Yreka News: Free Small Business Advising Opens at Historic Carnegie Building in 2026

YREKA NEWS | LOCAL BUSINESS — Yreka, Siskiyou County, California. A downtown landmark is now home to a practical resource for people running a shop, starting a company or working through questions about financing and business operations.

On June 25, 2026, Siskiyou Economic Development announced that the Shasta-Cascade Small Business Development Center (SBDC) had opened a new Yreka location at 412 W. Miner Street, inside the rehabilitated Carnegie building. The center offers no-cost small business advising and capital-readiness support, with meetings by appointment.

Who can use the new location?

According to the economic development organization, the broader center serves businesses in Siskiyou, Shasta and Trinity counties. Its services include one-to-one advising, training and guidance for business owners preparing to seek capital. The availability of an appointment in downtown Yreka may make it easier for local merchants to get help without arranging travel to a larger regional city.

Examples of questions an owner might bring to an adviser include how to organize a business plan, prepare financial documentation, assess a potential financing application, or plan an expansion. Those are illustrations of typical business-advising topics, not a claim that a particular loan, grant or approval is guaranteed.

How to ask for an appointment

The center’s June announcement identifies director Quintin Gaddy and provides (530) 222-8323 as the contact telephone number. It asks prospective clients to enroll through the SBDC system before scheduling. The announcement does not describe a public walk-in schedule, so prospective clients should confirm availability before visiting.

Why Miner Street matters

The choice of location is part of a broader redevelopment effort. Siskiyou Economic Development’s Carnegie project repurposed a historic library building as a space for entrepreneurship and community connection. That makes the June opening more than a change of office address: it is one of the tangible services promised by the downtown rehabilitation initiative.

Local residents can measure the program’s value over time by asking how often appointments are available in Yreka, what training is offered, and whether support is accessible to small rural businesses that lack professional advisers or dedicated finance teams.

Original source and local links

Siskiyou Economic Development — SBDC opens Yreka location, June 25, 2026; Shasta-Cascade SBDC — enrollment and services; Yreka Carnegie innovation campus background; Yreka News homepage.

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