{"id":646850,"date":"2025-07-16T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.org\/?page_id=646850"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:09:31","slug":"sbdc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/","title":{"rendered":"SBDC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"646850\" class=\"elementor elementor-646850\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ef1d63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30ef1d63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 18.8 141.8 4.1 283.5 18.8 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 12.6 141.8 4 283.5 12.6 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 6.4 141.8 4 283.5 6.4 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L0 1.2 141.8 4 283.5 1.2 283.5 0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4ab8cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c4ab8cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a7b903 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63a7b903\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9d5a70 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b9d5a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Business Development Center<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39be0850 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39be0850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connect is a specialty center of the\u00a0San Diego &amp; Imperial Small Business Development Center Network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26adae0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26adae0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"grant-partners\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8903edc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8903edc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd0d87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bd0d87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c393b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c393b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050a628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"050a628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connect is one of ten centers that make up the region\u2019s SBDC network. The network can help any small business, from getting incorporated to government contracting and access to capital. Through the SBDC, we offer no-cost advising and consulting services to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Connect\u2019s SBDC services are available by appointment only.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8d7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c8d7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"http:\/\/sdivsbdc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732ed39d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"732ed39d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7282af8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7282af8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39910baa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39910baa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f351b58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f351b58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f990df4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f990df4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15de5b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15de5b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Funded in part through a Grant with the Governor\u2019s Office of Business and Economic Development.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309e096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"309e096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/sdivsbdc.org\/advising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Started<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955a84b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"955a84b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a7f83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9a7f83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e16a6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e16a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afb551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afb551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the US Small Business Administration.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70bd18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b70bd18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/sdsbdc.ecenterdirect.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Events<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b6c2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86b6c2c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0fd39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca0fd39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d73aa2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d73aa2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06081f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06081f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230108-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-645203\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230108-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230108-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230108-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230108-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230108.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418a443 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"418a443\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7114f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7114f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cool Companies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c4e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c4e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are our annual top picks of the fastest growing tech and life science companies ready for venture funding. Check out the companies we have helped raise over $900M in funding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011cac5 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"011cac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/cool-companies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d36e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65d36e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a076e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a076e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac6194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ac6194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Springboard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0098918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0098918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What started as the country\u2019s first accelerator is now a bespoke program to help entrepreneurs meet the strategic advisors that will help them grow. Serial and first time entrepreneurs should apply.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4c6ee elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa4c6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1ae72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e1ae72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dac675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dac675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230227-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-645204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230227-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230227-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230227-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230227-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Connect-Summer-Social-20230227.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afb455 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9afb455\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15f17f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b15f17f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0e4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b0e4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Educational-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-644002\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Educational-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Educational-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Educational-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Educational-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Educational.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7918bda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7918bda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a769df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a769df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Virtual Learning<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a45ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a45ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We offer dynamic educational webinars and workshops, led by industry experts, to guide and empower founders and CEOs on their journey to success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc6e9d elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4bc6e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/virtual-learning\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small Business Development Center Connect is a specialty center of the\u00a0San Diego &amp; Imperial Small Business Development Center Network. Connect is one of ten centers that make up the region\u2019s SBDC network. The network can help any small business, from getting incorporated to government contracting and access to capital. Through the SBDC, we offer no-cost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646871,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-646850","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SBDC - Connect Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SBDC - Connect Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Small Business Development Center Connect is a specialty center of the\u00a0San Diego &amp; Imperial Small Business Development Center Network. Connect is one of ten centers that make up the region\u2019s SBDC network. The network can help any small business, from getting incorporated to government contracting and access to capital. Through the SBDC, we offer no-cost [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Connect Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T22:09:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/\",\"name\":\"SBDC - Connect Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-16T18:56:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-03T22:09:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SBDC\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/\",\"name\":\"Connect Foundation\",\"description\":\"SoCal&#039;s Innovation Community | Helping Tech &amp; LifeSci Entrepreneurs Build Great Companies\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Connect Foundation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":121,\"caption\":\"Connect Foundation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SBDC - Connect Foundation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SBDC - Connect Foundation","og_description":"Small Business Development Center Connect is a specialty center of the\u00a0San Diego &amp; Imperial Small Business Development Center Network. Connect is one of ten centers that make up the region\u2019s SBDC network. The network can help any small business, from getting incorporated to government contracting and access to capital. Through the SBDC, we offer no-cost [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/","og_site_name":"Connect Foundation","article_modified_time":"2025-09-03T22:09:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1365,"url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/","name":"SBDC - Connect Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-16T18:56:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-03T22:09:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDSD24-SBDC-27.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/sbdc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/connect.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SBDC"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/","name":"Connect Foundation","description":"SoCal&#039;s Innovation Community | Helping Tech &amp; LifeSci Entrepreneurs Build Great Companies","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/connect.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization","name":"Connect Foundation","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png","width":500,"height":121,"caption":"Connect Foundation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/646850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646850"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/646850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":646985,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/646850\/revisions\/646985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}