Valley Community SBDC
Valley Community Small Business Development Center (SBDC) promotes the development, growth and success of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs throughout Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties.
Congratulations to the 2026 award winners honored at Valley Community’s National SBDC Day Luncheon on 3/18/2026:
– Jared Medaris of Expo Event Productions, Fresno County Business of the Year
– Jay Gill of Gill Automotive Group, Madera County Business of the Year
– Shawn Diaz of Mobile-Tek LLC, Kings County Business of the Year
– Sirena Sosa of The W Group International, Inc., Tulare County Business of the Year
– J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, Stakeholder of the Year award
– Better Business Bureau, Partner of the Year
– Cheryl Flowers, Center Impact Award
We at Valley Community SBDC want to congratulate each of these winners again, and we look forward to working with them throughout 2026!
On March 19th, Valley Community SBDC hosted the National SBDC Day for the third time! Here is a slideshow of just a few of the moments from that event. It was a fantastic event where we gave out awards, recognized sponsors, and most importantly ate some delicious food! The event was a huge success, and we were proud honor our succesful small businesses, as well as our partners and stakeholders! Here’s to a fantastic 2025, and we’ll see you all in March!
View the video here
On May 13th, 2025, the SBA awarded Valley Community SBDC as the 2025 Small Business Development Center of the Year for the 15 county San Joaquin Valley & Central Coast Region. We are honored to accept this award, and we hope that it will help us continue to grow our ability to provide no-cost, confidential business advising to small businesses all throughout the Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties!
Economic Impact
A Look at the Numbers: Since 2019, Valley Community SBDC helped launch 505 new ventures, while unlocking over $171 million in capital investments that support businesses and communities throughout Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties.
Based on totals of businesses supported by Valley Community SBDC. No multipliers used; results verified annually by third-party review.
$171.3m
Total Capital Infusion
7,100+
Clients served
24k+
HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING
505
New Businesses Started
Success Stories:
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True North Physician Services
True North Physician Services was established in 2020 after recognizing the deficiencies in the medical field, specifically in helping new doctors start their own independent practices. In 2023. Ipsen expanded towards education, reaching out to rural and Spanishspeaking communities to serve them the medical care they need. Cy Cerro was assigned as Ipsen’s business advisor…