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Happy New Year

The City of Montclair wishes everyone a healthy and prosperous new year!


Calling all Montclair Businesses!
Looking for ways to promote your business? Montclair's Economic Development Team wants to hear from you!

Be featured in an upcoming edition of our Montclair Economic Development E-Newsletter and on our social media platforms. It is your opportunity to share more about your business story, achievements, and new products and services.

To get on our business spotlight interest list, contact us at:

Montclair Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast: January 12, 2023

Network with local entrepreneurs, business professionals, and community stakeholders from various industries representing the Montclair community.

  • Showcase your business
  • Meet new prospects
  • Build relationships
  • Connect with the community & City representatives

To receive information about the next Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast, contact the Montclair Chamber of Commerce at (909) 985-5104 or through email at info@montclairchamber.com.


California Business Comeback Guide is a comprehensive guide to incentive programs, grants, and funding resources for businesses operating in California.

Debt relief for existing SBA loan borrowers whose businesses have been impacted by COVID-19.

Your Marketing Roadmap - Content, Publicity and Personal Branding


During this webinar, you will be introduced to SEO topics & tools beyond the basics that most websites cover. We will focus especially on what Google cares about the most in their most recent updates.


📅 10 January


⏰ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM


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Main Street Digital Marketing Program


Join this 5-part series to expand your knowledge with hands-on instruction to increase your digital marketing presence.

During these five weeks, you will learn:

  • The critical components and standards for a great online presence
  • How to set up and Optimize Google Business and your website for lead generation
  • How to customize and personalize social media automated messages to your potential customers
  • Ways to grow and leverage your business reputation
  • How to create an overall content plan


📅 10 January


⏰ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM


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Financial Fitness Bootcamp


As a business owner, having a good handle on your accounting and finance can be critical to expanding your business. Join us for this four-week series to optimize your business for financial success! You will receive an overview of financial management, pricing strategies, how to optimize your business model, the fundamentals of business credit, and more!


📅 11 January


⏰ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM


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Instagram For Businesses


1. Have a powerful Instagram account setup and bio for your business that you can build your brand and convert your followers into paying customers

2. Attract real targeted followers

3. Functionality to make posts, stories, reels, profile covers, and IGTV

4. Pro tips for hashtags, @tags, sharing, and re-posting

5. Design tips to make professionally designed posts and copywriting tips


📅 19 January


⏰ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM


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SBDC Eats


Are you interested in starting your own food business? SBDC EATS is a program that helps you learn what it takes to do so! Through this program, you will be guided through the necessary steps to plan, build, and launch your food business and products in the marketplace. SBDC EATS will be taught in a hybrid format (online & in-person). This fast-paced course will help you in developing your business idea to start up your business in the food industry.


📅 20 January


⏰ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM



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Digital Bootcamp


A four-part series to expand your online presence by launching and growing your online e-commerce store. Business owners will develop skills to drive traffic, grow on brand exposure, and reach larger audiences online while developing a strong understanding of the key elements needed to build and expand a robust e-commerce portal for their business.


📅 24 January


⏰ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM



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Beyond Google and Facebook Ads


How to find more affordable paid advertising platformsHow to find more affordable paid advertising platforms you will get insight into 4 new platforms that you can drive new leads from Identify areas to advertise where you might find untapped audiences Beyond Google Ads and Facebook: Four Advertising Platforms You Should Consider Using for Your Small Business:


📅 31 January


⏰ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM



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Facebook 101


Not sure how to use Facebook ads? Want to know the difference between a traffic campaign and a conversion? Need to know what is a carousel ad? This seminar covers all the basics of Facebook Ads so you know which campaign is right for you. By the end of the seminar, you should be able to understand what type of campaign is best suited for your business model.


📅 31 January


⏰ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM



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SBA Online Learning Center

U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) online learning programs are designed to empower and educate small business owners.

Whether you're looking to start a small business or expand your current one, SBA's digital learning platform has everything you need to educate yourself on entrepreneurial best practices and available financing options.

SBA Learning Platform Courses:
  • Plan: Research, plan, and document your ideas.
  • Launch: Turn your business plan into a reality.
  • Manage: Master day-to-day operations to run your business.
  • Market: Understand your competition and strategies to win customers.
  • Grow: Expand by finding new funding, customers, and locations.
Visit SBA's Learning Center
In cooperation with area brokers, Montclair's Economic Development Team can assist businesses interested in locating commercial, industrial, office, and vacant sites with online custom site searches within the City. Additionally, the City provides monthly reports, generated by CoStar Group, containing contact information for properties currently available for lease and purchase.

Customized property reports are available to businesses interested in relocating or expanding within the City.
Request a Customized Property Report
CITY OF MONTCLAIR DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Our team is ready to assist with your business needs.

(909) 625-9408 | econdev@cityofmontclair.org
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