Small Business Program

   

The Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP) was established to offer business development services, counseling and general technical assistance free of charge to small business owners and entrepreneurs who are interested in starting new businesses in Los Angeles.  The program helps small businesses in the areas of accessing capital and loans, business structuring, marketing, permits and licensing, taxes, accounting, business plans, and more.                           

 

click here for SBP information in Thai

                                                                                                                                                                              www.apisbp.org/expo

  
UPCOMING SBP EVENT/WORKSHOPS:
  • The 11th API Small Business Expo, September 25, 9 am to 3 pm (click here for information in Thai) 
  • Enterpreneurial Training Program (ETP) Workshops, 6 Consecutive Saturday, Oct 16 to Nov 20, 10 am to 3 pm (click here for information in Thai)
SERVICES FROM SBP:                                                            
  • Provide small business development assistance and current information on business trends 
  • Assist with creating a business plan
  • Help explain legal requirements and tax regulations
  • Provide financial packaging and loan information
  • Offer small business workshops, inviting speakers from public & private organizations
  • Offer 6-week Entrepreneurial Training Program classes (ETP info in Thai)
  • Provide Financial Literacy Training
OUR LOAN RESOURCES:
  • Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan program 
  • Community Development Commission Business Loan Program
  • Small Business Start Up Loan  
      
The Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP) represents a consortium of five longest standing organizations in the Los Angeles Asian and Pacific Islander communities.  Its purpose is to assist small, and largely immigrant, businesses in the Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Thai and Pilipino communities of Los Angeles.  Each of the collaborating agencies, with multilingual and multicultural capabilities, work directly with entrepreneurs in their communities.  Their work provides a vital link between existing/start-up Asian Pacific small businesses and public/private small business services.  API SBP is funded by major grants from U.S. Small Business Administration, CitiBank Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation and others.

 

API SBP Awards:
  • "Minority Business Champion Award," US Small Business Administration (SBA) (2005)
  • "National Program Innovation Award," Association for Enterprise Opportunity (2004)
  • "Minority Business Advocate Award," US Small Business Administration (2003)
  • "Technical Assistance Advocate Award," LA Mayor's Office MBOC & SBA (2002)
  • "Best Practice," California Small Business Development Center (2000)

  

        Our Projects

Small Business Program
Affordable Housing
Victory for Human Rights
Live Work & Play in East Hollywood
Thai Town Development
Research