Microloans
Small Business Resources
PERSONAL CREDITMyFico.com http://www.myfico.com/
Annual Credit Report.com http://www.annualcreditreport.com/
Operation Hope (Oakland) http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/lf1.php?id=205
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of SF https://www.cccssf.org/
Money Management International 866-515-2227 (East Bay) http://www.moneymanagement.org/
BUSINESS RESOURCES
TMC Development (Commercial Real Estate Loans SBA 504 Program- California/Nevada)
http://www.tmcd.com/
SF Small Business Development Center (Business Consulting & Workshops) http://sf.norcalsbdc.org/
SF Small Business Assistance Center www.sfgov.org/sbac
SF Small Business Commission, How to Start a Business in San Francisco Booklet
English Translation: http://sfgsa.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7130
Spanish Translation: http://sfgsa.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7257
Chinese Translation: http://sfgsa.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7256
Pacific Community Ventures (Strategy Roundtables, Educational Workshops and
One-on-One Advising) http://pacificcommunityventures.org/ 415-442-4304
Copernicus Fund: www.copernicusfund.org
SF Made http://www.sfmade.org/
Oakland Business Assistance Center http://oaklandbac.com/
RSF Social Finance http://rsfsocialfinance.org/
San Francisco Economic Development Alliance (Various Nonprofits Serving Entrepreneurs)
http://sfeda.org/index.html
Northern California Community Loan Fund
http://sfeda.org/index.html
Non Profit Finance Fund
http://www.nonprofitfinancefund.org/
SCORE (Business Consulting)
www.score.org/ (National Website) or http://www.sfscore.org/ (SF Website)
SCORE (Templates for Business Plans and Other Documents)
www.score.org/template_gallery.html
Small Business Development Centers (Business Consulting)
http://www.asbdc-us.org/
La Cocina (San Francisco Community Kitchen Incubator)
http://lacocinasf.org/
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center (San Francisco)
http://www.sfcenter.org/programs/econ_dev/econ_business.php
Renaissance Entrepreneur Center (San Francisco & East Palo Alto)
http://www.rencenter.org/
Mission Economic Development Agency (San Francisco)
http://www.medasf.org/ProgramsandService(BusinessDevelopment).html
Anew America (East Bay & South Bay)
http://www.anewamerica.org/
Urban Solutions (San Francisco Business Loan Packaging)
http://www.urbansolutionssf.org/
City of San Mateo Business Resource Center
www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.asp?NID=322
West Contra Costa Business Development Center
http://www.wccbdc.org/
Women's Initiative for Self Employment (SF Bay Area)
http://www.womensinitiative.org/
Children's Council (SF-Childcare Business Assistance)
www.childrenscouncil.org/
Mission SF Federal Credit Union
www.mission.coop/
Northeast Federal Credit Union
www.necfcu.org/
Southeast Asian Community Center
(415) 885-2743
Urban FIRE
http://www.urbanfire.org/
Wu Yee Children's Services (Family Childcare Microenterprise Assistance)
www.wuyee.org/home.html
Minority Business Enterprise Center (Serves 15 Counties in Northern California)
http://www.norcalmbec.com/
Inner City Advisors
http://www.innercityadvisors.org/
Youth Business America
www.youthbusinessamerica.org/
Centro Community Partners
centrocommunity.org/
18 Reasons: Bi-Rite founded space for community artisan chefs to collaborate
SF Shines- Storefront Improvement Grant Program in San Francisco
www.oewd.org/neighborhood-revitalization.aspx
Prosper Lending Club
http://www.prosper.com/
Lending Club
http://www.lendingclub.com/
EARN
www.earn.org
Relay Foundation
www.relayfoundation.org
Golden Seeds- Small Business Development Centers (Business Consulting)
http://www.asbdc-us.org/ Equity Investment for Women-owned Businesses
http://www.goldenseeds.com/
SF ADA Guidelines for Small Businesses http://sfgsa.org/index.aspx?page=4207
Booklet in English http://sfgsa.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7456
Booklet in Spanish http://sfgsa.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7457
Booklet in Chinese http://sfgsa.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=1886
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
CARAT offers great online technology trainings: http://caratnet.org/programs.htm
LEGAL SERVICES
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (Bay Area)
http://lccr.com/lse.shtml
EQUITY INVESTMENT
SBA Small Business Investment Program
http://www.sba.gov/content/sbic-program-0
ONLINE CROWDFUNDING
Kickstarter: Allows creative projects to receive online funding. Excellent for marketing your funding opportunity to a large audience, with funders committing roughly $30 on average.
IndieGoGo: Campaign creation and idea funding, there are no restrictions on what types of endeavors can apply. Excellent for marketing your funding opportunity to a large audience.
33 Needs: Connects social business start-ups with individuals willing to invest in your business in exchange for a portion of future revenues.
Buzzbnk: For social entrepreneurs to receive donations, the primary mission of applicants must be serving a social good.
ChipIn: Platform to create an online funding widget to allow your contacts to fund you through your website, Facebook, etc. There are no restrictions on the types of products that can use ChipIn. ChipIn does not market your funding opportunity to anyone who doesn't already have the link.
FundaGeek: Donation funding specifically for tech innovation.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT INFORMATION
City of San Francisco
http:// www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2499ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA THAT ASSIST BUSINESSES
CEDLI
http://cedli.com/
CAMEO
www.microbiz.org/html/for_entrepreneurs.htm
ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE U.S. THAT ASSIST BUSINESSES
AEO
www.microenterpriseworks.org/index.asp?bid=282
HOME OWNERSHIP FORECLOSURE PREVENTION
Home Ownership Preservation Foundation
www.995hope.org/
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
http://www.naca.com/
Unity Council
www.unitycouncil.org/services9.htm
Tenants Rights (Residential Properties Only, Not Commercial)
Tenants Together http://www.tenantstogether.org/ 888-495-8020 (Tenant Foreclosure Hotline)
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