California Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GoED)

Brook TaylorDeputy Director for Communications and Policy

www.business.ca.gov

Leveraging State and Local Partnerships

About GoED

• One-stop-shop for businesses looking to start, expand, or relocate to California.

• Staff of FREE Business Service Specialists that help thousands of companies each year and can provide customized assistance for any of your needs.

GoED Highlights

• In 2011, GoED directly assisted over 2,200 business owners (along w/ SBDC partners)

• 95 percent small business owners

• Response within 2 days• Questions include: “How do I register a new

business?” How do I go about relocating my company to California from out of state?”

California Business Investment Services

A unit of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency

GoED Collaboration

• Partnership between GoED, SBDC and CalED

• GoED Retention Strike Teams

• Regional Permitting Efforts– San Francisco, East Bay, Sacramento and Los Angeles.

Permitting Streamlining Effort – East Bay and Sacramento

East Bay – Partnership between 8 mayors, UC Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, CSU East Bay and Peralta CCC

- Focus on regional standardized solar energy permitting process

Sacramento – Six County standardized permitting process for solar projects

- Master Permit for solar installations

Permitting Streamlining Effort – Los Angeles

Los Angeles Restaurant and HospitalityExpress Permitting Initiative:• LA Co. Health Department, Department

of Building & Safety, Public Works, Sanitation, City Planning, Fire and Bureau of Engineering (BOE)

• State Collaborative Partnership: Upgrade permits for 100 franchise locations.

Permitting Streamlining Effort – San Francisco

Collaboration between City, County and State to map the permitting process for new restaurants

Automated Permit Streamlining Effort

Regional permit streamlining efforts should include: - A grassroots approach with a singular focus- Public and Private participation- Incorporation of flexible new technology

Newest Collaboration – Debunking the Myths

Myth – California ranks at the bottom in job creation and growth.

Reality – California’s job growth well outpaces the national average.

• In the last year, California has added more jobs that 48 other states.

• June 2010 to June 2011 California added 156,800 jobs.

Newest Collaboration – Debunking the Myths

• In June 2011, the U.S. added just 18,000 jobs.

• California added over 28,000 in June, second only to one other state.

• CA actually added over 40,000 jobs in manufacturing; information tech; financial activities; professional and business services; education, health services; leisure, and hospitality.

Newest Collaboration – Debunking the Myths

• Why this matters to you?

• Positive efforts at the regional level are being overshadowed by negative perception.

• Exploring Public –Private partnership to market the benefits of doing business in California.

Debunking the Myth – A Call to Action

• Challenge all Californian’s to rise above negativity.

• Counter with positive examples in your region: - Expansion, collaboration, new opportunities.

- Contact the state and provide examples of what you are doing in your area to promote growth.

- The Sum of the Parts is much stronger than the perception.

Brook.Taylor@gov.ca.gov(916) 322-0667

www.business.ca.gov

California Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GoED)