GO-Biz offers no-cost consultation to business owners for attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more.
GO-Biz includes the following units: business development (CalBIS), Permit Streamlining, Small Business Assistance, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and International Affairs and Trade Development. The Permit Assistance unit provides permit streamlining for business owners struggling with local, state and federal permitting for major job creating projects. The permitting team also administers the state’s electronic on-line permit assistance center, CalGOLD.
ELIGIBILITY All businesses in the State of California can receive permit assistance.
PROCESS Use the resources provided on GO-Biz’s webpages and contact them for assistance.