Ventura County offers business owners many amenities including an excellent quality of life, ideal weather, low crime rate, affordable housing and good schools, community colleges and university (Cal State University, Channel Islands). Located between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, Ventura County was ranked #4 on Forbes list of Top 50 Places for Business & Careers, and was ranked the best in the west with the lowest crime rate in the western 13 states. With an easy commute via the Ventura Freeway (U. S. 101), come join the company of corporate neighbors such as Volkswagen Group of America, Amgen, Procter & Gamble, McCormick Schilling, Patagonia, Xircom, Dole Foods, Harbor Freight, and Blue Cross.