The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) was created by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as California’s single point of contact for economic development and job creation efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development and assistance with state government. Kish Rajan was selected as the first Director of GO-Biz in 2012, but on May 8, 2015 stepped down from his post to head up a nonprofit in Southern California.
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) includes the following units:
As part of the Governor’s 2012 Budget, the elements of economic development under GO-Biz were realigned to put stronger emphasis on job creation and promoting California as a place to do business. :