Resources For Businesses

FINANCE
Economic/Tax Incentives	Economic Development office City of Torrance 3031 Torrance Blvd. Torrance , CA 90503 www.torrnet.com 310-618-5807
Financing your business	El Camino Small Business Development Center (SBDC) http://www.southbaysbdc.org 310-973-3177
OPERATIONS
Site Selection /Expansion /Relocation	City of Torrance Economic Development office City of Torrance 3031 Torrance Blvd. Torrance , CA 90503 310-618-5807
Expansion / Relocation : for manufacturers	South Bay Economic Development Partnership (SBEDP) http://www.southbaypartnership.com Southern California Edison Economic & Business Development Tod Sword 626 - 302-1014 http://www.sce.com/b-ebd/economic-development/about-us.htm Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) (888) 4-LAEDC-1 / (888) 452-3321 www.laedc.org
Streamlined Permitting Process	Building Regulations Community Development Department City of Torrance 3031 Torrance Blvd. Torrance , CA 90503 310-618-5910
Manufacturing Assistance	El Camino Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) http://www.makingitincalifornia.com/centers_el_camino.php 310-973-3170 South Bay Economic Development Partnership (SBEDP) http://www.southbaypartnership.com California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) http://www.cmtc.com 310-263-3060 College of Extended and International Education California State University, Dominguez Hills 310-243-3355 http://www.csudh.edu/ee/training.html
SALES AND MARKETING
International Trade Assistance (Importing and exporting)	El Camino Center for International Trade (CITD) http://elcamino.citd.org 310-973-3173 Los Angeles (West) Export Assistance Center U.S. Dept of Commerce 310-235-7104 julieanne.hennessy@mail.doc.gov College of Extended and International Education California State University, Dominguez Hills 310-243-3069 http://www.csudh.edu/ee/training.html
Marketing and Business Development	El Camino Small Business Development Center (SBDC) http://www.southbaysbdc.org 310-973-3177
HUMAN RESOURCES
Recruiting and Hiring Layoff Assistance	Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network www.hiretorrance.com
Accessing State Training Funds	El Camino Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) http://www.makingitincalifornia.com/centers_el_camino.php 310-973-3170
UTILITIES - Business Customers
Water Service	City of Torrance Municipal Water Department http://www.torranceca.gov/1846.htm
Water Service	California Water Service Company 2632 West 237th Street Torrance , CA 90505 http://calwater.com/ 310-257-1400
Electricity / Energy Efficiency	Southern California Edison Savings by Design, Business Solutions 800-990-7788 www.sce.com South Bay Environmental Services Center 310-371-7222 www.sbesc.com
Natural Gas / Energy Efficiency	Southern California Gas 800-427-2000 http://www.socalgas.com/ Marcella Low 310-605-4194