Resources for Businesses

Become an Associate Member

Open to any corporation, business partnership, sole proprietor or company who maintains an office or place of business within one mile of the geographic boundaries of the Bixby Knolls Business assessment area as defined by the City of Long Beach and who elects to pay annual dues equal to the general business license assessment as set forth by the City of Long Beach shall be an Associate member of this corporation.

Become a Voluntary Member

Open to any person, association, institution, corporation, partnership, company, estate, council, society, club or property owner who has as interest in the development and growth of the Bixby Knolls Business assessment area and who elects to pay annual dues shall be a nonvoting Voluntary Member of this corporation. Voluntary Members shall be eligible to serve on committees and shall be eligible for any group benefits as determined by the Board of Directors; however they shall not be eligible to become Directors or Officers of the corporation. An application for membership will be required for all Associate and Voluntary members.

City of Long Beach Business and Financial Assistance Programs

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Community Development

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Sustainability information

Top 25 Employers

Services For Businesses

Emergency Phone Numbers

Long Beach Gas & Oil Department, 562.570.2140
Long Beach Water Department, 562.570.2390
City Street Lights/City Light & Power Co., 888.544.4868

American Red Cross, Greater Long Beach Chapter, http://www.greaterlongbeachrc.org/, 562.595.6341

Fallen trees

To report a fallen tree or limbs, call 562.570.2770 during business hours, or 562.435.6711 after-hours or on weekends. For trees or limbs in city parks, call 562.570.4895 during business hours, or 562.570.3101 after-hours or on weekends.

Fallen Power Lines

Fallen power lines are extremely dangerous. Report any downed lines to SCE immediately by calling 1.800.611.1911. Do not touch a downed line or anyone in contact with the line. Always assume a downed line is live. For more information, visit http://www.sce.com/ and click on the "Safety" tab.
www.sce.com/Safety  

Long Beach Police Long Beach Police Department

For Police Dispatch, please call 9-1-1 or (562) 435-6711
LBPD North Division - information only - (562) 570-9800

Grafitti HotlineGraffiti Hotline (562) 570-2773.

Leave your name, address, daytime phone number, and the exact location of graffiti on your property. After we have your written consent to remove graffiti from the property, a licensed painting contractor or volunteers will remove the graffiti within about two weeks. Every effort will be made to match colors, but the cleaned, processed, or coated area may not match precisely.

SBDC Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

SBDC Counselors are industry experts that have signed on to apply their expertise in assisting our clients. Counseling is divided into to general areas, core counseling services which are basic to all businesses and specialized counseling for unique business needs. Examples of counseling services offered include:

Addresses that qualify for Enterprise Zone benefits


Street
Addresses
Odd/Even or both sides
Atlantic Ave
1-3399
Both
 
3407-3799
Odd 
 
3800-4098
Even 
 
4100-6999
Both 

Long Beach Bl 
1-3799  
Both 
 
4146-4810
Even
 
4812-7045  
Both

Enterprise Zone Criteria

Hiring Credit info

Your company can receive over $37,400 in state tax credits over a five-year period, for each eligible employee. It is easy to find employees who meet the eligibility criteria if your company takes advantage of the Long Beach Career Transition Center employment services. Sales and Use Tax Credit Your business can claim a state tax credit equal to the sales or use tax paid on the cost of any of the following equipment purchased for exclusive use in the Enterprise Zone.

* Equipment used to manufacture, process, combine, assemble or fabricate a product.

* Data processing and communications equipment including computers, telephone systems, fax machines and copiers.

* Equipment used in motion picture production and post-production.

* Air and water pollution control devices.

* Equipment used to produce renewable energy resources.

Business Expense Deduction Part of the cost of certain equipment, furniture and fixtures purchased for exclusive use in the Enterprise Zone may be deducted as a business expense as opposed to a capital expense.

Net Operating Loss Carryover Up to 100% of a Net Operating Loss generated in an Enterprise Zone can be carried forward for up to 15 years

Net Interest Deduction for Lenders Lenders can deduct from net income the interest earned on a loan made to any business located solely in the Enterprise Zone.

For more information Contact:

Craig Johnson (562) 570-3842
Enterprise Zone Manager City of Long Beach Business Development Center 110 Pine Avenue, Suite 1100 Long Beach, CA 90802

ADA Requirements

http://www.ada.gov/smbusgd.pdf

For the legal and technically inclined, the actual design code is here: http://www.ada.gov/adastd94.pdf

Free ADA info/assistance contact information can be found here: http://www.ada.gov/infoline.htm

Shopping cartShopping Cart Pick-up 818-563-3070

Green Business Tips Green Business Tips

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Medical Marijuana Concerns

calls relating to medical marijuana to the new Business Relations Medical Marijuana information line at
562-570-7000 or
email: mmcp@longbeach.gov

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