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Service Organizations for Businesses
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U.S. Small Business Administration - Many resources for starting, managing and financing your small business.
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce- the largest and most inclusive business membership organization in San Francisco. For more than 160 years, the Chamber has served the needs of business and helped create a vibrant San Francisco.
City of San Francisco Office of Small Business
Consumer Credit Counseling Service - assists people in repairing their credit.
SME Toolkit Developed by IBM and IFC - offers software, business forms, training, and more to help women and minority-owned businesses grow and succeed.
Business Insurance - An Informative Guide to Small Business
Center for Business Planning - Learn how to write a business plan with a number of prize-winning sample plans on the site, and guides to other resources and industry analysis.
U.S. Small Business Administration - Business plan templates.
Practical Money Skills - Learn
more about practical money skills with this VISA site. Free educational resources including personal finance articles, games, lesson plans, and more.
Service Corps of Retired Executives(SCORE) - Provides counseling and specialized assistance.
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Entrepreneurship Training
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SBA
Bay Area Calendar of Events - offers classes
in downtown San Francisco covering a variety
of basic business topics. Classes range in length
from an hour to a full day and cost $60 or less
(many are free).
Renaissance
Entrepreneurship Center - offers low-cost
training courses in
San Francisco. (scholarships available)
Women's
Initiative - offers a low-cost, 11-week
training course to women in English and Spanish
at locations throughout the Bay Area.
SBA
Free Online Courses.
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Commercial Real Estate and Loans
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California Lending Partners - Our affiliate Certified Development Company that can help finance your small business.
City Feet - a nationwide database of commercial real estate prices & locations.
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs - an economic justice project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. LSE provides free business legal services to low-income individuals, including women and people of color, who want to start or develop for-profit businesses and certain for-profit businesses committed to community economic development.
Licensing Executives Society- provides information about licensing / intellectual property.
Wells Fargo Business Business Insight Resource Center
MBE Capital Connect - An online marketplace that provides opportunities for minority business owners to secure capital. Opportunity
Fund - Makes $1,000 - $25,000 loans (up to $100,000 for clients with good credit, collateral, and 3+ years in business) to business owners that do not qualify for bank loans in Alameda,
San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
Northeast Community Federal Credit Union - Promotes grass-roots community development through financial stability, economic literacy, small business development, and home ownership.
The Oakland Business Development Corporation - Provides small business loans to entrepreneurs in Oakland.
Pacific Community Ventures - Makes equity investments in businesses in low income communities and provides business advisory services.
San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development - provides a listing of local, state and federal tax credits and incentives for small businesses.
Southeast Asian Community Center - A community-based organization dedicated to expediting the effective integration of Southeast Asians into the American society.
Working Solutions - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to serving start-up and existing businesses throughout the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Offering microloans/small business loans $5,000 to $50,000 in the Bay Area.
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Tenant Improvements / Commercial Leases
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Key considerations when building out commercial
space - Information about the process of
coordinating tenant improvements, includes a
sample proposal to lease.
Buy or sell a business on GlobalBX - A free business for sale listing exchange with 1000's of businesses for sale as well as comprehensive business information for entrepreneurs, business buyers, business sellers, and business intermediaries.
Businesses for sale by category and location.
Energy Star - provides ways to improve your company's financial performance by reducing energy waste and energy costs, while protecting the earth’s environment.
Center for Small Business and the Environment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sustainability
StopWaste Partnership - Information provided by Alameda County Waste Management about recycling, composting, waste reduction, environmentally preferable purchasing, green building, and more.
Spare the Air - Includes information on how businesses can enroll as Spare the Air employers and receive notifications the day before Spare the Air days
Bay Area Green Business Program - Includes up to date listings of certified Green Businesses and links to organizations and resources.
Statistics on industry standards. - A good place to begin market research.
Website for Risk Management Associates. - Publish yearly volume of information about industry statistics.
Source of industry statistics for purchase.
The Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR) - Dedicated to serving the people of California by collecting, compiling, and presenting accurate and timely statistics and research relating to the condition of labor in the state.
Employment Development Department - Provides links to job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, employment and training, labor market information, payroll taxes, and more.
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor; collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public.
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) - Provides regional economic and demographic analysis for the San Francisco Bay Area.
Discusses and calculates common business ratios.
Bay Area BusinessWoman - Monthly publication focusing on women in business in the SF Bay Area.
Small Business Technology Review - Magazine offering advice to small businesses on how to apply technology to improve operations.
Inc. Magazine. - Generally useful for small business owners.
South of Market Business Association
South of Market Project Area Committee
Bayanihan Community Center
San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
San Francisco Planning Department
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Mission Economic Development Association
San Francisco Safety Network Program
The San Francisco Small Business Development Center - With resources and assistance sponsored by the Small Business Administration.
San Francisco Locally Owned Merchants Alliance
San Francisco Small Business Network
National Association of Women Business Owners
The California Reinvestment Coalition
The Centers for International Trade Development (CITD) - Provides California businesses with a number of programs and services designed to help companies succeed in the international business arena.
The US Customer Service website - Provides information on import and export requirements, customs, duties, and regulations.
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