Business Assistance Services

Business Assistance Products

The LAEDC's team of professionals offer confidential, free-of-charge information and assistance to decision makers and consultants representing both large and small, domestic and international businesses in the manufacturing, distribution and service industries.

The LAEDC's Business Assistance Program is the central point of contact for factual and timely information on a broad range of business development and location factors. In an effort to keep businesses in LA County, our Business Assistance specialists act as confidential liaisons with city and county officials, business leaders and other economic development allies such as trade organizations and chambers of commerce to provide a variety of services including:

• Coordinated Site Search
• Demographic Information
• Incentive Zones Information (Enterprise, Revitalization, Empowerment, Foreign Trade)
• Assistance with Securing Incentives
• Facilitating the Permitting Process (City, County, State, Environmental)
• Labor Market Information
• Educational and Job Training institutions to accomodate labor needs (Placement and Customized Training Programs)
• Utility and Transportation Services
• Public Financing Programs (local, state and federal) including industrial development bonds
• Identification of Traditional Financing Opportunities
• Coordinating with the port, foreign trade zone, railroads and utility companies
• Providing personalized briefings and orientations that are tailored to meet the specific needs of the client

For information and assistance, call the LAEDC's Business Assistance Program Office at 888-4-LAEDC-1 or 800-639-4357.