The California Mosaic Small Business Center is a project by the International Rescue Committee to provide California’s entrepreneurs easy access to business technical assistance, training, and support. Funded in part through a Grant with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate. The main components of The Center include:

• A multi-lingual (Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Swahili, and French) website that provides services available to all Californian entrepreneurs, no matter where they are located
• Trained multi-lingual business coaches offering personalized small business technical assistance to small business owners on a range of topics
• A variety of in-language group and workshop-based training opportunities both in-person at Center locations and remotely, accessible through the California Mosaic Small Business Center website, on topics such as business planning, marketing, business operations, financial management, import/export, and more
• Access to financial products through screening and referrals to community lenders for business loan(s), as well as referrals to IRC financial coaches and foundational credit-building loan products for small business owners who need to prioritize personal financial health and credit first