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April 24, 2025
Benicia Business
Small Business Week is May 4-10

National Small Business Week is May 4-10, and the Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center is celebrating with four virtual trainings and an in-person networking event in Fairfield.

March 24, 2025
Benicia Business
Benicia Temporarily Pauses Business License Tax ...

Starting April 1, 2025, Benicia businesses and contractors earning $10,000 or less per year will not have to pay City business license tax fees. The temporary suspension, approved by the City Council, will remain in effect through January 31, 2027.

January 15, 2025
Benicia Business
Developers Sought for City-Owned Properties

Open competitive bidding is now underway for two City-owned sites. The City’s Housing Element calls for nine City-owned properties to be developed into affordable and mixed-income housing. This round of bidding covers the first two of those properties.

July 31, 2024
Benicia Business
New Resource for Developers, Businesses: ...

Developers, builders and businesses seeking information about required permits, fees, and zoning have a new resource: GoBenicia.org.

August 3, 2023
Benicia Business
Giuliani Appointed City Manager

the Benicia City Council announced the appointment of Mario Giuliani as City Manager for the City of Benicia. Giuliani has been serving as Interim City Manager since March 2023, after the retirement of former City Manager, Erik Upson.

Benicia Business
April 24, 2025

Small Business Week is May 4-10

Benicia Business
April 24, 2025

National Small Business Week is May 4-10, and the Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center is celebrating with four virtual trainings and an in-person networking event in Fairfield.

Tagged: small business, small business week, sbdc

Benicia Business
March 24, 2025

Benicia Temporarily Pauses Business License Tax Fees for Small Businesses

Benicia Business
March 24, 2025

Starting April 1, 2025, Benicia businesses and contractors earning $10,000 or less per year will not have to pay City business license tax fees. The temporary suspension, approved by the City Council, will remain in effect through January 31, 2027.

Tagged: business license, fees, permits, home occupation, fee waiver

Benicia Business
January 15, 2025

Developers Sought for City-Owned Properties

Benicia Business
January 15, 2025

Open competitive bidding is now underway for two City-owned sites. The City’s Housing Element calls for nine City-owned properties to be developed into affordable and mixed-income housing. This round of bidding covers the first two of those properties.

Tagged: Developers, housing developers, city-owned properties available, housing development opportunities, housing development

Benicia Business
July 31, 2024

New Resource for Developers, Businesses: GoBenicia

Benicia Business
July 31, 2024

Developers, builders and businesses seeking information about required permits, fees, and zoning have a new resource: GoBenicia.org.

Tagged: Developers, Permits, Permitting, Zoning, developer resource, builders resource, business resource, business startup

Benicia Business
August 3, 2023

Giuliani Appointed City Manager

Benicia Business
August 3, 2023

the Benicia City Council announced the appointment of Mario Giuliani as City Manager for the City of Benicia. Giuliani has been serving as Interim City Manager since March 2023, after the retirement of former City Manager, Erik Upson.

Tagged: Mario Guiliani, Benicia City Manager

Benicia Business
May 18, 2023

Community Survey Results

Benicia Business
May 18, 2023

Thanks to the 569 Benicia residents who responded to the National Community Survey in January. The results are in, and you can see how Benicia rated on a variety of livability measures compared to previous surveys and compared to households throughout the U.S.

Tagged: ncs, community survey, quality of life

Benicia Business
April 5, 2023

Water Line Update (April 5)

Benicia Business
April 5, 2023

Benicia proclaims local emergency and announces testing of bypass line for damaged water transmission pipeline.

Tagged: water conservation, emergency water restrictions, water line

Benicia Business
March 31, 2023

Mandatory Water Conservation Following Hillside Collapse

Benicia Business
March 31, 2023

All Benicia residents and businesses are required to conserve water due to damage to the City’s main water line that delivers all drinking water to the City of Benicia. The damage occurred when a hillside collapsed near I-680 and Gold Hill Road, just outside Benicia city limits.

Tagged: water conservation, emergency water restrictions

Benicia Business
February 6, 2023

State of the City 2023

Benicia Business
February 6, 2023

Benicia’s first State of the City event is Feb. 22, 11:30AM – 1:15PM. In addition to comments from the City and Chamber of Commerce, economist Robert Eyler, PhD, will update participants on current economic trends affecting Benicia. Registration is required.

Tagged: state of the city, chamber of commerce, Robert Eyler

Benicia Business
December 7, 2022

Solano Microgrant Reopened

Benicia Business
December 7, 2022

The Solano Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant has reopened. New applications are now being accepted. Your small business may be eligible for a $2,500 grant.

Tagged: sbdc, business classes, business financing, business grants, microbusiness, COVID-19

Benicia Business
October 3, 2022

October Workshops from SBDC

Benicia Business
October 3, 2022

Solano-Napa SBDC is offering training sessions for businesses during the month of October 2022. Most are online and free to attend.

Tagged: sbdc, business classes, business financing, business marketing, business startup, social media for business

Benicia Business
August 1, 2022

Upcoming Workshops from SBDC

Benicia Business
August 1, 2022

The Small Business Development Center is offering these no-cost training sessions during the month of August 2022:

Tagged: sbdc, business classes, business financing, business marketing, business startup, social media for business

Benicia Business
June 15, 2022

Changes Ahead for Solano Express Blue Line

Benicia Business
June 15, 2022

SolTrans will assume operation of the Solano Express Blue Line on Monday, August 8, 2022, with a temporarily reduced schedule. The full Blue Line schedule will begin on Monday, September 19.

Tagged: soltrans, bus route, blue line, alternative transportation

Benicia Business
June 10, 2022

Female Entrepreneurs

Benicia Business
June 10, 2022

Solano EDC's Speaker Series presents "Female-led Innovation and Entrepreneurship" June 22 with panelists, Nancy Perlman, founder of FourthWave, and Mariah Lichtenstern, founding partner of DiverseCity Ventures.

Tagged: Entrepreneurs, venture capital, technology, women in business

Benicia Business
June 10, 2022

June Training Sessions from SBDC

Benicia Business
June 10, 2022

The Solano-Napa SBDC is offering no-cost online training sessions during the month of June. Sign up here.

Tagged: sbdc, business classes, business financing, business plans, business marketing

Benicia Business
May 31, 2022

Business Grants for Energy Efficiency

Benicia Business
May 31, 2022

On June 1, 2022, a new joint program between TEAA and the City of Benicia will provide significant financial assistance to businesses with energy and water reduction improvements.

Tagged: Energy savings, Business Grant, energy efficiency, MCE, TEAA energy alliance

Benicia Business
May 2, 2022

Where Do Local Taxes Go?

Benicia Business
May 2, 2022

Deputy City Manager Mario Giuliani will answer the question, “Where Does the Local Sales Tax Go?” at the Benicia Chamber of Commerce on Monday, May 9, at 10 a.m.

Tagged: Benicia Chamber, Mario Guiliani, sales tax

Benicia Business
April 29, 2022

Free Small Business Summit May 2-5

Benicia Business
April 29, 2022

The U.S. Small Business Association is hosting a free virtual small business summit May 2- 5 for National Small Business Week.

Tagged: sba, small business summit, small business week

Benicia Business
April 19, 2022

Access Funding for Your Business

Benicia Business
April 19, 2022

The California Hispanic and Solano-Napa Small Business Development Centers are inviting businesses to The National Small Business Week ACCESS TO CAPITAL SUMMIT, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 5 pm to 9 pm.

Tagged: sbdc, business classes, business networking, business financing

Benicia Business
April 7, 2022

SBDC Offers New Resources

Benicia Business
April 7, 2022

Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center offers a host of resources for local businesses including an incubator for food producers, business roundtables, and online training.

Tagged: sbdc, food products training, business classes, online classes, business meetings, business networking, business roundtables, women in business, manufacturers, entrepreneurs

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