CSUN WINS RIGHT TO HOUSE SMALL-BUSINESS PROGRAM.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer NORTHRIDGE - Four days before the North Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Small Business Development Center's funding would have run out, California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , stepped in to keep the money flowing in the Valley. The U.S. Small Business Administration selected the university to serve as the local lead center for the program and will pay $2.9 million for its administration. Hosted by the Valley Economic Development Center, the program oversees Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. ``It's even better than we anticipated,'' said Roberto Barragan, VEDC's president. ``With CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge as the winning bidder, it brings it to the Valley and closer to us. We'll be working with them more closely than ever before.'' The development center will now bear responsibility for raising another $2.9 million from private donors and other sources. It generates a substantial amount of federally guaranteed loans annually, with Barragan estimating that up to $18 million will come next year. The California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency had been acting as the lead center, but state budget cuts caused it to withdraw. The local control of funds, along with CSUN's experience with business counseling, should lead to more efficient service, according to Lorenzo Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , assistant director for economic development for the SBA's Los Angeles district office. In addition to providing the money, CSUN will work with the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , and the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , which also sought the lead center contract, to offer counseling to entrepreneurs. ``The big question is can we serve the business community?'' said Michael Fronmueller, dean of CSUN's College of Business and Economics. ``With the help of all the other schools, we can.'' Brent Hopkins, (818) 713-3738 brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com |
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