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The Stockton/San Joaquin Enterprise Zone provides businesses with savings in the form of State Tax Credit Incentives, additional Local Incentives, Employee Job Recruitment and Financing Opportunities. For further information on how your company can benefit from doing business in the Stockton/San Joaquin Enterprise Zone, visit www.stocktongov.com. Or contact the City of Stockton Enterprise Zone Manager, 425 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton, CA 95202, (209) 937-8530, e-mail at economic.development@ci.stockton.ca.us.
Stockton’s Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program assists property owners in making exterior, cosmetic improvements to commercial property. Funds are granted in the form of a loan, with a lien placed on the building, which is forgiven after five years if the property is kept free of graffiti and blight. To find out if your project qualifies or to obtain an application, contact City of Stockton Redevelopment Department, 425 N. El Dorado Street, Room 317, Stockton, CA 95202, (209) 937-8862, e-mail alex.halcon@ci.stockton.ca.us or the Downtown Stockton Alliance, (209) 464-5246.
The Downtown Financial Incentive Program is offered by the City of Stockton to reduce or eliminate the cost of building permit and associated public facilities fees for many downtown projects. An application is required prior to applying for a permit and can be obtained from the City’s Economic Development Division or the Downtown Stockton Alliance, above.
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The Downtown Stockton Enterprise Loan Fund provides loans to small to mid-sized growing businesses in the downtown and surrounding areas bound by, and including, Harding Way on the north, Charter Way on the south, Interstate 5 on the west and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks on the east.
It is intended to provide traditional and “gap financing” to entrepreneurs who cannot obtain a complete package of conventional financing. The loan program features in-depth counseling, coaching and mentoring from staff members representing the participating lenders, the Downtown Stockton Alliance, Delta College Small Business Development Center, the San Joaquin County Revolving Loan Fund and the City of Stockton. For information, application or to be placed on a mailing list, contact Kathy Miller at the Downtown Stockton Alliance, (209) 464-5246 or e-mail events@downtownstockton.org.
The Downtown Stockton
Alliance “Blanket” Outdoor Dining Permit allows a business within the Entertainment District boundaries to apply for an outdoor dining permit through a simple process and with little, or no, cost. For information, contact the Downtown Stockton Alliance at (209) 464-5246 or e-mail events@downtownstockton.org.
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