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Useful resources
Looking to start your own business? Our questionnaire is designed to link small businesses with local resources, providing information to tackle some of the top challenges prospective small businesses commonly face. Be sure to check out our 10 Key Steps to ensuring your new business will have success!
The Guide to Opening an Eating Establishment provides insight on where you can open an eating establishment in our city and how the process works. Useful information for food truck and sidewalk vendors can be found on our website as well.
New state and local environmental regulations are being phased in over the next couple of years. Find information on these regulations, as well as resources for your staff and customers, on the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle page.
Doing business
The economic development team is here to serve and support the city’s business community. Whether you are a small business or our largest tech employer, the city wants to make sure your business thrives in Carlsbad. The city team is here to help with getting your business license, bidding on projects and contracts or meeting with our development services team about permits and processes. You can learn more about the benefits of starting or expanding a business in Carlsbad at our Doing Business in Carlsbad story map. If you are a business looking for a new space in Carlsbad, please email economic development staff at business@carlsbadca.gov.
Talent attraction & retention
One of the City Council’s strategic focus areas is bringing quality jobs to the city in today’s globally competitive economy. Carlsbad's Life In Action initiative is a resource for employers looking to land that perfect candidate. It provides additional tools, such as a hiring toolkit with media assets, brochures and infographics, to make the case for why the job in Carlsbad is the right one.
Your Business Feedback
We encourage ongoing feedback from the business community. Please visit our resourcing and feedback survey to share your thoughts or reach out directly with any questions or additional comments.
For any questions related to the survey, please contact our economic development team at business@carlsbadca.gov.
Thank you for your participation and continued engagement in making Carlsbad a great place to do business!
Economic Development Strategic Plan
Carlsbad Economic Development Strategic Plan
Economic Snapshots
Carlsbad Economic Snapshot FY 2022-2023 Q3
Connect with us
Carlsbad has a range of options for businesses to establish, grow and thrive. If you are ready to learn more about doing business along the creative coast or have general questions about doing business in our city, contact the Innovation & Economic Development Department at business@carlsbadca.gov.
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Carlsbad green businesses
On April 29, the Carlsbad City Council recognized 15 local businesses that have taken steps to implement environmentally friendly practices through the Carlsbad Green Business Program. Ten businesses were certified for the first time and five businesses completed the city’s first-ever recertification process.
The steps to become certified vary for each business, but can include things like installing low-flow water fixtures, upgrading lighting to more energy-efficient systems and improving how waste is sorted and disposed of.
Congratulations to these newly certified green businesses:
- Bamby’s Flowers
- Carlsbad Pipelines
- City of Carlsbad Faraday Center
- City of Carlsbad Stagecoach Community Center
- Illuminous Marketing
- La Costa Neighbors Magazine
- New Village Arts
- Shout and About
- Smartville Inc.
- Verdani Partners
Businesses must complete a full recertification every four years to show that their sustainable practices remain in place or have been enhanced. These businesses were recertified this year:
- Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
- Living Design Interiors
- Marcy Browe Photography
- Microscope World
- Straight Talk Solar Co.
Carlsbad was the first city in San Diego County to join the California Green Business Network, a statewide network of more than 4,000 certified businesses committed to environmentally sustainable practices.
Studies have shown that practicing sustainability is often good for the local community and good for a business’s bottom line. Reducing water consumption through low-flow devices saves both money and resources. Upgrading lighting to energy-saving fixtures can help reduce costs over the long term. Reducing waste, using environmentally friendly cleaning products and cutting down on the use of toxic chemicals helps a business and its local community.
It’s free to get certified, and every little action helps make our community more sustainable. Businesses also gain access to promotions, rebates and technical assistance through the network. Participating in the program is another way the city is working toward meeting its Climate Action Plan goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
More information
Carlsbad Green Business Program