
Here are some interesting facts about Silicon Valley:
- California’s GSP (Gross State Product) in 2006 was $1.73 Trillion. Highest in the US. (Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis)
- If California was a country it would be 7th largest Economic Powerhouse in the World (Source: CIA)
- Many globally recognized corporations have World Head Quartered in California (i.e. Intel, Yahoo, Google, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Seagate, Sun Microsystems, Adobe, Symantec, Applied Materials, Lifescan, Banana Republic)
- Many Top Japanese Corporations hold American Headquarter in California (i.e. Toyota, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Magma, Capcom, Namco, Nintendo, Nishimoto Trading, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu, Atari, Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- California Government Projects. Multi-million dollar contracts available. The State of California purchases more than $4 billion a year in products and services.
- Example: California planning to spend $10 Million in just IT sector.







