A StartItUp city is not a municipality; its an entrepreneurial ecosystem. StartItUp, Bakersfield College, the city of Bakersfield, the Women's Business Network, the Chamber and Bank of America have all partnered to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed. Bakersfield has 48,000 existing businesses and gives out approximately 5,000 business licenses each year, a high number compared to population size and indicative of the strength of small business in Kern County!

StartItUp and the City of Long Beach, Cal State, Business Improvement Districts, SBDC, & Long Beach City College have all partnered to change the way entrepreneurs envision, create and grow successful businesses. Our mutual goal is to make street-smart, and long-lasting changes to the way small & mid-sized businesses build toward success!