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San Francisco Cannabis Equity Applicant Verification and Incubator Support
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San Francisco Office of Cannabis
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National Center APEX Accelerator for Native-Owned Businesses
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National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
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native_owned_businessgovernment_contracting
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California Employment Training Panel (ETP) – Healthcare Sector
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California Employment Training Panel
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California employerincumbent workers
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CAL FIRE Small Business and DVBE Program
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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dvbecalfire_procurement
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City of Los Angeles Contractor Development and Bonding Program
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City of Los Angeles
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city_contractingbonding_support
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Disability:IN DOBE Marketplace
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Disability:IN
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certified_dobesupplier_visibility
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Caltrans Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
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California Department of Transportation
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dvbecaltrans_contracting
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PACE Women’s Business Center
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PACE Business Development Center
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los_angeleswomen_entrepreneurs
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California Competes Tax Credit – Health Sector
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California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
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California basedjob creation
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The Alliance CDFI Small Business Development and Lending
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The Alliance CDFI
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WBENC Certification through WBEC-Pacific
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Women’s Business Enterprise Council Pacific
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Los Angeles County Cannabis Social Equity Entrepreneurship Academy
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Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity and Office of Cannabis Management
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VetsinTech Entrepreneurship Programs
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VetsinTech
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veteranstechnology_startups
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California High-Speed Rail Small Business Program
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California High-Speed Rail Authority
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state_contractingcertification
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Los Angeles Regional Veterans Business Outreach Center
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SBA Veterans Business Outreach Center Program and Los Angeles Regional VBOC
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veteransactive_duty
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California Competes Tax Credit – Transportation and Logistics
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California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
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California basedjob creation
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High Road to Construction Careers Program
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California Workforce Development Board
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pre_apprenticeshipworkforce_training
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California Small Business Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
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California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)
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California basedsmall business
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CDFA Healthy Soils Program – Green Agriculture
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California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
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California farmersoil health
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Lake County Cannabis Local Equity Program
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County of Lake
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lake_countylocal_equity_program
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CSUSB Veterans Entrepreneurship Program
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California State University San Bernardino Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship
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HerRise to Capital Pre-Accelerator
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HerSuiteSpot
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SCORE Encore Entrepreneurs Business Mentoring
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SCORE Association
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encore_entrepreneursbusiness_mentoring
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California Small Business Technical Assistance Program (TAP) – Food Service Businesses
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California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)
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California basedsmall business
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NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
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nfte_studentsbusiness_plan_competition
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National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Native Edge Institutes
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National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
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native_owned_businesstribal_enterprise
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Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5)
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California Department of Education (CDE)
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California basedchildcare provider
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Oakland Cannabis Equity Go-Biz #6 Grants
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City of Oakland Special Activity Permits Division
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oakland_equity_applicantstartup_costs
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BUILD California Youth Entrepreneurship Program
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BUILD
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high_school_studentscalifornia_students
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DGS Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Certification
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California Department of General Services (DGS)
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disabled veteran ownedCalifornia certified
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The Supplier Clearinghouse PDBE Certified Supplier Database
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The Supplier Clearinghouse
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pdbecertified_supplier_database
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Fresno Cannabis Social Equity Program
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City of Fresno Office of Cannabis Oversight
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fresno_social_equitycommercial_cannabis_permit
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Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council MBE Certification
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Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council
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mbe_certificationsouthern_california
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CDFA Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP)
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California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
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California livestock producerdairy
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Military Entrepreneur Challenge
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Second Service Foundation
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veteran_owned_businessmilitary_spouse_owned_business
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Minding My Black-Owned Business
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San Francisco Housing Development Corporation
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black_owned_businesssan_francisco
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BART Small Business Support Services
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Bay Area Rapid Transit
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bart_contractingtechnical_assistance
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California Competes Tax Credit
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GO-Biz
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DCC Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program
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California Department of Cannabis Control
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provisional_to_annual_licenselocal_jurisdiction
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California Film and Television Tax Credit Program 4.0
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California Film Commission
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California based productionfilm
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Native American Development Corporation Business Lending and Technical Assistance
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Native American Development Corporation
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native_owned_businessbusiness_lending
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California Public Works Contractor Registration
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California Department of Industrial Relations
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public_worksregistration
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Youth Entrepreneurship Association Accelerator
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Youth Entrepreneurship Association
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youth_foundersstartup_funding
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Long Beach Cannabis Social Equity Technical Assistance
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City of Long Beach Office of Cannabis Oversight
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long_beach_equity_applicanttechnical_assistance
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Fresno Chamber Young Entrepreneurs Program
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Fresno Chamber of Commerce
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fresno_studentsschool_credit
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Los Angeles County Contractor Development and Bonding Program
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County of Los Angeles
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county_contractingbonding_support
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LA Metro Contractor Development and Bonding Program
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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bonding_supportmetro_contracting
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DOE Tribal Energy Financing Program
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U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
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Veterans Business Fund Loan Program
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Veterans Business Fund
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veteran_owned_businessstartup_capital
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CDFA Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Grants
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California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Office of Pesticide Coordination and Analysis
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California basedsustainable farming
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Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2025-2026
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California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)
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California basedsmall business
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BIA Division of Capital Investment Business Financing Assistance
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U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Capital Investment
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american_indian_alaska_nativebusiness_financing
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CalRecycle Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
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California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
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dvbecalrecycle_procurement
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Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)
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California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
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California ratepayerclean energy
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California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant
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California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
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small businessexport ready
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Renaissance Women’s Business Center
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Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
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women_entrepreneursbay_area
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California Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit
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California Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
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California taxpayerqualified research expenses
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AWBC Veteran-Owned Business Accelerator
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Association of Women’s Business Centers
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veteran_owned_businessecommerce_training
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California Department of Food and Agriculture SB and DVBE Program
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California Department of Food and Agriculture
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dvbecdfa_procurement
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DCC Cannabis Equity Fee Relief
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California Department of Cannabis Control
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equity_ownershipgross_revenue_under_5m
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