A person in a black blazer speaks into a microphone while holding a smartphone, standing before a banner for the California Women's Business Centers Network.
Sarah Bodnar, CEO of West Business Development Center which helps develop small businesses through community lending, speaks at an event in an undated photo. Bodnar will speak at an event Thursday at Artefex in Willits to raise awareness of a no-cost state business advising program. (EMC Communications via Bay City News)

WILLITS, CA., 8/11/26 — A Willits business owner will host an event Thursday morning featuring state officials and small business advocates aiming to raise awareness of a no-cost state business advising program.

Success, Capital Access and Leadership for Entrepreneurs, or SCALE, is a state-backed program that has connected 13,500 businesses with no-cost business advising since 2024, according to Cameo Network, a small business-development firm which announced the event.

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Savana Robinson is a staff writer and photographer based in Ukiah, California.