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Services

Community Engagement

  • Stakeholder engagement projects
  • Outreach listening tours 
  • Alignment strategies
  • Grassroots community engagement efforts
  • Public/Private sector connectivity
  • Public relations and communication plans
  • Entity formation planning and delivery

Community Analysis & Strategies

  • All elements of economic development including business attraction, expansion, and retention
  • Feasibility studies
  • Organizational capacity building
  • New program development & implementation
  • Strategic action plans 
  • Mission expansion planning & execution

Project Discovery & Planning

  • Research & exploration for highest & best uses
  • Asset mapping & gap analysis
  • Communication and survey services
  • Recommendations for potential pathways 

Projects & Clients

Sacramento - IEDC

San Jose - Monterey Corridor & Tully Rd. - Eastridge

City and County of Sacramento - MBARK

Founded in 2019, City of Sacramento funded the Inclusive Economic Development Collaborate (IEDC) that consists of members from ethnic chambers of commerce and Business Improvement District organizations that represent the Sacramento region’s urban aging corridors.  The IEDC advocates for economic justice and steps up to voice concerns related to jobs, the environment, and a sustainable future.

City and County of Sacramento - MBARK

San Jose - Monterey Corridor & Tully Rd. - Eastridge

City and County of Sacramento - MBARK



The Minority Business Assistance and Recovery Kickstart (MBARK) is a California Asian Chamber of Commerce (CalAsian) program that was developed to address the impacts of COVID-19. This program brings together data, community engagement, and small business assistance expertise to uncover the gaps facing small businesses, with an emphasis on minority and disadvantaged business enterprises (MBE/DBE). CSS manages both the City and County programs.

San Jose - Monterey Corridor & Tully Rd. - Eastridge

San Jose - Monterey Corridor & Tully Rd. - Eastridge

San Jose - Monterey Corridor & Tully Rd. - Eastridge

In partnership with the City of San Jose, assist business corridors with business association formation and incorporation, development of marketing campaign that addresses vacant and blighted business spaces through business attraction, retention, and expansion strategies to reach diverse businesses and provide local employment opportunities.

Folsom, CA - Choose Folsom

Folsom, CA - Choose Folsom

San Jose - Monterey Corridor & Tully Rd. - Eastridge

From family-founded companies to startups and relocations, Choose Folsom has cultivated and grown a thriving business community for nearly 75 years. CSS has partnered with Choose Folsom to provide additional technical support for business and economic engagement, database management, community engagement as well as liaise between government and private industries to maximize economic

 investment and impact.

Milpitas, CA - PBID

Folsom, CA - Choose Folsom

Milpitas, CA - PBID

In an effort to bolster Main Street and overall Milpitas business climate, the city has invested in assessing the feasibility and formation of a P/BID. As the revamp of the Main Street plan is coming to fruition, this is a component of the overall plan and strategy for fiscal and business development sustainability.  In partnership, Civitas and CSS engages with business and property owners to determine how this endeavor shall move forward.

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