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California Construction Contracting Program The brand new California Construction Contracting Program is a partnership between Caltrans, the California Community Colleges Economic & Workforce Development Program and the Small Business Development Center program.
This brand new program is designed to develop and enhance the capabilities of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and assist them in achieving proficiency in the technical skills involved in highway construction contracting.
To learn more about this free training and counseling program, please visit www.buildcalifornia.org.
Federal Incentives
Empowerment Zone - Businesses located within the City's Empowerment Zone boundaries are eligible for significant incentives, encouraging expansion.Residents living within the zone can benefit from job development and training programs, improving employability.
Foreign Trade Zone - A. U. S. Foreign Trade Zone is a designated area which, for Customs purposes, is considered outside the U. S.Nearly any imported merchandise can be brought into a Zone for almost any kind of manipulation, duty-free.
HUB Zone -The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) is administered by the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and was designed to stimulate economic development and create jobs in urban and rural communities by providing Federal contraction preferences to small businesses.
State Incentives
Enterprise Zone -Businesses located within the City's Enterprise Zone boundaries - from large manufacturing companies to small neighborhood restaurants - can reduce their state income taxes by taking advantage of special California Enterprise Zone tax benefits.
Local Incentives
Municipal Restoration Zone - The Municipal Restoration Zone, or MRZ, allows Eligible New or Expanding Businesses within the zone boundaries to obtain refunds of business license fees, reductions of building permit fees, and refunds of sales and/or property taxes. The MRZ received an Award of Merit from the California Association for Local Economic Development.
For more information about City of Fresno Economic Development Department programs and services including Incentive Zones and Tax Credits, please click on the links above or visit www.fresnoez.com
City of Fresno Incentive Zones & Tax Credits
The City of Fresno offers a variety of incentives designed to encourage local companies to expand and to attract new businesses to the area. For more information, visit the City of Fresno Incentive Zones and Tax Credits page.
To find out if your business is located in one of the City of Fresno incentive zones, visit the City of Fresno Incentive Zone Address Locator.
To learn more about Incentive Zones and Tax Credits, sign up to attend a FREE Workshop - visit the City of Fresno Events & Workshops page.
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