The FTC: Contracting Assistance: Network of Partners

The Federal Technology Center provides contracting assistance to small businesses in 54 of California's 58 counties through the support of our network of Community Partners, In-kind Supporters, and Marketing Partners.

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	Radio Interview Featuring The FTC's Free Contracting Assistance Services Click here to listen to Jack Toney, Director of The FTC's Statewide Procurement Assistance Program, interviewed by John McCauley, host of California Commerce, which originally aired on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. P.D.T. over 90.1 FM KBPK and on the web at www.kbpk-fm.com.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Our Community Partners support their local economy by contributing financial support to The FTC to help us provide free government contracting courses and counseling to small businesses in their city or county.

Cities
     • City of Benicia - www.ci.benicia.ca.us
     • City of Citrus Heights - www.ci.citrus-heights.ca.us
    • City of Elk Grove - www.elkgrovecity.org
     • City of Folsom - www.folsom.ca.us
     • City of Lincoln - www.ci.lincoln.ca.us
     • City of Roseville - www.roseville.ca.us
     • City of Sacramento - www.cityofsacramento.org
     • City of Stockton - www.stocktongov.com/business/business.cfm
     • City of Union City - www.ci.union-city.ca.us
     • City of West Sacramento- www.cityofwestsacramento.org

Counties
     • County of Alameda - www.co.alameda.ca.us
     • County of Placer - www.placer.ca.gov
     • County of Sacramento - www.co.sacramento.ca.us
     • County of Solano - www.co.solano.ca.us

Other
     • AT&T Foundation -www.att.com/foundation
     • Bank of the West - www.bankofthewest.com
     • California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) - www.dot.ca.gov
     • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena) - www.jpl.nasa.gov
     • Los Rios Community College District - www.losrios.edu
     • Sacramento Municipal Utility District - www.smud.org
     • Sacramento Regional Transit District - www.sacrt.com

IN-KIND SUPPORTERS

Our In-Kind Supporters provide classroom or counseling space so that we may help local small businesses.

Chambers
     • Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce - www.elkgroveca.com
    • Folsom Chamber of Commerce - www.folsomchamber.com
     • Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce - www.lakewoodchamber.com
     • Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce - www.lbchamber.com
     • Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - www.hcoc.org
     • West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce -
       www.westsacramentochamber.com
     • Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce - www.yubasutterchamber.com

Economic Development
• Valley Economic Development Center Van Nuys - www.vedc.org/contact/index.php

State of California
     • California Department of General Services - www.dgs.ca.gov/default.htm
     • California Department of Transportation Dist. 3 - www.dot.ca.gov/dist3
     • California Department of Transportation Dist. 9 - www.dot.ca.gov/dist9

Cities / Counties
     • City of Anaheim - www.anaheim.net/section.asp?id=24
     • City of Lincoln - www.ci.lincoln.ca.us
     • City of Monterey Park - ci.monterey-park.ca.us
     • County of Alameda - Public Works - www.ci.alameda.ca.us/publicworks/
     • Merced County Commerce - Aviation & Economic Development -                                         www.co.merced.ca.us

Businesses / Other Organizations
     • Carter & Zielke, Inc. - www.cz-cpa.com

Small Business Assistance Business Information Centers (BICs)
      • Del Paso Blvd. BIC - www.seta.net
      • Hillsdale Blvd. BIC - www.seta.net
      • Mather BIC - www.seta.net
      • Stockton Blvd. BIC - www.dhaweb.saccounty.net/businessServices/bic

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
      • Alliance SBDC - Merced - http://sbdc.ucmerced.edu
      • Alliance SBDC - Modesto - www.alliancesbdc.com
      • Business Assistance Center of Kern Community College District -
        www.weill-bac.com
      • Central Coast SBDC - Seaside - www.cabrillo.edu
      • College of the Siskiyous - Yreka - www.sbdcsc.org
      • Contra Costa SBDC - www.contracostasbdc.com
      • El Camino College SBDC - www.elcamino.edu/commadv/sbdc
      • Greater Sacramento SBDC - http://www.sbdc.net
      • North Coast SBDC - www.northcoastsbdc.org
      • Northeastern California at ButteCollege - www.bcsbdc.org
     • Central Valley SBDC - www.weill-sbdc.com
      • San Francisco SBDC - www.sfsbdc.org
      • Northeastern California SBDC at San Joaquin Delta College -
       www.sbdc.deltacollege.org
      • SBDC at Shasta College of The Siskiyous - www.sbdcsc.org
      • Sierra College SBDC - www.sbdcsierra.org
      • Silicon Valley SBDC - www.siliconvalley-sbdc.org
      • Solano College SBDC - www.solanosbdc.org
      • Ventura College SBDC - http://www.vc-sbdc.com/resources.htm
      • Yuba Community College District SBDC - www.yubasbdc.org

Other
     • Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc. - Susanville - www.aworkforce.org
     • Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc. - Quincy - www.aworkforce.org
     • Citrus Heights Career Center - www.seta.net/jobseeker_careerCenter.html
     • Mission Community Services Corporation - www.mcscorp.org
     • Modoc Employment Center - Alturas - www.aworkforce.org/modocindex.html
     • Sacramento Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC) -
        www.sacberc.org
     • Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) - www.score.org

MARKETING PARTNERS

Our Marketing Partners help us market our free services to small businesses by distributing our class flyers or posting class announcements on their websites.

Chambers
     • Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce - www.chchamber.com
     • Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce - www.elkgroveca.com
    • Folsom Chamber of Commerce - www.folsomchamber.com
     • Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce - www.lakewoodchamber.com
     • Greater Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce - www.santaanachamber.com
     • Lincoln Chamber of Commerce - www.lincolnchamber.com
     • Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce - www.lbchamber.com
     • Monrovia Chamber of Commerce - www.monroviacc.com
     • Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - www.hcoc.org
     • Roseville Chamber of Commerce - www.rosevillechamber.com
     • Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce - www.sacasiancc.org
     • Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - www.sachcc.org
     • Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce - www.metrochamber.org
     • West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce -
       www.westsacramentochamber.com
     • Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce - www.yubasutterchamber.com

Cities / Counties
     • City of Anaheim - www.anaheim.net/section.asp?id=24
     • City of Concord - www.cityofconcord.org
     • City of Lincoln - www.ci.lincoln.ca.us
     • City of Monterey Park - ci.monterey-park.ca.us
     • County of Alameda - Public Works - www.ci.alameda.ca.us/publicworks/

Media:
     • Contra Costa Times
     • Los Angeles Business Journal
     • Los Angeles Times
     • Orange County Register
     • Sacramento Bee
     • Sacramento Business Journal
     • San Francisco Business Journal
     • San Jose Business Journal

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
      • Alliance SBDC - Merced - http://sbdc.ucmerced.edu
      • Alliance SBDC - Modesto - www.alliancesbdc.com
      • Butte College SBDC - www.bcsbdc.org
      • Central California SBDC - www.ccsbdc.org
      • Central Coast SBDC - Seaside - www.cabrillo.edu
      • College of the Siskiyous - Yreka - www.sbdcsc.org
      • Contra Costa SBDC - www.contracostasbdc.com
      • Cal State East Bay SBDC - Oakland - www.eastbaysbdc.org
      • El Camino College SBDC - www.elcamino.edu/commadv/sbdc
      • Greater Sacramento SBDC - http://www.sbdc.net
      • North Coast SBDC - www.northcoastsbdc.org
     • Northeastern California SBDC at Shasta College - www.sbdcsc.org
     • Ridgecrest SBDC - Bakersfield - www.weill-sbdc.com
      • San Francisco SBDC - www.sfsbdc.org
      • San Joaquin Delta College SBDC - www.sbdc.deltacollege.org
      • Sierra College SBDC - www.sbdcsierra.org
      • Silicon Valley SBDC - www.siliconvalley-sbdc.org
      • Solano College SBDC - www.solanosbdc.org
      • Ventura College SBDC - http://www.vc-sbdc.com/resources.htm
      • Weill Institute of Bakersfield College SBDC - www.weill-sbdc.com
      • Yuba Community College District SBDC - www.yubasbdc.org