From the sunniest destinations of the beaches in southern California to the mountains for skiing, to the wine country, California has so much to offer. For entrepreneurs, the State of California has several programs, opportunities and business friendly policies for companies interested in establishing a California operation. California also offers a variety of incentive programs to encourage small business development.
Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno
State Tree
California Redwood
Nickname
Golden State
California is home to 53 of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies.
Small business backbone: 3.4 million California small businesses account for 99 percent of the state's employers and employ 52 percent of the workforce.
Oakland, Ca is home to Kaiser Permanente and Clorox.
The California Competes Tax Credit is an income tax credit available to businesses that want to come to California or stay and grow in California.
Fresno, California is the Raisin Capital of the World.
California contains the tallest, biggest, and oldest trees in the world: a 368-foot-tall coast redwood, a giant sequoia measuring 275 feet high by 103 feet around, and a 4,700 year-old bristlecone pine.
