City announces Santa Ana Small Business Incentive Program

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community: CITY ANNOUNCES SANTA ANA SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM

SANTA ANA, CA (December 5, 2013) – If you are a new business (in business a year or less), have 5 or less employees and are located in a commercial storefront, your business could be eligible to receive a $5,000 reimbursement for start-up business costs that you have incurred during your start-up phase.

Examples of Start-up costs can be, but not limited to:

• City Business License Fee
• Signage
• Inventory Purchase
• Utility connections/reconnections (Sewer, Water, Telephone)
• Zoning Permit Fees
• Architectural/Design fees
• Shipping/Packaging Fees
• Advertising/Printing/Website Presence
• Accounting Services
• Purchase of equipment or furnishings
• Office Supplies
• Internet Connection
• Rent/Lease payments (1 month with copy of lease)
• Insurance Costs

Applications are now available.

Please Contact: Marc Morley, City of Santa Ana Economic Development Division at (714) 647-6588 or mmorley@santa-ana.org to receive more information on how to receive an application.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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