Services

Planning & Building - Business Assistance Program

• Pre-development meetings with Planning and Building staff as needed to review your project and provide guidance on items to be considered as part of your overall scope of work.
• Business owners will be assigned a Business Solutions Specialist (a one-point contact from plan submission to final inspection)
• Specialists coordinate among City departments and outside agencies
• The Fee Deferral Program allows for payment of the impact fees for new construction (both commercial and residential) to be deferred until the development is ready for final inspection, a temporary or final certificate of occupancy. 

Community & Economic Development

• Employee training funds
• Employee recruiting assistance
• Employment tax credits
• Provision of demographic and other market data to existing and prospective new businesses
• Free business workshops
• Assistance with locating available commercial space

Public Utilities

• Technical services to reduce utility costs
• Energy rebates and incentives
• Water rebates and incentives
• Green incentives

Support

Anaheim serves as a premier business location offering a full range of amenities and support services required by industries of all kinds. The City's Economic Development Team, including Anaheim Workforce Development Board, Anaheim Public Utilities, Community & Economic Development, and Planning and Building, can help your business by customizing it’s services to best suit your needs. We will explain your options whether you are looking to start a new business in the area or expand an existing one.