: Since 2019, Valley Community SBDC helped launch 471 new ventures, while unlocking nearly $139 million in capital investments that support businesses and communities throughout Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties.
Based on totals of businesses supported by Valley Community SBDC. No multipliers used; results verified annually by third-party review.
$139.2m
Total Capital Infusion
6,000+
Clients served
20k+
HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING
471
New Businesses Started
Success Stories:
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