Small Business Development Center

California State University Bakersfield

Contact Us

The CSUB SBDC is hosted by the California State University, Bakersfield. CSUB SBDC is supported by the UC Merced Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Regional Network. The Network Office provides vision, direction and administrative support for the five SBDCs and two satellite centers in the 15-county Central California region:

San Luis Obispo
San Benito
Santa Clara (south of Bernal Road)
Monterey (east of the Salinas River)
Stanislaus

Merced
Madera
Tuolumne
Mariposa
Fresno

Kings
Tulare
Kern
Mono
Inyo

CSUB SBDC

Director: Kelly Bearden
1631 17th Street, Suite 200
Bakersfield, CA 93301
T: (661) 654-2856
E: sbdc@csub.edu

Lead Center (Main Office)

Regional Director: Diane Howerton
550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 100
Fresno, CA 93710
T: (559) 241-7406
F: (559) 241-7422
Toll-Free: (877) UCM-SBDC or (877) 826-7232
E: casbdc@ucmerced.edu

UC Merced SBDC Regional Network Service Centers

View contact information for the local SBDC service center for your county.

California SBDC Regional Networks

View contact information for the California SBDC Regional Networks.

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Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of California, Merced. All opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All Federal and State funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Special arrangements for individuals with disability will be made if requested in advance.