Entrepreneurship

Coaching. Resources. Networking.

The Saddleback College Entrepreneurship & Innovation Learning Center was founded to support, develop and connect budding entrepreneurs with the solutions and resources they need to launch their new business ideas and innovation to success.

Learn more about The Center's programs and mission, and access valuable entrepreneurship learning resources here.

Junior Academy of Entrepreneurship

Awesome resources

Business start-up guides for local cities

Regardless of what business you want to open, one of the first things you need to do is file a DBA ("Doing Business As") listing with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder. Access instructions on this process here.

Then, you need to check the city you want to start your business in for their new business requirements. Many cities in the South Orange County area do not require a business license, but most require at the very least some paperwork, often including a Certificate of Use and Occupancy and Doing Business As (DBA) registration. Choose the city you are interested in setting up in for more info, or if you are interested in a city that is not listed, email me, and I will add it to the list.

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This website is a statewide clearinghouse of required permit information for your business in your specific city. It also provides contact information for the various agencies that administer & issue these permits.

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