Young Entrepreneurs Academy

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Manufacturing Resources

Binational Forum Recap

Held on August 16th, 2024 at South County Lighthouse

SCEDC Loans Available

Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Now Enrolling – 2025

Do you dream of starting your own business?

The Young Entrepreneur Academy is an innovative program that provides High School Students with the tools and resources they need to start and run their own businesses.

Class Schedule
From January 15th – June 4th, 2025, every Wednesday school is in session, from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

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South County EDC is a non-profit business organization that partners with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) to offer support to the manufacturing companies in South San Diego County.

Zero Cost Assistance program

The South County Economic Development Council is offering valuable assistance to local manufacturers by providing access to various resources at no cost. These resources include wage subsidies, workforce development programs, operational assistance, and more.

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What We Do

The South County EDC is focused on long term economic growth by attracting new business, supporting local companies, and encouraging positive community enhancement.

Business Attraction and Retention

SCEDC highlights the unique assets in South County to businesses looking to relocate or grow. Our communities have unparalleled commercial/residential land, proximity to international, and highly skilled workforce.

Workforce Development

The SCEDC proactively assesses the needs of employers and works with local education organizations, companies, and residents to develop programming focused on ensuring future needs are met.

Government Relations

The South County Economic Development Council works diligently to connect interested parties with the decision makers in our communities. Together we can take the vision of tomorrow’s community a reality today.

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SCEDC is Binational

The Binational Committee of the South County EDC is focused on the regional influences, communications, and partnerships derived from being on one of the busiest international land borders in the world.

The South County EDC is focused on enhancing the conversation among businesses, governments, and residents of the region.

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San Diego County Water Authority Drought Update

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Dec15

A message from Sandy Kerl, General Manager San Diego County Water Authority: I’m so pleased to share with you some great news about our drought response efforts. This week, we reached an agreement with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California that will provide water to parts of Southern California facing extraordinary supply constraints due to cutbacks on the State Water Project. This kind of solution was only possible because of the long-term planning and

A Note of Thanks

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Dec15

With the end of 2021 upon us I wanted to share a note of thanks to all who have assisted in the work of the South County EDC this year. To our amazing board, committed members, outstanding community and civic partners, and our resolute staff we could not have done the work of helping position South County as the most desirable place to live, work, and dream. As with the past 21 months, 2021 was not

2021 Economic Summit

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Oct26

We are excited to bring you a tremendous array of speakers helping to shed light on the current and projected outlook of our South County Region. Building back better is the theme of the conference with attention being paid to ensuring the economy of tomorrow starts today. Throughout the course of the day you will gain insight into binational relations in and around our region, how our elected leaders are working to ensure our communities

Clarissa Falcon Appointed to the California Transportation Commission

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Sep08

September 7, 2021 SACRAMENTO – The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), appointed Clarissa Falcon to the California Transportation Commission during its meeting today. “With over 25 years of experience, Clarissa Falcon is a well-respected and collaborative community relations expert and problem solver,” Pro Tem Atkins said. “Clarissa will help ensure that as our state continues to grow, our transportation infrastructure and policies will serve and improve the