Our Region
1.57M
San Diego Jobs
$241.9B
San Diego GDP
1.2M
Housing Units
3.3M +
Population
Doing Business in San Diego
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World Trade Center San Diego
WTC San Diego operates as an affiliate of San Diego Regional EDC. WTC San Diego works to further San Diego’s global competitiveness by building an export pipeline, attracting and retaining foreign investment, and increasing San Diego’s global profile abroad.
How We Help Companies
EDC works directly with companies (free of charge) to help grow the economy. If you are a business that has been impacted by coronavirus and would like our assistance, please fill out this form.
Featured Services
Talent Pipeline Development
EDC bridges the gap between talent and employers by expanding recruitment partnerships with local educations institutions and nonprofits, and by equipping businesses with the tools needed to ‘sell’ San Diego to prospective recruits with diverse backgrounds.
Marketing/Visibility
EDC supports expanding innovation economy and client companies by promoting company growth stories to elected officials, media, and key business contacts, both locally and nationally.
Featured Initiatives And Programs
Advancing San Diego: Internship Opportunities for Small Businesses & Startups
Advancing San Diego: Preferred Providers
Advancing San Diego Preferred Providers are education programs recognized by employers as delivering top-quality training for high-demand jobs.
Invest in our work
EDC is an independently funded nonprofit organization, which works to grow San Diego’s economy. By becoming an EDC investor, you are helping shape the region’s future. With investment from nearly 200 companies, public agencies, and private organizations, EDC is able to provide direct services to help companies grow and leads initiatives to enhance the region’s competitiveness.
FOR MORE INFO
Work with us to determine how your company can take advantage of the unique assets of the bi-national mega-region. Invest in our work and help underwrite our mission. If you need help navigating COVID-19 resources, please check out the resource page and/or contact our team
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Events
San Diego Startup Month
Oct 1st - Oct 31st
Build Better: A Bold Virtual Summit to Reimagine Our Region’s Future
Nov 17th @ 11:00 am
San Diego Regional EDC joined forces with San Diego Grantmakers to bring together leaders from across sectors for a first of its kind virtual summit built to challenge thinking and inspire action. What if the lessons of 2020 could be leveraged towards transformational and inclusive growth? We have an extraordinary opportunity to not build back, but build better towards a region of shared prosperity and equitable economy.