Business Resources

Alameda County's Economic Development staff can help explore resources available to you in unincorporated Alameda County such as small business counseling and financing. Please call Susan McCue, Economic Development Manager, for more information about these exciting opportunities! Call us 510-670-5335.

Need a Business License? - Contact the Business License Office
Visit: 224 W. Winton Ave., Room 169 Hayward, CA 94544
Call: (510) 670-6400
Fax: (510) 670-6404
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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• Register for Small Business Trainings
• Apply for the Food Training Academy
• One-on-One Business Advising
• Alameda County Permit Portal
• Community Locator
• Unincorporated Alameda County - Interactive Zoning View - Check your zoning!
• Mobile Citizen - Report, Potholes, Graffiti, and Litter
• Disaster Preparedness for Your Business

Business Resources:

Alameda County Economic & Civic Development has partnered with several organizations that provide excellent support to the small business community.

• Alameda County Small Business Development Center
• Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce
• East Bay Economic Development Alliance
• Mandela Partners
• Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
• California Opportunity Zones
• California Competes Tax Credit Program Tax credit to employers that hire from designated areas, such as parts of unincorporated Alameda County.
• Go-biz California State Economic Development website
• Manex for manufacturing type businesses
• Business Welcome Packet (PDF - 8.5 MB)*
  A Must Read for Starting a Business!
  Check out our new business guide to help you start a new business in the unincorporated areas of the County. Don't forget that starting a business is more than just getting a business license and opening up shop. Make sure you have checked in with the Planning and Zoning office at 510-670-5400 before entering into any financial obligation, lease or begin pulling permits to do work on your space. This is also true when opening up a home-based business or cottage food business.
• Alameda County Food Pipeline
  Using our Food Pipeline, you can pin point where to go for help.
• Graffiti Abatement Program
  Graffiti removal service for private and public properties. If you own, manage or lease a property that is located within unincorporated Alameda County, you may be eligible for our Graffiti Abatement Program.
• Demographic Info
  https://data.census.gov/
• Alameda County Data Sharing Initiative
  https://data.acgov.org/