Free One-on-One Small Business Consulting Services
To schedule an appointment, please contact the SBDC office at (951) 235-0669.
Office Hours are every other Wednesday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Temporary Location: Magnolia Recreation Center, 651 W. 15th Street, Upland, CA 91786
For more information about the Inland Empire SBDC, its services, training programs, and other resources, visit https://ociesmallbusiness.org
For SBDC's no-cost business training events, please see below and the attached flyers for details and how to register:
Workshops are free of cost
Upcoming SBDC Workshops:
- October 6 - 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Small Business Financial Resources (Online)
- October 7 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Doing Business with County of Riverside (Online)
- October 8 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - The Modern AI Toolkit (Menifee)
- October 14 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Food Business Startup: Home Kitchen and Special Events Edition (Moreno Valley)
- October 20 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - E-Commerce Made Easy (Rancho Cucamonga)
- October 21 & 28 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Bookkeeping Bootcamp: Two-Part Series (Lake Elsinore)
- October 22 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Holiday Marketing Made Simple: Strategies to Boost Business Sales (Montclair)
- October 22 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - San Bernardino Business Summit (San Bernardino)
- October 27 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Capital for Growth: SBA & Commercial Financing for Manufacturers (Temecula)
For SBDC training information and to register, you may call (800) 616-7232 or visit OCIESMALLBUSINESS.ORG
- SBDC Resources Flyer
- Small Business Financial Resources
- Doing Business with the County of Riverside
- The Modern AI Toolkit
- Food Business Startup
- E-Commerce Made Easy
- Bookkeeping Bootcamp
- Holiday Marketing Made Simple
- Small Business Resource Summit in San Bernardino
- Capital for Growth: SBA & Commercial Financing for Manufacturers
Restaurant Care Resilience Fund - Offering $5,000 Grants - Apply June 1 to June 30, 2026
Applications accepted June 1 to June 30, 2026!
Learn more and apply here: www.restaurantscare.org/resilience
Please see the attached flyers for detailed information.
Restaurant Care Flyer
Restaurant Care Application Checklist
Small Business Saturday - November 28, 2026, Shop Small
The City of Upland celebrates our local small businesses and the contributions they make to our local economy. The city supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy, and preserve our communities. The City of Upland urges the residents of our community, and communities across the country, to support small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
This holiday season let small businesses know how much you appreciate them - be sure to Shop Small. Visit ShopSmall.com to learn more.
California Shop Small - Shop Local, Shop Online
California Shop Small is an initiative of the Small Business Development Center, designed with the goal to support California businesses launch and grow their businesses online. California Shop Small is an online marketplace bringing together California small businesses. www.californiashopsmall.com