Helpful Business Contacts/Resources

CONNECT!

CONNECT! offers businesses assistance in a wide variety of areas, from recruiting new employees and retaining valued employees to conducting patent searches and researching labor market information. The CONNECT! collaborative is made up of more than 30 organizations (including NOVA) providing a wide range of employment services to businesses and job seekers in Silicon Valley. To learn more, call CONNECT! Business Services at (408) 730-7830.

Economic development departments and Chambers of Commerce for NOVA's seven cities:

City of Cupertino
Community Development Department, 408.777.3220
Cupertino Chamber of Commerce, 408.252.7054

City of Los Altos
Economic Development Department, 650.948.1491
Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, 650.948.1455

City of Milpitas
Main city phone number, 408.586.3000
Milpitas Chamber of Commerce, 408.262.2613

City of Mountain View
Economic Development Department, 650.903.6379
Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, 650.968.8378

City of Palo Alto
Economic Resources Department, 650.329.2604
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, 650.324.3121

City of Santa Clara, 408.615.2200
Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce, 408.244.8244

City of Sunnyvale
Economic Development Department, 408.730.7606
Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, 408.736.4971

Helpful Business Links:

• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
  A regional planning agency for the San Francisco Bay Area, ABAG examines regional issues like housing, transportation, economic development, education, and environment.
• Bay Area Counties
  Links to county government websites
• Better Business Bureau
  Information on businesses and charities as well as local Better Business Bureaus
• California Department of Industrial Relations
  Information on California's Labor Code, workers' compensation, labor law, mediation and conciliation, statistics and research
• California Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL)
  This list is made up of training providers who are eligible to receive Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) through Workforce Investment Act Title 1-B funds. Search list by training provider, program, training site location, occupation or apprenticeship. Click here if you want to be placed on the list.
• California Employment Development Department
  Labor market information, information on unemployment insurance, disability insurance, payroll taxes, training, EDD regulations
  
• Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
  Part of De Anza College's Professional and Workforce Development unit, CACT supports small-to-medium-sized manufacturers' efforts to remain competitive in California
  
• Employment Training Panel
  California's joint business/labor agency providing training funds to retrain current workers in danger of being laid off and to train new workers
• Entrepreneur Center
  Full range of support services for entrepreneurs from financing programs, technical assistance, training, and technology to procurement and international trade
• FedWorld
  Links to top government websites, key government science and technology web resource sites, Supreme Court decisions, government research and development publications
• Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network
  A nonpartisan group addressing challenges facing Silicon Valley; provides links to Joint Venture publications, upcoming events, current initiatives
• Silicon Valley On-Line (SVEDA)
  Information on Silicon Valley's economy and business resources at this Web site dedicated to assisting businesses in locating within the region
  
• Silicon Valley Small Business Development Center
  Services for small businesses for the greater Silicon Valley, including San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County
• Small Business Administration
  Information on starting a business, financing a business, managing a business, business opportunities, disaster recovery
• Thomas
  Legislative and committee information provided by the Library of Congress
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Work2Future
  Outplacement, recruiting and training services to San Jose and southern Santa Clara County businesses; manages one-stop centers in San Jose, Campbell, and Gilroy
  

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