Our Partners

The SBA is an independent agency of the federal government assisting small businesses. Since 2004, API SBC Women's Business Center has received funding from the SBA to operate as a Women's Business Center. Focusing on the specific needs of female entrepreneurs, API SBC WBC provides workshops, counseling and networking opportunities to its clients.

Wells Fargo has been an important corporate partner and supporter of API SBC Women's Business Center since 2002. Technical Assistance initiatives and annual funding from Wells Fargo have allowed API SBC WBC to continue to expand and improve the Entrepreneur Training Program.

API SBC Women's Business Center and Chase share a commitment to building strong businesses and expanding the services available to them. Chase has supported API SBP WBC's general programming and its annual Expo.

The Internet and E-Commerce are an increasingly relevant piece of small business growth. Capital One and API SBC Women's Business Center partner together to ensure E-Commerce is available to entrepreneurs and small businesses.

We are happy to announce a partnership between Cathay Bank Foundation and API SBC Women's Business Center - as the first Chinese American bank in California, Cathay Bank shares 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 selected API SBC Women's Business Center as its 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.