California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) advisors provide aspiring and current small business owners a variety of free business consulting and low-cost training services including business plan development, manufacturing assistance, financial packaging and lending assistance, exporting and importing support, disaster recovery assistance, procurement and contracting aid, market research help, 8(a) program support and healthcare guidance. The one-on-one advising is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, state and local partners.