The Future Happens
in California First
What We Do
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, or GO-Biz, serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development and business assistance efforts in the world’s fifth largest economy.
We offer no-cost consultation to business owners for attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more.
GO-Biz Economic Impact
Dollars in New Investments Committed by Businesses through the California Competes Tax Credit Program
Small Businesses Helped by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate
Dollars in Direct In-State Spending by Film and TV Tax Credit Recipients
California’s Business Ecosystem
Within GO-Biz, we have a number of teams that are here to support you and your business across a variety of industries.
IBank provides financial assistance to support infrastructure and economic development in California.
Visit California works with the state’s travel industry to develop marketing programs that inspire travel to California.
The California Film Commission is your one-stop resource for film, TV, and commercial production across the Golden State.
California’s Economic Blueprint
California Jobs First is investing in key sectors to drive sustainable economic growth, innovation, and access to good-paying jobs.
By empowering regional efforts and voices to define what the future should look like, this bottom-up economic development strategy charts a path toward a prosperous and sustainable future for all Californians.
Latest News
Governor Newsom announces “Quantum California” — strengthening the Golden State’s leadership in next-generation technology
SACRAMENTO — Today, Governor Newsom and the California Jobs First Council announced $80 million in funding to support eleven projects across California. Projects are aligned with the state’s strategic sectors and located in seven economic regions and eighteen counties…
California awards $80 million to drive economic growth and spur job creation across the state
SACRAMENTO — Today, Governor Newsom and the California Jobs First Council announced $80 million in funding to support eleven projects across California. Projects are aligned with the state’s strategic sectors and located in seven economic regions and eighteen counties.
Nearly two-dozen TV projects to bring in $1.1 billion to California’s economy, thanks to the Governor’s newly expanded Film and Television Tax Credit Program
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the approval of 22 new television projects through the California Film Commission’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. This marks the first round of tax credits since the Governor’s historic expansion of the program in July,…
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