The City of Long Beach Department of Economic Development & Opportunity (EDO) has awarded $205,000 in grants to 25 businesses that have successfully completed its Level Up LB: Extreme Small Business Makeover and Grant Program (Level Up LB), which provides local entrepreneurs with essential support and resources to grow and thrive. “The Level Up LB ...

By Dianne Anderson San Bernardino may not be home to the long-running hit series where small businesses compete for high-stakes money, but it’s beginning to feel a lot like Shark Tank at the BBOP Center, a 10,000-square-foot innovation hub where big ideas level up. There, entrepreneurs from all types of industry get Beyond Ideation, a ...