SMALL BUSINESS
Entrepreneur Center
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SMALL BUSINESS
Entrepreneur Center
What is the Entrepreneur Center?
The Entrepreneur Center is a service offered by the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs that assists prospective business owners to successfully open and grow their small businesses in the unincorporated areas of the County.
The Entrepreneur Center provides:
- Business Start-up Assistance and Resources
- Business Development Workshops
- Access to Capital
- Navigating Permits / Licenses
- One-on-one Business Counseling
- Succession planning
Common questions about our Entrepreneur Center
What can the Entrepreneur Center do for me?
- Provide individualized assistance in opening your small business
- Connect you with educational programs for small businesses and entrepreneurs
- Offer guidance on the Small Business development process
In what areas can the Entrepreneur Center provide counseling?
- The steps necessary to open a small business
- Legal structures and requirements
- Basic business development
- Developing business plans
- Researching and choosing business names
- Tax ID number
- How to find funding
- Retaining a labor force
- Los Angeles County licensing and permitting
How do I access the Entrepreneur Center?
There are 3 easy ways to request help from the DCBA Small Business Entrepreneur Center!
- CALL (323) 881-3964
- EMAIL concierge@dcba.lacounty.gov
- VISIT – East Los Angeles Entrepreneur Center
4716 East Cesar E Chavez Ave., Bldg. B
Los Angeles, CA 90022

Common questions about our Concierge services
What can the Small Business Concierge do for me?
- Provide individualized assistance in opening your small business
- Connect you with educational programs for small businesses and entrepreneurs
- Offer guidance on the Small Business development process
In what areas can the Small Business Concierge provide counseling?
- The steps necessary to open a small business
- Legal structures and requirements
- Basic business development
- Developing business plans
- Researching and choosing business names
- Tax ID number
- How to find funding
- Retaining a labor force
- Los Angeles County licensing and permitting
How do I access the Concierge?
There are 3 easy ways to request help from the DCBA Small Business Concierge!
- CLICK HERE to submit a request
- PHONE 844.432.4900
- EMAIL concierge@dcba.lacounty.gov
