PARTNERS

API SBP is a consortium of five of the longest standing organizations in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific American communities. The consortium is comprised of the following partners:

Chinatown Service Center	Koreatown Youth & Community Center		Little Tokyo Service Center
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans		Thai Community Development Center

API SBP is funded by the following generous supporters:

	The SBA is an independent agency of the federal government assisting small businesses. Since 2004, API SBP has received funding from the SBA to operate as a Women's Business Center for 5 years. Focusing on the specific needs of female entrepreneurs, API SBP's WBC provides workshops, counseling and networking opportunities to its clients.
	Wells Fargo has been an important corporate partner and supporter of API SBP since 2002. Technical Assistance initiatives and annual funding from Wells Fargo have allowed API SBP to continue expand and improve the Entrepreneur Training Program.
	API SBP and Chase share a commitment to building strong businesses in the Asian community and expanding the services available to them. Chase has supported API SBP's general programming and its annual Expo.
	The Internet and E-Commerce are an increasingly relevant piece of small business growth. Citibank and API SBP partner together to ensure E-Commerce is available to entrepreneurs and small businesses sometimes often left out of the technology boom.
	Union Bank is a generous donor to API SBP programs and a constant presence at our annual Expo, their interest with the Asian community allows API SBP to continue to offer our unique and tailored services to our target groups.
	United Way and the IDA program are essential to training individuals to start and sustain small businesses. The matched savings program enhances a business person's ability to add value to their venture and learn important savings habits.
	We are happy to announce a partnership between Cathay Bank Foundation and API SBP - as the first Chinese American bank in California, Cathay Bank share's our commitment to financial literacy and increasing financial services and assistance to the many ethnic communities in Los Angeles.
	Project by Project (PbP) Southern California has selected API SBP as its new partner for 2009.  Project by Project is a national volunteer organization of social entrepreneurs that serves Asian American non-profits in need by raising public awareness, volunteerism and capital. PbP takes on a different theme to champion from year to year. Local chapters select a community-based organization that is focused on issues within that theme and tailors a year-long campaign to help its fundraising, community outreach and public awareness efforts.