Placer Co Latino Led CDC

Latino-Led Economic Opportunity and Community Wealth in Placer County Latino Community Development Corporation Feasibility Initiative A community-driven effort led by Latino Leadership Council exploring how a Latino-focused Community Development Corporation (CDC) could strengthen economic opportunity, housing stability, entrepreneurship, and long-term community resilience across Western Placer County. READ THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ON LATINO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’s WEBSITE […]

Eastern Sierra BRC

eAstern Sierra Business Resource Center (BRC) Launching Winter 2024-2025, the Eastern Sierra BRC will be located at: 269 N Main St., Bishop, California  Thank you for your interest in the Eastern Sierra Business Resource Center!  The Eastern Sierra Business Resource Center will be a one-stop location offering business development services and technical assistance, convening services, […]

Forestry Entrepreneurship

Sierra nevada forest birds eye view

Forest Entrepreneurship Training Sierra Business Council, alongside our partners at Sierra Commons, held a series of free trainings for entrepreneurs looking to establish a forest-based and/or wood products business.  These trainings were geared towards individuals and small businesses that have started or are interested in starting a business in forest thinning and management, defensible space, […]

CERF-placer-eldorado

Winery in Camino, El Dorado County with the Crystal Rage of the Sierra Nevada in the background

Inclusive Economic Development for Placer & El Dorado Counties California Jobs First in the Capital region (made up of Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties) is known as We Prosper Together. This program was created to promote sustainable, equitable, and resilient regional economies. Sierra Business Council (SBC) has served as […]

CEDS

Train over donner summit, forested landscape with some snow

Sierra Business Council administers the Sierra Economic Development District (SEDD), which includes El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, and Plumas counties. We’re currently developing the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for these five counties.

Resilience Fund

Railroad tracks lead west out of the town of Truckee, California

The Resilience Fund is a community effort, designed to help provide immediate financial assistance, resources and guidance to Sierra Nevada businesses

CERF

Eastern Sierra view of the minarets during the fall

The Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) is a statewide program that was created to promote a sustainable and equitable recovery from the economic distress of COVID-19 by supporting new plans and strategies to diversify local economies and develop sustainable industries that create high-quality, broadly accessible jobs for all Californians.

Green Business Network

Two men shake hands with Green Business flyer in their hands

California Green Business NetworK Sierra Business Council hosts the California Green Business Network (CAGBN) – Sierra Chapter, a network of forward thinking local businesses on a mission to be more environmentally responsible.  Become a Sierra Green Business This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF. The California Green Business […]

Vulnerability Assessment

snowy forest

A project of Sierra CAMP, the Sierra Nevada Regional Climate Vulnerability Assessment will help Sierra Nevada communities prepare for climate change by examining social, economic, and environmental vulnerabilities specific to our region and by providing climate planning technical assistance.

Government Affairs

Steve Frisch, SBC president, presenting at the 2022 California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force in Grass Valley

Sierra Business Council’s Government Affairs team works with local, regional, and statewide partners to advocate for policies that enhance the communities, economy, and environment of the Sierra.