The City of Bellflower's Economic Development Department supports Bellflower business owners by providing two no-cost workshops series through 37Oaks and AsociaciĆ³n de Emprendedor@s. Additionally, the City helps promote a variety of virtual workshops offered by SCORE and the SBA ranging in topics from how to market to your audience, growing your business, what federal resources are available, design and product photography, how to drive traffic to your website, and more.
For Spanish speaking Bellflower business owners and residents, the City is working with
AsociaciĆ³n Emprendedor@s to host a free 8-week program that will cover how to start, grow and operate a business. This course will be held in-person with sessions every Tuesday from September 3rd- November 5th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Registration is now open. Visit
https://www.asociaciondeemprendedores.org/event-details-registration/programa-emprendedor-s-ciudad-de-bellflower-ca-6ta-generacion or call (714) 627-2671.
Bellflower business owners and operators have a special opportunity to participate with 37Oaks, a commerce development company that helps product entrepreneurs scale and diversify through e-commerce, wholesale, storefronts and pop ups. The City has partnered with 37Oaks to offer a 10-course certified program that is designed to help support our local product-based merchants.
To qualify for this course, your business must be product-based (i.e. food, beverages, clothing, beauty, books, art, etc.) located in Bellflower. You must have a desire to grow into a brick-and-mortar store in the city and must have a minimum of 6 months of business operations. Apply today at
www.37oaks.com/bellflower.
Meet with an experienced mentor at no-cost through SCORE O.C. Sign up at
orangecounty.score.org. Para mas informacion
www.mentoresdenegocios.org/mentores. For additional small business information visit
www.bellflower.org/programs.