California Governor's Office of Economic Development
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) was created by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as California’s single point of contact for economic development and job creation efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development and assistance with state government.[1] Kish Rajan was selected as the first Director of GO-Biz in 2012, but on May 8, 2015 stepped down from his post to head up a nonprofit in Southern California.[2]
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) includes the following units:
- Executive: Director, (vacant).
- Communications and Policy: Deputy Director, (vacant)
- California Business Investment Services (CalBis): Deputy Director, Leslie McBride
- Permit Assistance: Deputy Director, Paul Martin
- Small Business: Deputy Director, Barbara Vohryzek
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Deputy Director, Louis Stewart
- International Affairs & Business Development: Deputy Director, Brian Peck
- External Affairs: Deputy Director, Jorge Jaramillo
- Legislative and Inter Government Affairs: Deputy Director, Will Koch
- Legal Affairs: Deputy Director, Grace Arupo-Rodriguez
As part of the Governor’s 2012 Budget, the elements of economic development under GO-Biz were realigned to put stronger emphasis on job creation and promoting California as a place to do business. :
- Infrastructure Bank (I-Bank)
- Film Commission
- Travel and Tourism Commission
- Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
- Small Business Development Center
References
- ↑ Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
- ↑ "GO-Biz director steps down". Retrieved 20 May 2015.