Business 249: Entrepreneurship (Rubin): Local Market

The state of California's Employment Development Department web site allows you to look up Labor Market Info. This includes Employment by Industry, Industry Trends, and Employers by Industry. You can also pull up the local area profiles for each county in the state.

Check out the Economic Profile, which covers Demographics and Top Employers. You may also be interested in the local Business Directory.

Find information related to starting a business in San Luis Obispo.

The SLO County Chapter of SCORE provides free, confidential business counseling for local small business owners.

Search the BBB directory of approved businesses in the SLO/Santa Barbara/Ventura area.

The city of Paso Robles' website has plenty of information on the demographics and development of Paso Robles.

The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce is a great resource if you are interested in starting a business in North County.

Economy in Focus, Part 1 presents a comprehensive forecast for the post-COVID-19 economy by Dr. Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics. Dr. Thornberg argues that a “V” shaped recovery will happen with a visible rebound in the fourth quarter and into 2021. Sponsored by Central Coast Economic Forecast; uploaded July 19, 2020.