Workforce Innovation

Business Resources

Training: Software Development for Aerospace & Defense Applications
Through funding from The California Space Authority, and in cooperation with U.C. Extension, Santa Cruz, NOVA is accepting applications for this unique training opportunity. Classes begin in late January 2008, and will be conducted in the evening and on weekends for four months. To learn more, go to: http://www.novaworks.org/job_seekers/ucsc_csa.html

Small Business Resource Month Workshops
The City of Sunnyvale Economic Development, Sunnyvale Public Library, NOVA, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), present “Small Business Resource Month”, a series of workshops where small business owners and prospective small business entrepreneurs will learn the skills that can help them start, manage, and grow their companies. Speakers from the SBA and other resource partners will provide practical information on program areas, which include: management training and counseling; access to financing; access to federal government contracting opportunities; and much more! To learn more, go to: City of Sunnyvale Economic Development Department

California Business Portal
Sponsored by the California Economic Development Partnership, this website provides a portal to a number of resources for starting, growing, financing, expanding or relocating a business in California. The Partnership includes the Business, Transportation & Housing Agency, California Department of Food & Agriculture, and the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency. To learn more, go to:
http://www.calbusiness.ca.gov/

NOVA’s Workforce Review
The Workforce Review is a two-page fact sheet featuring data on labor force trends, including regional unemployment rate and change, specific labor force data for NOVA’s consortium of cities, and workforce reductions in the NOVA area