Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity

Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity

Close: May 1, 2026

The Successful Proposer will lead: i) intake coordination with the TA Service Provider to ensure applicants are prepared to enter the financing process; ii) underwriting and loan structuring to assess financial viability, repayment capacity, and transition feasibility; iii) Loan Committee facilitation, including preparation of materials, support for deliberations, and documentation of decisions; iv) DEO approval and funding transfer, including submission of Underwriting Memos, invoicing for loan funds, and coordination of DEO’s release of funds; v) loan servicing, repayment processing, and portfolio management; vi) financial counseling to help borrowers manage cashflow and maintain repayment compliance; vii) debt collections and enforcement of pledged collateral; and viii) reporting, including maintenance of compliant data systems and submission of monthly Contractor Performance Report and Portfolio Performance Reports to DEO. This work will require close coordination with DEO, the TA and Marketing Service Providers, and community representatives on the Loan Committee to ensure that financing processes, communications, and borrower supports are aligned across the Initiative.

Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity

Close: Mar 20, 2026

Deliver structured, end-to-end advisory support to businesses across the three tracks—launching new employee or worker-owned entities, transitioning existing eligible businesses to employee or worker ownership models, and stabilizing or scaling existing EWO businesses within or into Los Angeles County. Services shall include conducting intake consultations and readiness assessments; developing individualized TA workplans; implementing educational cohorts; providing feasibility assessments; financial and governance planning, HR and operational guidance, and post-transition support; and coordinating specialized subcontractors such as legal, financial, and organizational development experts.

Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity

Close: Jan 30, 2026

The development of a marketing strategy that will both educate the public about employee and worker ownership business models and help onboard eligible businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers into the program(s); the creation and production of marketing content; the execution of outreach and distribution activities including implementation of an earned media strategy to generate coverage of program(s); the support and promotion of in-person and virtual informational events related to the campaign; an engagement with the ewoi's advisory board on marketing; and measuring and reporting on the campaign's impact and effectiveness.