STARTING A BUSINESS
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PASADENA INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Business
Improvement Districts
Provides services on a self-assessment basis to provide a wide range of
services to supplement city services. Such
services include security, maintenance, marketing, economic
development, and special events amongst others.
The city has 3 districts: Old
Pasadena, Playhouse and
South Lake.
Ombudsman Services
Provides coordination services with other City departments, as well as
local, regional, county, state and federal agencies.
Services may include permit expediting, project coordination and site
location assistance. Referral services to appropriate agencies for other
technical and financial assistance programs, as well as coordination of such
services.
Technical
Assistance
Reference Service; Specialized Business Research; Customized Resource Lists for
Presentations; Computer Database Searches; Online Magazine, Newspaper and
Health Indices (InfoTrac); Internet Access; Teleconferencing Facility and
Meeting Rooms (for a fee). A
Business Librarian is available to discuss the Library’s business sources
and services on an individual basis.
Enterprise Zone
State
program to provide credits such as Hiring
Tax Credit, Sales and Use Tax Credit, Business Expense Deduction, 15-Year
Net Operating Loss Carryover, Net Interest Deduction for Lenders, and
Employee Tax Credit
Incentive for
Historic
Preservation
Provides
businesses with limited architectural services, waiving of select
development permit fees, and availability of grant funds for the
restoration, rehabilitation and preservation of structures conforming to the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines
for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
Incentives for
Research
and Development Facilities and Businesses
Provides
businesses
and
facilities with incentives which include priority plan check review and fee
reductions or waivers to those who qualify as a Research and Development
facility.
Commercial
Energy Auditing Program
Available
as no cost to customers to evaluate the energy efficiency of a facility and
provide recommendations for reducing energy costs.
Up to $500,000 in rebates for energy saving measures.
Small
Business Loan Program
Provides
technical assistance to support loan requests and business management.
Loan program websites are Pasadena
Development Corporation and
Small Business
Administration.
Small
Business Incubators
Available
for start-up and new businesses to provide affordable office space,
management support and counseling, shared equipment, conference rooms, receptionist and access to loan programs.
Incubators include the Pasadena Enterprise
Center, CO2 and the
Business Technology Center.
Storefront
Improvement Program
Pasadena’s Storefront Improvement Program provides assistance to
commercial business
and property owners in the redevelopment areas and targeted neighborhood
improvement areas within the Business Districts of Pasadena. This
matching grant storefront improvement program has been implemented to
stimulate efforts to improve the street appearance of Pasadena's commercial
and business facades and renovation, restoration and preservation of
the Pasadena’s many historic buildings.
Foothill Private Industry
Council
Financial
Assistance - Up
to 50% reimbursement for wages to a PIC-referred applicant when hired and
placed under an on-the-job training program.
Other state or federal tax credits may be available for hiring
qualified applicants from specially targeted groups.
Technical
Assistance - Prescreening
and recruitment of potential employees using a business’s criteria and
development of customized training programs are available at no cost to
employers.
Integrated
Waste Management Board
Financial
Assistance – Recycling Marketing Development Zone (RMDZ) Revolving loans
provide businesses within these specially designated area 50% of the cost of
a project, up to a maximum of $1,000,000 (per quarterly funding period), for
purchase of building, equipment or working capital that support the use of
post consumer waste material. Maximum
term is ten years at below market interest rates.
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