California State Resources

https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs The Business Programs Division, the largest division of the Secretary of State's office, supports California Businesses by registering business entities and trademarks and enabling secured creditors to protect their financial interests.  The Business Programs Division processes millions of business filings and information requests each year.

https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/  The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing notary commissions within the State, as well as authenticating the signatures of California public officials and notaries public. The Secretary of State grants four-year notary public commissions to qualified persons, approves notary public education courses, authorizes notary seal manufacturers, investigates violations of notary public law and takes disciplinary action, and issues apostilles.

https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/ts/  The Secretary of State's office maintains registration and all updates of California state trademarks and service marks, container brands, laundry marks and the names of farms, ranches, estate or villas.

https://www.sco.ca.gov/small_business_resources.html  The Controller recognizes the invaluable contributions made by small businesses to California’s thriving economy.

The State Controller’s Office has compiled these resources for small businesses to navigate some of the California’s various programs and requirements. For more information on programs listed, please contact the administering agency.

https://edd.ca.gov/en/employers/ The Employment Development Department (EDD) offers a wide variety of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), workforce investment (Jobs and Training), and Labor Market Information programs.