Business Growth & Competitiveness

Grow the business.
Grow the community.

We work at two scales at once: side by side with business owners, and corridor by corridor with the partners who shape where they grow.

I run a business I want to invest in a corridor

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What we do

Strong businesses and strong corridors build each other.

A business grows faster on a block that is investing in itself. A block comes alive when its businesses are growing. So we do both, and we connect them.

For business owners

Business Services Network

Everything you need to grow, at no cost to you.

Free courses and masterclasses on cash flow, funding, contracting and marketing
One-on-one advising whenever you want focused help
The LA County Grant Guide, updated every month
Digital and AI tools that help you map your next step, on demand
Introductions to capital, customers and contracts through our partners

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For institutions, cities and communities

Corridor Development

Putting the county's biggest resources to work, one corridor at a time.

Seven consortiums that bring capital, land, contracts, talent and trust to the same table
A community-led vision for every corridor, named by the people who live and work there
Business attraction and retention, with relationships in all 88 cities
Milestones everyone can see: dollars deployed, doors opened, jobs filled

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2,045+Businesses served

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88Cities in our network

7Consortiums

How it connects

Here's where the two halves meet.

Picture a caterer in South LA. Follow her from her first course to her first big contract, and watch the corridor grow with her.

A catering spread of salads, bread and small plates

A financial report, calculator and laptop on a desk

A warmly lit storefront with awnings on a city street

An example of how it works

01Business Services

It starts with an owner.

She takes our free Cash Is King course and books time with an advisor to get her numbers in order.

02Business Services

She gets ready for bigger work.

Clean financials, a funding application that gets a yes, and the paperwork a large buyer needs to see.

03Corridor Development

The corridor opens a door.

At the consortium table, a hospital points its purchasing toward local suppliers, and a lender commits capital to back them.

04Both halves

The block grows with her.

She lands the contract, hires two neighbors and signs a lease on the corridor. Every one of those milestones is counted and shared.

An illustration of how our services and consortiums work together, not a specific client.

Where we're working

Five corridors. Eighty-eight cities ready for what's next.

Each corridor gets its own table of partners, and every city in LA County gets a partner in growth.

Healthcare

Coalition of One.
Economy for All.

Everything we do comes back to LAEDC's mission: an economy where every business and every neighborhood has room to grow.

Find your way in

Tell us who you are. We'll show you where to start.

I run a business

Grow with free tools and expert help.

Courses, advising, the Grant Guide and digital tools, all at no cost.

Explore Business Services

I lead an institution, lender or funder

Put what you control to work in a corridor.

Join a consortium and see every milestone your contribution makes possible.

Join our consortiums

I represent a city or community

Bring the next great business to your block.

Partner with us on attraction, retention and your corridor's vision.

Talk to our team

Grow the business.
Grow the community.