California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

About GO-Biz The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts. Our teams are comprised of experts that span industries, geographies and business backgrounds. **The Future Happens in California First** **4th** ****Largest Gross Domestic Product in the World [1](https://business.ca.gov/#citations)**** **#1** ****in New Business Starts [2](https://business.ca.gov/#citations)**** **#1** ****in Access to Venture Capital Funding [3](https://business.ca.gov/#citations)**** **What We Do** The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, or GO-Biz, serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development and business assistance efforts in the world’s fourth largest economy. We offer no-cost consultation to business owners for attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. **GO-Biz Economic Impact** 53.2B **Dollars in New Investments Committed by Businesses through the California Competes Tax Credit Program** 723,077 **Small Businesses Helped by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate** 24.3B **Dollars in Direct In-State Spending by Film and TV Tax Credit Recipients**