by FMBCC Staff | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog, Statement
The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) supports economic growth and innovation and ensures that ALL California small businesses and innovative startups have the information and direct support they need to better navigate resources, programs and... 
by FMBCC Staff | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog
By Breanna Hardy—March 9, 2021 This spring, customers of Full Circle Brewing Co. can add a burger to their beer tab. Desirae Washington, owner of Take 3, is partnering with Arthur Moye, owner of Full Circle Brewing Co., to open her new restaurant, Grumpy Burger... by Shatera Sangster | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19
Great news, chamber members! The California Relief Grant Program, which awards direct grants ranging between $5,000 and $25,000 to small businesses impacted by the pandemic, recently received an additional $2.1 billion in new funding―a fourfold increase over the $500... 
by FMBCC Staff | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog
By Gary Stoller—Feb. 23, 2021 Brewing industry data shows that Black Americans represent about 12% of U.S. beer drinkers, but only 1% of breweries are owned by Blacks. Arthur Moye, one of an estimated 55-75 Black brewery owners throughout the country, knows why. “The... by FMBCC Staff | Feb 20, 2021 | Blog
By Linda Ha—Feb. 19, 2021 Over the last decade, minority-owned businesses accounted for more than 50 percent of the two million new businesses in the country, according to the US Senate Committee on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship. After years of sharing his... by Shatera Sangster | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19
Let’s be real for a second: Masks suck. They’re uncomfortable, especially in the Central Valley heat, and they prevent you from doing a lot of the normal things you’re used to doing with the people you love. But here’s the reality: Wearing a mask is still... 