LA Optimized 2.0

LA Optimized 2.0 is sponsored by City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department. Offers free digital marketing resources, including website creation, social media support, and coaching, to for-profit businesses within Los Angeles city limits.

Small Business Support | LA City Optimized 2. 0 | Los Angeles We're here to support small businesses build and strengthen their digital presence - at no cost to you! LA Optimized 2.

0 is an innovative program led by the City of Los Angeles’ Economic and Workforce Development Department. It is designed to provide businesses in the City of Los Angeles with results-driven digital marketing resources. The program is funded in part through a grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

No-Cost Services Brought To You By Website Creation & Optimization Don’t have a website or does yours need updating? Let’s build one that drives traffic and increases sales! Complimentary Coaching & Training Let's create a growth plan for your business.

Receive one-on-one marketing support tailored to your businesses’ needs. The City of Los Angeles and partners offer many tools and resources to help your business thrive. The LA Optimized 2.

0 Accelerator Academy empowers small business owners with dynamic, self-paced video lessons on essential marketing topics. These videos are open to everyone and are constantly updated. Dive in and start exploring today!

​ • The business must be a for-profit business in operation within the City of Los Angeles city limits. • Annual income less than $7. 5 million in 2021 • Must have an active Business Tax Registration Certificate (BTRC) with the City of Los Angeles that is in good standing.

• Must be legally operating in the City of Los Angeles.

Examples of ineligible business include, but are not limited to: - Business/Owner that has previously applied for this grant program, or has previously received a grant award from this program - Businesses that are not in operation and are not located in the City of Los Angeles ​ - Landlords/Schedule E Passive Income - Businesses or companies held in trust -Businesses that do not have a physical location using P. O.

Boxes as a business address - Businesses engaged in illegal activities, such as selling drug paraphernalia or operating a motel that permits illegal prostitution - Cannabis businesses or businesses that support cannabis businesses - Corporate-owned franchises (a corporation is responsible for operations, profit and loss, business decisions, and quality control; corporate hires and oversees all store staff) - Publicly traded companies - Private social clubs that limit the number of memberships for reasons other than capacity - Payday loan stores, pawn shops, and other firms involved in lending activities, such as banks, finance companies, and any other firm whose stock in trade is money - Insurance companies, such as life, auto, home, bail bonds, and other similar entities - Astrology, palm reading, tarot, etc. - Liquor stores and smoke shops - Businesses and sole proprietors that provide massage services - Businesses that present live performances of a prurient sexual nature and/or derive revenue through the sale of products or services of a prurient sexual nature - Gambling businesses (i.e., track wagering facilities, casinos, bingo parlors) - Trailer-storage yards and junkyards - Gun or ammunition stores - Multi-sales distribution - Firms involved in speculative activities (i.e., day trading, stock market exchange facilitators) - Dealers of rare coins and stamps - Lobbying firms or businesses that dedicate 50% or more of their time or resources to lobbying activities - Churches or other religious organizations - Government offices or agencies “We are continuing to open Los Angeles for business by offering more and new resources to help Angelenos be competitive online and new learning opportunities to help Angelenos deepen their knowledge and hone their business skills.

These resources are part of our ongoing work to make sure small businesses can start, grow and thrive in the city and our recommendations are directly informed by what the business community tells us is needed. ”