Incentives
The City of Sacramento Economic Development Department oversees the Richards Boulevard Redevelopment Area and the tax increment financing programs used to support public/private projects which provide a focused approach to revitalization. Economic Development staff is available to identify opportunities and offer services in project location, project facilitation and financial assistance.
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/econdev/down/10_downtown.html
Guidelines for Individual Project Review 
Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) is a Joint Powers Authority created by the City and County of Sacramento to represent both jurisdictions for affordable housing and community redevelopment needs. The Agency is the leading public developer of affordable housing and oversees residential and commercial revitalization activities in 14 redevelopment areas throughout the City and County.
Developer Assistance Programs
SHRA has programs aimed at assisting developers in the development of affordable housing.
http://www.shra.org/Content/Housing/HousingDevelopment/DevAssistTOC.htm
Commercial Business Assistance
SHRA may be of assistance if you own a small business in Sacramento or if you are starting up or re-locating your business to the Sacramento area.
http://www.shra.org/Content/BusinessAssistance/BusAsstTOC.htm
Enterprise Zone
The Enterprise Zone (EZ) program provides a variety of state tax incentives including a sales tax credit, rapid depreciation of business property, net operating loss carryover, and a hiring credit for five years.
http://www.shra.org/Content/BusinessAssistance/EnterpriseZone/EnterpriseZonesToc.htm
Business Assistance
The City of Sacramento Economic Development Department works with Sacramento area organizations to provide or administer programs to assist businesses with finance, training and incentives.
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/econdev/msc/small_business_center.html
The Economic Development Department and its partners have a wide array of loan programs to provide innovative financing mechanisms for businesses from a start-up company to a substantial business expansion.
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/econdev/msc/81_loan_programs.html
City of Sacramento, Facade Rebate Programs
A facade rebate may be available for up to half the cost to improve your building facade, including signage and windows.
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/econdev/msc/82_other_incentives.html
The Grow Sacramento Fund can provide loans between $25,000 and $2,000,000. Loan proceeds may be used for a variety of business purposes, including the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of a building, leasehold improvements, machinery and equipment, and long-term working capital. The Grow Sacramento Fund's mission is to provide access to long-term financing for qualifying businesses that will cerate or retain jobs and to assist energy-related businesses.
http://www.shra.org/Content/BusinessAssistance/GrowSac/GrowSacToc.htm
The Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program enables businesses to access low-cost financing. Sacramento has a large number of non-profit organizations and private financial institutions that provide low-cost financing to growing businesses. Specific details of each program can be obtained by contacting the Sacramento Small Business Administration office or a local SBA lender.
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/econdev/msc/83_sba_lending.html
Small Business Development Centers are funded by grants and provide business consulting and management help to business owners in any business with less than 500 employees. FREE help is available.
BERC
The Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC) is one-stop, non-regulatory Permit Assistance Center to help Sacramento County businesses understand and comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
http://sacberc.org/Web/home.php
Employment & Training
SETA
The Sacramento Employment & Training Agency (SETA), a joint powers agency of the City and County of Sacramento, has been an effective force in connecting people to jobs and business owners to quality employees. Annually, SETA serves over 45,000 customers.
SETA's ONE STOP CAREER CENTER SYSTEM offers access to customers through a system of Sacramento Works One Stop Career Centers. The Centers integrate employment, education, and training resources from over 17 federally funded, employment and training-related programs.
The Sacramento Training and Response Team (START) is a partnership of more than 20 regional economic development, business, education, labor, and government organizations dedicated to making it easy for businesses to locate or expand in the greater Sacramento Metropolitan Area.
http://www.seta.net/employers.htm
The Employment Training Panel is a California State agency designed to fund training that meets the needs of employers for skilled workers and the needs of workers for good, long-term jobs.
