Licensing process, application completion, capital access, small business consultation

Afal Al Sammarraie is a Senior Women's Business Counselor with a background in Civil Engineering. Sh...

Alexis Araujo. is a Business Project Advisor at the Small Business Development Center, where she sup...

Works with all clientele as an administrator

Communications manager, nonprofit professional

A creative, digital-native marketer with extensive experience in campaign development, creative stra...

Strategy, scale-up, funding, investing

Bobby Edelman, a seasoned operator, mentor, and investor with a distinguished career in technology, ...

Brenda Figueroa is a Marketing professional with years of experience specializing in marketing strat...

Start-ups, operational management, innovative problem-solving

Government contracting, entrepreneur, award-winning advisor

Start-up, expansion, marketing, capital, speaks Spanish

SBDC network direction, grant relationship management with the SBA, state, and more

Daniela Gama, a UC San Diego graduate with a B.S. in Business Economics and minors in Marketing and ...

Childcare business, Tech or Life Science, Start-up, Raising Equity Capital, New/Not yet in Business,...

Retail specialist, retail/wholesale strategies, military markets

Trilingual (English, Dari, and Farsi)

Over the past few years, I have built a strong track record of service, growth, and dedication at th...

Ella is the Co-Founder and Creative Director at hopsctch, a marketing and design firm based in the S...

Gerry Widmer is a husband, father, and mentor to those who want to learn from someone who's made som...

Entrepreneur, digital marketer expert

Microenterprise, program developer/designer, start-ups

James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP is the CEO of Connect, a nonprofit venture and innovation organization...

Javier De Leon is a Senior Manager at the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC),...

Jay Kunin has over 30 years’ experience as an entrepreneur, consultant, advisor, mentor and investor...

An entrepreneur with a strong history of business, who's dedicated to advising small businesses

Data-driven sales & G2M strategy, high-tech start-ups/exits

Start-ups, strategic approaches, sales, funding

Hello, my name is Jesus Sanchez, and I'm the new Intake Advisor at the SBDC. As the first point of c...

Start-ups and existing businesses, restaurants, retail, e-commerce, mobile pop-ups

Financial and bank lending expert with CFO experience

Government contracting, innovation, real estate, life sciences, tech, cybersecurity

Meet Dr. Josephine Polich, a respected figure in healthcare innovation. With a diverse background sp...

Financial entrepreneur, banking expert, creative professional strategist

Business strategy, funding, scaling early stage companies

As a San Diego native, I have been married for 47 years and am the proud mother of two children and ...

Kiana Miyamoto is the Director of Life Sciences at CONNECT, where she works closely with early-stage...

Start-up, New/Not yet in Business, Existing, Retail, Restaurants, Sidewalk Vendors

Lizbeth Dargi is the Partnerships and Events Manager at Connect, where she brings experience in even...

Supply chain management, global e-commerce, international business law

Administrative, intake, restaurant & hospitality, managerial experience, entrepreneurship

Marshall is the Director of Defense and Tech at the Connect SBDC, a position focused on supporting T...

Martin is an investor and biotech professional, with a focus in taking technologies from concept to ...

Matt Sanford is President and CEO of East County Economic Development Council, the host center for t...

Melanie Thomas is a recognized cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in protecting or...

Meri immigrated to San Diego with her family as refugees in the 1990s and grew up in North Park. She...

Mia Aguimatang is a Filipino American creative and business executive with a background in project m...

Data Systems Manager for Logan Heights CDC. Assist with Data Analysis and Maintenance of all Systems...

Business coach, serial entrepreneur, administrative support

Cybersecurity, compliance, manufacturing

Intellectual property, business development

Brand builder, podcaster, speaker, visionary

Pankaj Kedia is a renowned technology executive currently focused on shaping, accelerating, and brin...

Public relations, entrepreneur, and research

Robyn has nearly 15 years of experience in the non-profit realm. She has done everything from admini...

Fellow Jaguar, community supporter, entrepreneurial guidance

Rosy Callejas is a search and growth strategist with over 10 years of experience helping businesses ...

Ruby Medina is a marketing and community engagement strategist with over 20 years of experience help...

HR, management, business basics

Business operations, communications, military, transportation