The Placer Business Resource Center (PBRC) and its partners offer a variety of workshops designed to provide applicable, real-world information. Photo courtesy of Placer Business Resource Center

AUBURN, CA (MPG) - Placer County’s Business Resource Center has reopened its Rocklin office to help small business owners and entrepreneurs with walk-in or virtual appointments available four days a week.

The Business Resource Center, located in Rocklin (1000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 105), is the one-stop shop for all business needs; providing expert guidance, workshops, classes, one-on-one advising and assistance with hiring, permitting and regulatory compliance.

“We continue to hear from businesses about the value of our Business Resource Center and we recognize the importance of in-person collaboration with this reopening,” said Economic Development Director Gloria Stearns. “It can be hard to launch a new idea or scale up an existing business, so that’s why we offer resources and services free of charge for anyone in the county.”

The Placer Business Resource Center has maintained virtual hours throughout the last few years but has once again added in-person services for businesses.

The new hours include:

Open for walk-in appointments every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Virtual and in-person appointments are available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

The Business Resource Center can help employers with hiring by providing access to conference rooms and dedicating interview space to recruit and interview new staff, developing incentive programs and organizing job fairs – all at no cost.

County staff also deliver a newsletter every month with hand-picked content designed to help small business owners. You can sign up by clicking here.

Placer County is also partnering with the Sierra Small Business Development Center to host a series of events as part of Small Business Month, including:

May 8: Navigating Hiring and Workforce Resources in Placer County from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Register here

May 14: Roadmap to Success Series: Start Strong with a Business License in unincorporated Placer County from noon to 1 p.m. Register here

May 28: What's in a Name? Registering Your Fictitious Business Name from noon to 1 p.m. Register here

June 11: Whisking Up Business: A Recipe for Food Operation Success from noon to 1 p.m. Register here

Workshops and classes are presented by highly-experienced business experts and local professionals and include a wide array of topics such as: business basics, business plan development, financing for small businesses, loan readiness, how to develop an idea into a business, accounting and more.

All of the workshops can be found on our site here: https://www.placer.ca.gov/5636/Workshops-Resources.

The Placer Business Resource Center serves all of Placer County, including the communities in Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln and Auburn. Community members in eastern Placer County can also receive similar services from the Sierra Business Council located in Truckee.

To learn more about the Business Resource Center, visit: https://www.placer.ca.gov/5411/Placer-Business-Resource-Center.