Indio, California - Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia invites business owners to attend a workshop on the California Competes Tax Credit he is hosting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4, 2015. The workshop is presented by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

Small, medium and large businesses are encouraged to attend the workshop and receive instruction on how to apply for this tax credit program available from the State.

The workshop and the program are both free and available to businesses of all sizes.

When:

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Workshop Location:

City of Indio, Council Chambers
100 Civic Center Mall

Indio, CA 92201

Workshop time:

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

GO-Biz serves as the state's lead office for economic development and offers a range of services to business owners. Those services include assistance with business attraction, retention and expansion; site selection; permit assistance; clearing of regulatory hurdles; export assistance, and other small business services. For more information visit: www.business.ca.gov or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The California Competes program was created through AB 93 and SB 90, both adopted in 2013. In addition to the tax credits for job creation, the new program offers sales tax relief on the purchase of qualified research and development equipment and manufacturing equipment. The amount of credits available will increase each year until 2018.

For more information contact Jacqueline Lopez at (760) 342-8047