• City of Alhambra/Economic Development/Redevelopment Assistance Web Site
  Development Services Dept., 111 S. First St., First Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801
  (626) 570-5038; Fax: (626) 458-4201
     
• City of Alhambra––Business License/Payment Web Site
  Finance Dept., 111 S. First St., First Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801
  (626) 570-5019
    
• City of Alhambra––Public Library Web Site
  Reference Librarian, 410 W. Main St., Alhambra, CA 9180; (626) 570-3212
  The Alhambra Public Library offers a wealth of resources, guides and information on all aspects of business.
    
• City of Alhambra Chamber of Commerce Web Site
  104 S. First St., Alhambra, CA 91801; (626) 282-5596
  Provides members with numerous services including seminars, clinics and other marketing opportunities. 
     
• Alhambra Downtown Association (626) 282-5767; email: alhtown@pacbell.net
    
• Asian American Economic Development Enterprises, Inc.
  216 W. Garvey Ave., Suite E, Monterey Park, CA 91754
  (626) 572-7021; Fax: (626) 572-6533; Info@aaede.org
  http://www.aaede.org
  The mission of the organization is to create business and personal growth for Asian Americans and others through education, employment and enterprise. It provides training in entrepreneurship, small business and personal development, supplies management and technical assistance to new and fledgling business, delivers financial support for growing ventures and enhances other worthy educational and community service activities.
     
• Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
  1145 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
  (213) 977-7500; Fax: (213) 977-7595; www.apalc.org
  The APALC was established in 1983 as a non-profit and has become the largest organization in Southern California that provides Asian and Pacific Islander and other communities with multi-lingual cultural sensitive services and legal education.
    
• U.S. Small Business Administration Web Site
  Small Business Development Center, 330 N. Brand Avenue, Suite 190, Glendale, CA 90203 ; (818) 552-3321
  Offers seminars, one-on-one counseling and additional resources, knowledge and assistance to help local businesses succeed.
    
• Cal Gold Web Site
  CalGOLD provides businesses with on-line information concerning business permits and other requirements of California agencies at all levels of government, including addresses, telephone numbers, and links to agency Internet web pages.
    
• San Gabriel Valley International Business and Trade Center Web Site
  Small Business Development Center, 10507 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731
  (626) 279-7979; Fax: (626) 279-7978; Email: info@sgvftz.com
  Represents the San Gabriel Valley Foreign Trade Zone 50-4 and other programs that nurture international business enterprises located in and around Alhambra.
     
• Center for International Trade Development/California-Mexico Trade Assistance Centers Web Site
  Citrus College-Pomona Center, 300 W. Second St., Suite 203, Pomona, CA 91766
  (909) 629-2247; Email: gbohatch@citd-citruscc.com
  Offers free one-on-one consulting, research, lead generation and low-cost workshops.
    
• California State Board of Equalization Web Site
  12820 Crossroads Parkway South, City of Industry, CA 91715; (310) 908-5280
  Contact the Board for a license for any type of wholesale or retail selling. They will want to know the size and type of business and the expected monthly gross and volume of sales. To be licensed you need a valid California Driver's License and Social Security card. 
      
• Los Angeles County Health Department Web Site
  West Covina Health Center, 1435 West Covina Parkway, West Covina, CA; (626) 813-3379
  Contact the County Health Department for a license if your business is in any way concerned with public health: food/restaurant, wholesale or retail markets, vending machines, catering trucks, etc. It also licenses day-care centers, board and care facilities, hotels and motels, and retirement homes. Other businesses under its control include laundries, clothing factories, animal keepers and swimming pools.
    
• Employment Tax District Office
  9537 Telstar Avenue, Suite 115, El Monte, CA 91731; (818) 575-6751
  Contact this office to obtain registration information if you will have employees in your business.
    
• My Own Business, Inc. (MOBI) (website) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to providing free training and resources to aspiring entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of MOBI is a FREE 12-Session online business course that teaches everything from "Deciding on a Business" to "Business Planning" to "e-Commerce.
       
• State Compensation Insurance Fund (website)
  125 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia, CA 91007; (626) 574-2600
  Contact this office for Workers' Compensation Insurance. You can also purchase such insurance through private insurance firms.
      
• Secretary of State Web Site
  1230 J St., Sacramento, CA 95814
  Provides a wealth of information about starting a new business, including types of business entities, name searches, etc.
    
• Pasadena Star News Web Site
  911 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91109; (626) 578-6300, ext. 2451
   
  The Star News publishes the Fictitious Business Name Statement once a week for four weeks. Contact them for a fictitious name form. The Star News sends a copy to the County Clerk who files the request, and sends a copy back to the Star News and to the applicant.
   
• SCORE-Counselors to Small Business (Web Site)
  Los Angeles Chapter, 330 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 190, Glendale, CA 91203; (818) 552-3206
  Online site provides resources, including workshops, for new and existing entrepreneurs.

Links to Useful Sites:

Alhambra Superior Court
Business Law Guide/Lawyer Search
California Secretary of State Business Portal
California Business Tax Information
California Department of Motor Vehicles
California Franchise Tax Board
Federal Consumer Information Center
Internal Revenue Service
Los Angeles County Online
State of California Online Services
Subject-based Internet Resources for Small Business
U.S. Business Advisor