A heartfelt congratulations to the well-deserved awardees who were recognized at the 2023 SBDC Day Luncheon on 3/15/23:

Fresno County Business of the Year - Full Circle Brewing Company, Fresno, CA

Kings County Business of the Year -  Manitas de Amor Preschool and Childcare, Inc., Hanford, CA

Madera County Business of the Year – Salter’s Distributing, Chowchilla, CA

Tulare County Business of the Year - Central Valley Ag Exports, Inc., Visalia, CA

Stakeholder of the year - Beneficial State Bank

Partner of the Year - Tulare Chamber of Commerce

Inaugural Dr. Lori Bennett Leadership Award – Dr. Lori Bennett, Ed.D.

2023 Lori Bennet Leadership Award - Andy Haussler, City of Clovis

2023 Center Impact Awards - Olga Martinez & Cy Cerro

Legacy Award – Kurt Clark, Central CA SBDC Regional Network

None of this would be possible without the generous support of our sponsors: 

Wells Fargo Bank

Access Plus Capital

Beneficial State Bank

Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Apcal Rock’ N Ranch

Kaiser Permanente

CDC Small Business Finance

City of Clovis

City of Visalia

Mission Bank

State Center Community College District

Valley Small Business Development Corporation

Water, Energy & Technology Center – IHUB2 Program

Cen Cal Business Finance Group

J.I. Garcia Construction, Inc.

Noble Credit Union

Paychex

Valley Strong Credit Union

Thank you very much for making the 2023 SBDC Day Luncheon a resounding success!