Escondido Companies Play Big Role in Biotech, Who's Hiring, Grants & Resources, Upcoming Events & More

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Escondido Companies Play Key Role in the Region

Outside the biotech epicenter of San Diego, Escondido has become its own hub for B2B companies that service the biotech industry. These companies can take advantage of Escondido’s larger and more accessible building and facility spaces, lower cost of living, and diverse community.

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Escondido AgTech Gathering

Join the agriculture, food production, and tech community for networking, keynote speakers, mentor hours with experts, and food/drink!

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Business Financial Fitness

The Business Launch Academy is designed around a combination of business education, guided lab time, and 1:1 mentorship to maintain accountability and get direct guidance related to the participant's specific business.

Business Financial Fitness is a four-week financial readiness program that helps entrepreneurs get their business financial house in order.

Small Business Grant: Facade Improvement and CPTED Property Enhancement Funding

These programs provide matching grants to business and property owners that wish to renovate, enhance, and improve highly visible buildings along core commercial corridors throughout the City.

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Connect's Springboard

Ready to scale your startup and connect with capital? Springboard can help! For innovative early-stage tech or life science companies who have made some progress growing and funding the company. Springboard focuses on helping those companies spring forward in their growth with seasoned feedback.

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Palomar College CTE Transitions

The CTE Transitions program provides academic and vocational preparation in a career pathway. CTE Transitions students begin their program of study in high school and then transition into post-secondary education to earn an advanced technical degree or certification.

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North County Job-Readiness Room

This pilot program is designed to connect entry-level, excluded, and/or vulnerable workers with basic skills training and connections to key North County employers who are hiring for office administration, manufacturing, hospitality & food service jobs.

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SCORE San Diego Expert Mentoring

SCORE San Diego volunteers are experienced entrepreneurs, corporate managers, and executives with a diverse set of industries and specialties who volunteer their experience and knowledge to help small business professionals start, develop, and grow businesses.

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State of Emergency Tax Relief

Emergency tax or fee relief is available from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) for taxpayers who have been directly affected by disasters declared as state of emergencies, both within California and nationally.

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Escondido Chamber of Commerce

Support the workforce and local businesses in our City on this Facebook page.

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City of Escondido Career Pages

Want to work for the City? Find job opportunities on the City of Escondido career pages.

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Innovate78 Job Page

View Innovate78's weekly “Who’s Hiring in North County” jobs series and see the list of innovation jobs.

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Escondido AgTech Gathering

JANUARY 19

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Small Business Expo

JANUARY 20

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Escondido Union School District Hiring Event

JANUARY 24

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

2023 North County Commercial Real Estate Outlook

FEBRUARY 2

7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Palomar Health has announced the opening of an expanded Neonatal Intensive

Care Unit at its Escondido campus.

Anna Pearson, a Ukrainian-born artist who now lives in Escondido talks about life in Ukraine, her artwork, and the kindness and warmth she’s found in San Diego County.

Take a trip down memory lane with Del's Barber Shop on S Escondido Boulevard, which has been serving its customers for decades.

Learn more about large residential and commercial projects moving through the City’s approval process or beginning construction.

Escondido Economic Development Data Dashboard

The City of Escondido is committed to providing data to support strategic initiatives and programs. The City of Escondido Economic Area of Influence Data Dashboard is a business attraction tool to help businesses understand the City and the surrounding area. This tool may also be helpful to other organizations to better understand the business landscape and population in the City of Escondido and surrounding County areas in Escondido labeled zip codes.

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Jennifer Schoeneck

Deputy Director of Economic Development | CITY OF ESCONDIDO

Direct: 760-839-4631 | business@escondido.org | www.escondido.org

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