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Fuel Your Business Growth With SCALE

The SCALE program by CalOSBA empowers California’s small businesses, providing them with the resources to start, grow, and create jobs. It equips entrepreneurs with the necessary training to prepare for funding, putting them in control of their financial future. 

I want to SCALE!
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Coaching, financial training, and connections to funding opportunities are available.

What does funding do for your small business?

Small businesses who receive a small business loan or other financing:

  • are 54% more likely to qualify for future business loans;

  • are 54% more likely to survive; and

  • increase their sales by an average of 41%.

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Ensure cash flow, cover unexpected expenses, and maintain financial stability.

Have a safety net to allow you to move your business to new heights and grow your team.

About SCALE

Success, Capital Access and Leadership for Entrepreneurs was created by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) to help California’s diverse small businesses across the state access more resources to start up, grow, and create jobs.

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Are you ready to begin your capital readiness journey? 

Rest assured, SCALE’s targeted training is designed to prepare you to fully access vital business capital. We understand the challenges you face, and we're here to help.

Fill out this intake survey, and we’ll be in touch to guide you through the process!

I want to scale!

How We Will Help You In This Initiative

The Microenterprise Collaborative is honored to participate in this program as a resource partner, working to ensure underserved small businesses, including businesses run by women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans, as well as businesses in low-to-moderate-wealth, rural, or disaster-impacted communities, are ready to access this funding. 

  • Webinar & In-Person Training

    We will host financial, legal, and accounting webinars or in-person training for small businesses

  • Media Activities

    We will participate in Social Media Campaigns and Other media activities.

  • Connect You to Resources

    We will connect you with a larger network of partners who can provide all the necessary resources to be ready to receive a loan.

Funding for this $25.3 million Program comes from the U.S. Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which was created by the U.S. Congress in 2010 and reauthorized through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Additionally, it will support the deployment of $1.1 billion in federal funding separately approved for capital support programs from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) and the California Pollution Control Financing Authority. Lenders across the state are expected to leverage the $1.1 billion in funding for existing capital support programs into $18 billion in new loans for small businesses.