Establishing Your Business in California
Relocating or Expanding a Business
Site Selection and Relocation Assistance
Find out how to go about locating or expanding your business in California. Learn how
California Business Investment Services (CalBIS) can help you identify and evaluate how to
do business and locate in California.
California Investment Guide
This guide provides an overview of business advantages, taxes, and the permit process.
Local Area Profile
Access an overview of labor market information in a particular area within the state,
to help with selecting your location.
Enterprise Zone Tax Incentive Program
The Enterprise Zone Program targets economically distressed areas throughout California.
Special state and local incentives encourage business investment and promote the creation
of new jobs in these zones.
Empowerment Zones and Renewal Communities
This site provides information on the federal Renewal Communities and urban
Empowerment Zones incentives.
New Markets Tax Credits
The New Markets Tax Credit Program permits taxpayers to receive a credit against
Federal income taxes for making qualified equity investments in designated Community
Development Entities.