San Francisco Small Business Week Program 2013 by Troy Ziel

Greetings from the Mayor It is with great pleasure and excitement that I invite you to join me during the 9th Annual San Francisco Small Business Week. As we celebrate the theme of “Small Business: Shaping Our Communities,” I am so proud to dedicate this week to honoring San Francisco small businesses, which make up 95 percent of all businesses in San Francisco. You are the creators of jobs, innovators that put us on the map, builders of diverse neighborhoods, and most of all, shapers of our communities. You are the heart and soul of our economy and our unique character. Between the Office of Small Business, Office of Economic and Workforce Development and other City Departments, we are helping small businesses access City programs and services that can help them cut red tape and navigate City government and services. That is why I launched the Invest in Neighborhoods Initiative and the Job Squad to provide focused, customized assistance that meets the specific needs of San Francisco’s neighborhood commercial corridors by leveraging existing programs from across multiple departments and nonprofit partners to create jobs, fill vacancies, and bring positive change to a neighborhood. Through partnerships, proactive outreach and case management services for your small business and connecting you to existing services such as the

Small Business Revolving Loan Fund, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Small Business Assessment and Grant program, SF Shines Façade and Tenant Improvement program and other resources, we are supporting our City’s small businesses and helping them to create jobs. All these efforts are intended to help you make San Francisco the ideal place for your small businesses to start here, stay here, grow here and succeed. San Francisco’s neighborhood commercial corridors provide a unique sense of place for businesses and residents, and as each neighborhood takes an economic step forward, so does our City. Join me in celebrating San Francisco Small Business Week 2013, and let’s celebrate small businesses this week and every week! With warmest regards,

Edwin M. Lee Mayor, City and County of San Francisco

Greetings from SBA’s District Director Small Business Week is a time to celebrate small business owners, entrepreneurs and advocates. This is our ninth year partnering with the City of San Francisco and our co-sponsors to present a week- long program of recognition, education and seminars for the small business community. We are proud of the fact that we provided a record level of loan guarantees this year, as well as offering more technical training for business owners and lenders than any other district in the nation. During this special week in May, we recognize the determination and ingenuity of the American entrepreneurs who we serve.

SBA’s local recognition of outstanding small business owners will be announced during Small Business Week. We’re proud to congratulate our winners, and we’ll continue to work with others who may have a need to take advantage of our many programs, including financing, government contracting, counseling, and disaster recovery assistance. Sincerely, J. Mark Quinn District Director U.S. Small Business Administration

Greetings from Wells Fargo’s Regional President Greetings from Wells Fargo, San Francisco’s Community Bank. As president of Wells Fargo’s San Francisco Bay region, I am excited that we are the presenting sponsor for Small Business Week 2013. I look forward to this year’s celebration of small businesses and the work we will do to empower small businesses with sessions, trainings and workshops. Since 1852, Wells Fargo has been committed to helping businesses succeed financially. We started as a small business in what is now the financial district, and we are still headquartered in San Francisco. Over the past 160 years Wells Fargo has helped businesses realize their financial goals—spanning from the Gold Rush, to the technology boom, through our current economic recovery. Wells Fargo wants to share that journey with you. Our experienced bankers, business specialists and commercial lending officers have insights on how to help turn your vision into a reality. Wells Fargo knows the challenges that local businesses face because our bankers and specialists live and work here in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Additional good news is that we continue to lend, to help small business grow across communities. In 2012, Wells Fargo net new loan commitment to small businesses increased more than 30 percent year-over-year. In addition to providing assistance to small businesses, Wells Fargo makes charitable investments to support economic and workforce development programs to help create jobs, stimulate the economy and help our community. In 2012, Wells Fargo donated more than $20 million to nonprofits and schools throughout the Bay Area. A strong community starts with a strong economy. We are proud to sponsor this event to help San Francisco’s small businesses. Sincerely,

Michael Billeci President of Wells Fargo’s San Francisco Bay region

Event: Mon. May 13

America’s Best Coffee Roasting Company

ambestcoffee.com Our name is what we strive to be. Since opening our doors in 1993, we’ve made a commitment to good ole fashioned values. We take great pride in our personal touches, pledging to be a beacon in today’s automated business climate. It is with these principles that we approach every aspect of our business, from the quality of our coffees & and products, to the unparalleled service we provide our customers.

Aperto Restaurant

May 13, 2013

5:30-7:30pm City View Room, Metreon $20 Admission Thank you for joining us at the gala kick-off to San Francisco Small Business Week 2013! You’ll make connections with other small businesses and small business leaders across San Francisco and learn about all the amazing (and free) small business resources in San Francisco that are there to help you succeed all year round. We hope that you enjoy the many flavors of San Francisco!

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1434 18th Street, San Francisco apertosf.com Located on the corner of 18th St. @ Connecticut on Potrero Hill’s restaurant row, Aperto stands out as a true neighborhood restaurant. Our seasonally changing menu reflects the best local produce, organic poultry and meats, and responsibly caught seafood. Our wine list offers a great variety of organic wines by the glass and bottle, and optional wine pairings with our weekly prix fixe menu. We are dedicated to providing our guests great service and delicious food with reasonable prices in a casual friendly atmosphere.

Aroma Buena Catering

aromabuena.com At Aroma Buena Catering our celebrated specialty is “Hispano World Cuisine”: A choice selection of Spanish, Iberian, Latino, and Caribeno influenced specialties from countries and regions such as Spain, South America including Brazil, the Caribbean, Central America, the Philippines, and Mexican locales such as Oaxaca and Yucatan.

Asiento

2730 21st Street, San Francisco asientosf.com Asiento is a neighborhood bar that serves San Francisco Tapas. We feature hand made cocktails from simple fresh ingredients, board games, monday trivia night, taco tuesday, live jazz on odd wednesdays, weekly entertainment (Full entertainment license) and a delicious Sunday Brunch. We are a fantastic place for groups without the restaurant commitment. We look forward to seeing you at Asiento!

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly

barefootwine.com Barefoot Wine & Bubbly is a California based winery that believes in two things; producing affordable award-winning wine and giving back to the community. With a rich 25 year history of giving back to local communities, our tradition continues in the Northern California area for 2013. We are proud to partner with Flavors of San Francisco in celebration of San Francisco Small Business Week!

Café Flore

2298 Market Street, San Francisco cafeflore.com Café Flore, voted “Best Café in San Francisco” by readers of the SF Bay Gaurdian in most recent years, and “Best Well Drinks” amongst San Francisco bars by SF Weekly readers in 2010, has been the heart and soul of the Castro since 1973. A landmark all-ages café known for our distinctive brunch and dinner menus, sunny green patio garden, full bar with great drink specials and community events, we proudly offer the most central meet up spot in the Castro, with a heated outdoor patio.

1300 on Fillmore

1300 Fillmore Street, San Francisco 1300fillmore.com When you taste the food at 1300 on Fillmore, you know it’s new. With his Jamaican and English roots, intense French culinary training and passion for southern flavors, Chef David Lawrence does more than fit into the epicurean landscape. He changes it. The food itself is like the jazz that accompanies it - eclectic, unexpected, improvisational. Somehow 1300 manages to be all things at once. Modern and nostalgic. Sophisticated and humble. Comfortable and innovative. The Supper Club, reinvented.

18 Rabbits

18rabbits.com 18 Rabbits’ mission is to bring food back to its roots through wholesome, authentic granola and bars. We pride ourselves in nurturing relationships with the farmers and artisanal producers who supply our ingredients. We are a certified, woman-owned, Kosher and Organic company. We are proud to donate 1% of all of the bars we make to programs and partners that serve kids affected by food insecurity in our community.

49 Square Catering

49sqcatering.com 49 Square Catering is San Francisco’s newest cutting edge, full service, catering and event planning company. Our dynamic and professional team of industry veterans will insure the success of your event by bringing you great food, playfully presented, in a creative environment, with near zero waste.

A Spoonful of Sugar

aspoonfulofsugarcakes.com A Spoonful of Sugar is dedicated to creating fun, unique cakes to be the highlight of your event. Each cake is individually designed, incorporating your requests, tastes, and personality. Like a snowflake (but more delicious), no two cakes are ever the same! Founder Kathleen DeManti uses locally-sourced ingredients wherever possible and also creates vegan and gluten-free cakes, proving that food that is good for you can also be good for your taste buds. A Spoonful of Sugar also specializes in brioche donuts and cupcakes.

Cafe Razzi

131 Beacon Street, South San Francisco cafe-razzi.com Café Razzi is the leading premium Italian espresso & coffee provider for hotels, restaurants, offices, salons & show rooms in the San Francisco Bay Area. Café Razzi assures exceptional quality by managing all elements of espresso & coffee preparation including equipment, product, service & training. Call us for a complementary demonstration of the Lavazza or Segafredo single serve espresso systems. 1 877 CLUBRAZZI or info@cafe-razzi.com

Cardella Winery

41424 W. Panoche Road, Mendota cardellawinery.com The vineyards at Cardella Ranch were first planted in the 1970s and have been sold to premier California wineries ever since. After graduating from the Enology and Viticulture program at Fresno State University in 2004, fourth-generation Nathan Cardella founded Cardella Winery with his father Rod. They believed premium artisan wines were lacking in the San Joaquin Valley and that the family’s vineyards could help fill this niche. Today the winery produces numerous award-winning varieties and has earned a reputation for being a cut above the rest. The Cardella family is proud to contribute to the notoriety of the the Panoche Circle and takes great pride in producing food and wine for the world to enjoy.

Participating Restaurants & Lounges “Flavors of San Francisco” Cater2U

415-349-0667 Having never studied at le Cordon Bleu Paris, or participated in years of cooking classes, Chef Rhonda Plummer has indeed been cooked for a lifetime!She loves to provide great, healthy food for her clients, friends & friends of family. Chef Rhonda’s Private Chef Service includes a world class Chefs, menu planning, food shopping, cooking a meal for one or as big as a party for 25. Cater2U Private Chef Service will leave your home as good as new at the end of your event.

Drunken Dragon

Let’s Eat BBQ & More!

5130 3rd Street, San Francisco letseatbbqandmore.com We are a family owned and operated establishment located in the Bayview Hunters Point Community (District 10). We specialize in BBQ meats, seafood, and salads, along with an array of homemade sides dishes and much more. We have been operating in this community for over a year, in-which we are enjoying being part of the revitalization and growth of the community.

Madame Tam Bistro

Drunken Dragon Ltd. is an international promoter and distributor of fine wine & spirits. Our very special collection of fine wine & spirits are personally selected from countries throughout the world. Our mission is to openly educate everyone to the unique and savory tastes of wine & spirits from a rich history and lifestyle of California! Many of the finest wine & spirit masters originated in the U.S., which is why we want the world to know we’ve got a lot to cheer!

322 University Avenue, Palo Alto madamtambistro.com Executive owner and chef Tam Minh Le infuses her Southeast Asian flair to every dish that she makes. With ingredients sourced from local vendors to support our community, our dishes are prepared fresh on the premises with an eye towards our valued patrons, Madam Tam takes great care to provide you with the best dining experience for your friends and family.

El Porteno Empanadas

Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

Ferry Building, 1 Ferry Plaza Embarcadero, San Francisco elportenosf.com El Porteno Empanadas is a local Argentine Bakery and catering company serving authentic Argentine Empanadas and a full catering menu of Argentine specialties. We celebrate the food and culture of Argentina.

Gelateria Naia

520 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco gelaterianaia.com Our gelato is made by hand in small batches so it can always be enjoyed fresh. Only choice natural ingredients are used to ensure it is the finest-tasting gelato you will find in the Bay Area, or anywhere else.

Goat Hill Pizza

300 Connecticut Street, San Francisco goathill.com Locally owned since 1975, Goat Hill Pizza is Potrero Hill’s oldest restaurant, a neighborhood gathering spot with excellent food and great service. Goat Hill Pizza makes its own sourdough crust and serves housemade sauces, soups and dressings, and uses only the freshest ingredients. We are now also serving the Westside!! We opened a new store in West Portal in August and are proud to be part of that wonderful community

Hayward Farmhouse

225 W. Winton Avenue, Hayward haywardfarmhouse.com Visit Hayward Farmhouse to experience our off-the-pierfresh seafood, farm fresh produce, on site hand-cut meat selections, or any of our other mouthwatering eclectic dishes. Our chef is renowned for his creative combinations of local ingredients, spices and sauces. Our warm and charming atmosphere will instantly relax you while our attentive staff spoils you. Hayward Farmhouse is the perfect destination for your next night out, whether an intimate dinner for two or an exquisite Sunday brunch.

Ike’s Place

3489 16th Street, San Francisco ilikeikesplace.com Ike’s Place is the invention from the Sandwich Willy Wonka- Ike Shehadeh. Originating in San Francisco- the “West Coast” sandwich is a style no one can replicate. We are famously known for our “Dirty Sauce.” It is a garlic aioli freshly baked in to our bread on every sandwich.

King Knish

kingknish.com King Knish is the only artisan food producer in the Bay Area dedicated to making premium, baked knish - an “old world” Eastern European snack food - with a surprising new twist.

Kingdom Cake

kingdomcake.com Kingdom Cake would like to provide a specialty oneof-a-kind cake for your next party, wedding, or special occasion. We create memorable experiences through our artistic cakes and cupcakes, and best of all they taste delicious. Let us make something beautiful for you.

Lagunitas Brewing Co.

lagunitas.com The Lagunitas Brewing Company is a brewery founded in 1993 in Lagunitas, California, USA. They are known for iconoclastic interpretations of traditional beer styles, and irreverent descriptive text and stories on their packaging. The company is the sixth top selling craft brewery in the US.

1398 Haight Street, San Francisco magnoliapub.com Magnolia is a Haight-Ashbury craft brewery and gastropub founded in 1997. Expanding into the Dogpatch with a new brewery and restaurant this summer.

Mead and Mead’s

meadandmeads.com Founded in 2011, Mead and Mead LLC is a San Francisco-based company that sources high quality, speciality food ingredients from local farmers and artisans while maintaining the three tenets of quality, purity, and environmental sustainability. The main product is Mead and Mead’s Maple Syrup, sourced from pristine maple groves on the founders’ maple farm in Connecticut, and nearby family farms throughout New England.

Slate Bar

2925 16th Street, San Francisco slate-sf.com Slate Bar is located in the heart of the Mission District and provides a great venue for sipping creative cocktails, playing a game of pool, dancing to a wide array of music, or singing along to DJ Purple’s Dance Karaoke.

Slow Club

2501 Mariposa Street, San Francisco slowclub.com Slow Club is a neighborhood restaurant and bar on the corner of Mariposa and Hampshire. We work closely with farms and ranches to keep our menus seasonal and impeccably fresh. Join us for brunch, lunch, dinner and a cocktail.

Socola Chocolatier

socolachocolates.com Socola Chocolatier is an award-winning artisan chocolate and confections company that specializes in modern flavors with a fantastic sense of fun. Our confections are sold direct to consumer as business gifts, wedding favors and gifts via our website.

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers

goodbeer.com Speakeasy Ales & Lagers has been making quality craft beer in San Francisco since 1997. Their flagships, Big Daddy IPA and Prohibition Ale, are hop-forward West Coast beers readily found on tap at fine establishments. Inspired by the underground and the sinister, Speakeasy operates out of an area of the city once known as Butchertown.

Spicy Vines

myriadsf.com Opening this Fall, Myriad Gastro Pub will be a neighborhood gathering place featuring: globally inspired, thoughtfully sourced San Francisco cuisine. We’ll be offering a menu of simply prepared, boldly flavored seasonal dishes, paired with a creative wine list, craft beers and inspired cocktails. We will be creating an environment where combining the best ingredients, served by knowledgeable staff in a cozy atmosphere will result in our customers wanting to come back for more.

spicyvines.com Vines is a brazen hybrid of old and new wolds, made possible by the newfangled liberal ideas of modern California wine making. Enjoy this California red blend infused with an award winning brandy and hints of fruit and spice. Spicy Vines brings to you the first ever premium Spiced Wine, which is so diverse that it can be served heated, at room temperature, chilled, or even in an artisanal cocktail. Whether you call Spicy Vines fanciful blasphemy or sheer ingenuity, we believe it is diverse enough to earn both titles.

Pica Pica

Super Duper Burgers

Myriad Gastro Pub

3970 17th Street, San Francisco picapica.com A restaurant serving handcrafted Venezuelan arepas, grilled corn pockets stuffed with savory fillings. Menu complimented by salads, entrees, desserts and drinks, all inspired by Venezuelan tradition. Our menu is 100% gluten free.

Pinkie’s Bakery

1196 Folsom Street, San Francisco pinkiesbakerysf.com SoMa’s cutest full service bakery, serving cakes, pastries, breads and other delicious treats at our retail location on Folsom and 8th. We also bake and deliver wholesale breads and desserts to restaurants daily.

Rockin’ Crawfish

4724 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco therockincrawfish.com Rockin Crawfish is a cajun seafood restaurant located in the Inner Richmond of San Francisco. Our SF location has been open since January 19, 2013. We are very excited to join small businesses of the Bay Area.

Saafara West African Herbal Teas

saafara.com Saafara mission is to be the Leading Purveyor of Premium West African Herbal Teas. Saafara pledges to support the women harvesters in West Africa by offering their communities tools to access potable facilities water and acceptable delivery rooms with clean bed+ linens. $0.25 from every box purchase will go to these communities.

Samovar Tea Lounge

730 Howard Street, San Francisco samovarlife.com Here at Samovar Tea Lounge, it’s never simply business as usual. For us, serving highest quality teas and sumptuous complementary cuisine is an art and a vehicle for the greater good. Making people feel good, feel healthy and attain happiness is our bottom line. And, challenging as it is, seeing our guests beam with joy and express their heartfelt gratitude is worth all the effort. What we do is an expression of our values, the high ideals and essence of the tea experience, and we thank you for joining us.

783 Mission Street, San Francisco superdupersf.com At Super Duper Burger, we serve fast food style burgers, fries, and shakes all made with the best ingredients available to us. Our beef is 100% Niman Ranch all natural beef ground fresh each day.

TRES Tequila Lounge and Mexican Kitchen

130 Townsend Street, San Francisco tressf.com TRES’ mission is to help you discover the wonders of Jalisco, Mexico. From the food, to the music, to the extraordinary products that derive from the amazing agave plant – we are so passionate about the gifts that this region of the world has given us. Our infatuation with the world’s finest Tequilas is matched only by our passion for the food of Jalisco. We feature traditional Jaliscan dishes, always cooked over mesquite, and we use only the freshest ingredients, from local farmers when possible.

Urban Bread Cafe

3901 18th Street, San Francisco Urban Bread’s new owner, Al Simball, is looking to take this neighborhood café to the next level. Recent additions include house-made bread pudding and braised meat sandwiches on the weekends. Urban Bread has artisan breads and fresh pastries delivered daily and serves specialty sandwiches, empanadas, coffees and teas.

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Small Business Resource Guide Bar Association of San Francisco 301 Battery Street 415.982.1600 • sfbar.org/lawyerreferrals

Department of the Environment 1455 Market Street, Suite 1200 415.355.3700 • sfenvironment.org

The Bar Association of San Francisco’s provides the public with referrals to qualified, experienced attorneys. Our multilingual legal interviewers carefully and thoughtfully screen each call and email inquiry to determine the best avenue for the client. We provide referrals to 100 areas of the law and over 250 community, government, and social service agencies. Small businesses can gain assistance with a wide variety of matters including: ADA Compliance, Contracts, Intellectual Property Rights, and Labor Relations. A thirty-minute consultation with an attorney is just $35 (waived for Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation matters).

The San Francisco Department of the Environment has many offerings for the small business community. Services range from helping to comply with city ordinances, offering incentives for energy efficiency improvements, and even providing a Green Business seal to those who go above and beyond. Our programs help businesses with hands-on support, so it’s easy to make the right choice for both your business and our environment. Visit us at our booth at Flavors of San Francisco or at SFEnvironment.org

Bay Area Small Business Finance 825 Washington Street, Suite 200 510.830.3280 • basbf.com Bay Area Small Business Finance focuses on supporting the establishment and growth of small businesses that create jobs and spur economic activity in low-to-moderate income communities in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and Solano counties. We maximize our impact by partnering with a wide range of organizations, including banks, government agencies, and other nonprofits. Contract Monitoring Division 30 Van Ness, Suite 200 415.581.2310 • sfgov.org/cmd The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) implements and enforces the Chapter 12B Equal Benefits Ordinance and the Chapter 14B Local Business Enterprise Ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors to protect the public interest in equality throughout the City of San Francisco’s governmental contracting process. In order to provide the highest level of public service, the CMD is committed to providing expert assistance to businesses and City departments to ensure this is accomplished fairly, effectively and efficiently. Covered CA 888.975.1142 • coveredca.com Millions of Californians will be able to choose affordable, high-quality health insurance coverage offered through Covered California™ that will take effect January 2014. Covered California is a new, easy-to-use marketplace where you and your family may get financial assistance to make coverage more affordable and where you will be able to compare and choose health coverage that best fits your needs and budget. By law, your coverage can’t be dropped or denied even if you have a pre-existing medical condition or get sick. Department of Emergency Management 30 Van Ness Ave, Suite 3300 415.487.5000 • sfdem.org The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is responsible for 911 Dispatch, the Emergency Medical Services system, and the myriad of activities involved in preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters. DEM works with dozens of city and county agencies in the response to and recovery from major emergencies – planning, training, and exercising with them beforehand and coordinating their efforts in the aftermath. DEM works closely with a wide range of communities to help ensure their capacity to participate in our rapid and effective recovery.

Entertainment Commission City Hall, Room 453, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl. 415.554.5793 • sfgov2.org A seven member Commission established in 2003, the Entertainment Commission has the powers and duties to accept, review, gather information regarding and conduct hearings for entertainment-related permit applications. Additionally, the Entertainment Commission plans and coordinates the provision of City services for major events for which there is no recognized organizer, promoter, or sponsor. Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GoBiz) business.ca.gov The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) was created by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as California’s single point of contact for economic development and job creation efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. Inner City Advisors 1999 Harrison Street, Oakland 510.271.0142 • innercityadvisors.org ICA creates good jobs for people with high barriers to employment by providing local small business owners with pro bono expert consulting, education & investment to grow their businesses. JobsNOW! – Human Services Agency 3120 Mission Street 1.877.562.1669 • sfhsa.org The JobsNOW! Wage Subsidy program provides work opportunities to low-income San Franciscans while offering employers a $5000 wage reimbursement for all new hires of qualified participants. Employers are reimbursed a maximum of $1000 per month in wage costs, not to exceed $5000 total reimbursement. La Cocina 2948 Folsom Street 415.824.2729 x 303 • lacocinasf.org La Cocina provides commercial kitchen space and technical assistance to low-income entrepreneurs who are launching, growing and formalizing their food businesses.

Learn about all of the amazing small business resources in San Francisco that are there to help you succeed all year round.

Legal Services for Entrepreneurs, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights 131 Steuart St., Suite 400, 94105 415.543.9697 Ext. 236 lccr.com/legal-services-entrepreneurs.php Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) is an economic development project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. LSE provides free legal assistance to low-income individuals who want to start or develop for-profit businesses; and for-profit businesses committed to investing in economically distressed communities. Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) 3505 20th Street 415.282.3334 x 39 • medasf.org Since 1973, the Mission Economic Development Agency has been dedicated to improving the economic and social conditions of San Francisco’s immigrants and working class families with an emphasis on the Latino community and the Mission and Excelsior districts. Northeast Community Federal Credit Union 683 Clay Street 415.434.0738 • necfcu.org Targets low-income and unbanked individuals with their banking needs. One-stop services ranging from registering the Company to writing business plans and applying for loans. Office of Contract Administration (OCA) City Hall, Room 430, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl. 415.554.6743 • sfgov.org/oca The Office of Contract Administration/Purchasing of the City and County of San Francisco supports the procurement of the material, equipment, and services that are essential to providing governmental services for the citizens of San Francisco. The contracting and procurement services that Purchasing provides, support the operations of the City departments who provide services to the public. Office of Economic and Workforce Development City Hall, Room 448, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl. 415.554.6969 • oewd.org OEWD supports the ongoing economic vitality of San Francisco. Under the direction of Mayor Ed Lee, OEWD provides city-wide leadership for workforce development, business attraction and retention, neighborhood commercial revitalization, international business and development planning. OEWD’s programs are responsible for strengthening San Francisco’s many diverse neighborhoods and commercial corridors, creating a business climate where companies can grow and prosper and ensuring a continually high quality of life for all San Franciscans. Office of Financial Empowerment 415.554.4868 • currencsf.org CurrenC SF is a new direct deposit initiative from the San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment. We are working with businesses throughout the City to promote widespread participation in direct deposit. CurrenC SF provides everything you need to increase direct deposit enrollment, including an employer toolkit, marketing materials, guides to payroll products and services, and more.

Small Business Week Resource Guide Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) City Hall, Room 430, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl. 415.554.6235 • sfgov.org/olse

San Francisco LGBT Community Center 1800 Market Street 415.865.5515 • sfcenter.org

Southeast Asian Community Center 875 O’Farrell Street 415.885.2743 • seaccusa.org

The Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) enforces labor laws adopted by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and by San Francisco voters. OLSE ensures that public works contractors comply with prevailing wage regulations, enforces the Minimum Compensation Ordinance and Health Care Accountability Ordinance, and administers the City’s Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance. OLSE also enforces labor laws of general application, including the SF Minimum Wage Ordinance, Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and Health Care Security Ordinance.

We help LGBT small businesses and entrepreneurs start, run and grow their small businesses. We offer free expert one-on-one counseling for business planning and marketing needs. We put a special emphasis on providing strategic support with loans, loan packaging, and post-loan technical assistance. The Center also offers regularly held group workshops on a variety of small business-related topics.

Our mission is to develop and administer programs that serve the needs of the Southeast Asian communities which include self-sufficiency, economic viability, advocacy, community empowerment, leadership development, acculturation, cultural preservation and small business development including micro-loans.

Office of Small Business / Small Business Commission City Hall, Room 110, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl. 415.554.6134 • sfgov.org/sbc The Small Business Commission and Office of Small Business function as the City’s central point of information and assistance to small businesses in San Francisco. The office provides direct services through customized one-onone assistance, collaborations with other City agencies and referrals to various small business resources. By championing “business friendly” policies, the Small Business Commission and its Office of Small Business work to support and enhance an environment where small businesses can succeed and flourish. Opportunity Fund Northern California 111 S. St. John Street, Suite 800 408.516.4692 • opportunityfund.org Opportunity Fund advances the economic wellbeing of working people by helping them earn, save, and invest in their future. Opportunity Fund provides Small Business Loans, IDA Savings, and Community Real Estate services. Pacific Community Ventures 51 Federal Street, Suite 402 415.442.4300 • pacificcommunityventures.org Pacific Community Ventures creates jobs and economic opportunity in low income communities through the direct support of small businesses as well as by advocating for systems change to increase investment in these vulnerable communities. We fulfill our mission through three core programs – Business Advising, InSight at PCV and Equity Funds. Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center 275 Fifth Street 415.348.6220 • rencenter.org Renaissance provides comprehensive small business training and support services which include small business training classes on the introductory, business planning, and advanced levels, online training, an onsite small business incubator, skills business and industry specific workshops, loan packaging, access to capital, and one on one consulting. Renaissance is also the San Francisco’s US Small Business Administration’s Women Business Center. San Francisco Community Board Program 3130 24th Street 415.920.3820 • communityboards.org Community Boards is the oldest, longestrunning public mediation service in the United States that helps San Francisco residents and businesses find peaceful solutions to conflicts through mediation, trainings, facilitation, and help organizations improve their communication and resolution skills. We can help you manage everyday conflicts by containing disputes before they escalate to small claims court. We offer conflict resolution services for a nominal fee. Our mediation services are offered in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 525 Golden Gate Ave., 13th Floor 415.551.3000 • sfwater.org SFPUC is comprised of 3 essential 24/7 service utilities: Water: (provide retail drinking water and wholesale water to three Bay Area counties); Wastewater Services in SF: (collection, treatment, & disposal: (green hydroelectric and solar power). Contracting opportunities are available to small and large local and regional businesses through SFPUC’s multi-billion dollars bond-funded and multi-year infrastructure programs. San Francisco Small Business Development Center 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 789 415.841.4050 • sfsbdc.org We provide free, confidential one-on-one customized consulting services and training workshops in English, Spanish and Chinese to established and startup businesses in San Francisco and Northern San Mateo County. Our team of professional consultants are not only counselors but also business owners with diverse backgrounds and expertise in a variety of industries such as restaurant and specialty food service, fashion retail and manufacturing, wholesale, technology and social media, government contracting, among others.

State Board of Equalization 121 Spear Street, Ste 460 415.356.6600 • boe.ca.gov The San Francisco Community Business Law Center 415.309.4999 • sfcommunityblc.org The BLC is a nonprofit legal aid program that offers free business law resources for lowincome micro-business owners who cannot afford lawyers. Over 40 pro bono workshops are available on a comprehensive range of business law topics. Business law clinics offering free onehour consultations in San Francisco’s low-income merchant corridors will begin in the second half of 2013, and plans for a staffed business law resource center are in the works for 2014. The Supplier Clearinghouse 800.359.7998 • thesupplierclearinghouse.com On behalf of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and its Supplier Diversity Program, the Supplier Clearinghouse certifies businesses as Women and/or Minority owned Business Enterprises (WMBE, WBE, MBE). The purpose of this certification is to encourage the utility companies regulated by the CPUC to recruit and utilize businesses that are owned and operated by women and minorities. For more information on the Supplier Diversity Program contact 800-253-0500 or smallbiz@cpuc.ca.gov.

SCORE San Francisco 455 Market Street, 6th Floor 415.744.6827 • sfscore.org

Treasurer / Tax Collector City Hall, Room 140, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl. 415.554.4400 • sftreasurer.org

SCORE is a non-profit resource partner of the Small Business Administration dedicated to educating entrepreneurs. Our volunteers are working and retired business executives who provide free counseling and low cost workshops to help businesses get started and grow successfully.

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SF Made 926 Howard Street 415.408.5605 • sfmade.org SFMade’s mission is to build and support a vibrant manufacturing sector in San Francisco that sustains companies producing locally made products, encourages entrepreneurship and innovation, and creates employment opportunities for a diverse, local workforce. Small Business Administration (SBA) 455 Market Street, 6th Floor 415.744.6820 • sba.gov The Small Business Administration is the federal agency assisting entrepreneurs with financing, training and advocacy. In addition, the SBA works with thousands of lending, educational and training institutions nationwide to benefit businesses. Small Business Network P. O. Box 225336 415.731.2859 • sfsbn.org Our mission is to strengthen and unify the voice of the Small Business Community in San Francisco. With a growing membership of 20 business organizations, we represent more than 19,000 small businesses.

Urban Solutions is an economic development non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the well-being of disadvantaged communities by helping to increase neighborhood commercial vitality, strengthen small businesses, create jobs and encourage diversity. Women’s Initiative For Self Employment 1398 Valencia Street 415.641.3460 • womensinitiative.org Women’s Initiative for Self Employment provides a safe, supportive environment where highpotential, lower-income women can receive the help they need to start and grow their own businesses. We offer a 20 session businesstraining course, individual coaching, and financing services in both English and Spanish. Women graduate with a business plan and the self-confidence to make it work. Women’s Initiative also offers on-going business support, matched saving program, and micro-loans to graduates. Working Solutions 440 Pacific Avenue 415.655.5473 • tmcworkingsolutions.org Working Solutions is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization that provides underserved microentrepreneurs with the access to capital and resources they need to start or grow a business. We strive to strengthen the economy, create jobs, and build strong communities.

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