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Business Resources

Thinking about starting a business in Rio Dell or Scotia? Here are a few resources to help you through the process.

  • Business Stimulator Program

    • Please call the Rio Dell – Scotia Chamber of Commerce for more information – (707) 506-5081 The Business Stimulator Program is Directed by Nick Angeloff.  Nick is also the Executive Director of the Eagle Prairie Arts District and a Board Member of the Rio Dell – Scotia Chamber of Commerce.  Nick can be contacted at nangeloff.ceo@gmail.com.

  • Business Licensing

    • City of Rio Dell – Contact the city for information at: (707) 764-3532

    • Town of Scotia – Contact the Humboldt County Tax Collector’s Office at: (707) 476-2450

  • Governors Office of Business and Economic Development

    • CalGold – This website assists you in finding appropriate permit information for your business. It also provides contact information for the various agencies that administer & issue these permits.

    • GO-Biz – This website offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more.

    • Start a Business – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development offers you many resources when starting a business in California. Whether you’re interested in a basic checklist of steps to start your own small business, or finding out about various statewide and local incentives to relocating your established business to California, we’d like to help.

  • North Coast Small Business Development Center

    • The mission of the North Coast Small Business Resource Center and its SBDC program is to engender entrepreneurship and cultivate small business success in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties by providing high-quality technical support, training and in-depth financial analysis for start-up and existing companies.

  • Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center – IRS

    • Important information concerning your business tax obligations.