• Advocates: Broker-Dealers/stock/securities, Business Brokers/M&A, CPAs and Financial Planners, Coaches, Mentor-Protege Programs, and BusinessProfessors
• Banks
• Chambers
• Economic Development

• Better Business Bureau of San Diego and Imperial Counties
  Sheryl Charleston, President/CEO, 5050 Murphy Canyon, Suite 110 San Diego 92123 T:858-496-2131 Small Businesses within the Torch Award winners are automatically considered for selection.

• Press:
  • Daily Transcript/San Diego Source: 2131 3rd Avenue San Diego, CA 92101
    Reo Carr, Editor in Chief: T:619-232-4381
  • La Prensa San Diego: laprensa@ix.netcom.com
  • North County Times: Bradley J. Fikes, T:760-739-6641
  • San Diego Business Journal , 4904 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego 92123
    John Hollon, Editor T:858-277-6359
  • San Diego Metropolitan Magazine

• SBA: San Diego, District Director -- George Chandler
  • SBA Preferred Lenders: Banks in San Diego County sensitive to small business
  • Business Information Centers (BIC) and SBDC: Business Counseling
    • Business Resource Center (BRC), 550 West C Street, Suite 550 San Diego 92101-3500 (Across the street from American Plaza Trolley Station) Cynthia Harris, BRC ManagerT:619-557-7250 x1155
    • Southwestern College Small Business Development & International Trade Center and BIC, Ms. Mary Wylie, Director, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Bldg. 1600 Chula Vista, 91910 T:619-482-6391
    • North County San Diego SBDC and BIC
      Leo Levy, Acting Director 1823 Mission Street, Oceanside, 92054 T:760-795-8740
    • Imperial Valley Small Business Development Center, Ben Soloman, Director & Small Business Advisor, 301 North Imperial Ave., Suite B El Centro, 92243760-312-9800
  • SCORE: Business Counseling

• Small Business Investment Companies (certified by the SBA)
  • Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures, L.P. . 12555 High Bluff Drive, Suite 310 San Diego, CA 92130 T:858-314-2350
    Richard Crosby, Managing Director; Robert F. Ellsworth, Chairman & Founding Director
  • Huntington Capital, L.P. 11988 El Camino Real, Suite 160 San Diego, CA 92130
    Morgan Miller, Barry Wilson and Susan Stickle, T:858-259-7654
  • Inglewood Ventures, L.P., 12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92130
    Daniel Wood; Dr. M. Blake Ingle T:858-792-3579
  • Shepherd Ventures II, L.P.,12250 El Camino Real, Suite 116 San Diego, CA 92130 George & Olga Kenney T:858-509-4744
  • Sorrento Growth Partners I, L.P. 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 1040 San Diego 92122
    Eric P. Campbell; Robert Jaffe, Manager T:858-452-3100

• Schools:
  • National University Business School 11255 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, California 92037 T: 858-642-8000
  • Point Loma Nazarene University Business School Fermanian Business Center, 3900 Lomaland Drive San Diego, 92106 T:619-849-2572
  • San Diego State University Business School 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, California 92182-8230
  • San Diego Community College District (SDCCD), Continuing Education
  • University of San Diego: School of Business Administration, Olin Hall 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego 92110-2492 T:619.260.4506

• Securities:
  • State Securities Commissioner and State Securities web site
  • Broker-dealers (Financial consultants,

• Small Business and Trade Associations: Networking and advisory
  • American Electronics Association 6540 Lusk Blvd, San Diego, CA 92121 - Kevin Carroll - Executive Director. T: 858 452-9288
  • American Association of Franchises, PO Box 81887, San Diego 92138 T:800-733-9858
  • Asian Business Association of San Diego, 7808 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite A, San Diego, CA 92111
    Lani Lutar, Executive Director; Christopher Teng, president T:858-277-2822
  • BIOCOM: Duane J. Roth Chairman & CEO; Joseph D. Panetta President & CEO, Lauri Fultz 858/455-0300
  • Financial Analysts Society of San Diego, Marc A. Doss, CFA, President T:714-438-3623
  • Financial Planning Association San Diego(FPA), 4079 Governor Drive, PMB 254 San Diego, 92122 T:858-490-4204
  • Foundation for Enterprise Development
  • California Restaurant Association San Diego
  • Greater San Diego Business Association info@gsdba.org
  • Professional Coaches and Mentors Association: San Diego Chapter
  • The San Diego Foundation Professional Advisor Council, 1420 Kettner Blvd., San Diego 92101 T:619-235-2300
  • San Diego Software Industry Council , 3525 Del Mar Heights Road, #339 San Diego, CA 92130
    Bob Slapin, Executive Director T:858-793-6655
  • San Diego Telecom Council,10505 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego 92121-1608 T:858-535-5135
    Dr. Martha Dennis, President Jeffrey Belk, Vice President, Marketing/Programs
  • TEC

• Workforce Initiatives: Diversity, Women, Immigrants, Military,
  • San Diego Workforce Education and Training, 1551 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600 San Diego, 92101
    Larry Fitch, President & CEO T:619-238-1445
    • One-Stop Career Centers T:619-238-1445
    • Education & Training Resources
  • BEST - Building Engineering and Science Talent, 5060 Shoreham Place, #200 San Diego 92122
    John Yochelson President , Brenda Sullivan Communications Director

Research: Metropolitan Water District, San Diego County Water Authority, and Union Bank of California

• San Diego County's small business owners on Small Business School
• Small Business School on KPBS-TV
• Small Business Resources in California