Linda Harasin, MBA
BUSINESS CONSULTANT

Linda Harasin joined the Orange County Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in spring of 2007. As a business consultant, she presents training seminars on various business-related topics and provides one-on-one consultation services to entrepreneurs interested in launching a business or taking an existing business to the next level, or establishing a GREEN industry enterprise. 

With almost 20 years of combined experience in the small business community, television broadcasting industry, and public relations agencies, Linda stands ready to share her expertise in business planning and development, financing, public relations, marketing and the GREEN Industry. She is Orange County SBDC's resident GREEN expert with a wealth of knowledge on Eco-friendly conversion and best practices.

She returned to the Orange County SBDC having previously served in its Entrepreneur Training Institute in the late 1990s.  Linda is also an adjunct instructor for Santa Ana College where she teaches business communications, marketing, business planning, and small business management. She has taught a variety of business classes through California State University, Fullerton; Saddleback College; and Rancho Santiago Community College District.

Linda has served as the Orange County executive director for American Women’s Economic Development Corporation, and as director of the alumni network for the University of Phoenix and its California campuses. In 2007, she received the Woman in Business Champion Award, presented by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Linda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communications from Wayne State University in Michigan, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.