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Category Archives: Main Street Launch News

Celebrating 2021-2022 Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program Graduates

Events, Main Street Launch News, Oakland, San FranciscoBy Kelly BakerMarch 4, 2022

Main Street Launch celebrates another year of entrepreneurial excellence. On Saturday, March 5, 2022 members of the community celebrated the graduating class of the 2021-22 Entrepreneurs in Residence program. Main…

Meet Our Clients: Subpar Miniature Golf

Main Street Launch News, San Francisco, UncategorizedBy Katie TaylorApril 17, 2019

Subpar Miniature Golf is an indoor miniature golf course and arcade founded by Michael Taft and David Abernathy. They opened their original location in Alameda in August 2012.  Since then,…

Meet Our Clients: Bar Shiru

Main Street Launch News, Oakland, Small Business NewsBy Katie TaylorApril 4, 2019

Bar Shiru is a hi-fi vinyl listening music bar in Oakland, and the first of its kind in the Bay Area. It was founded by business partners Shirin Raza and…

Meet Our Clients: Retreat

Main Street Launch News, San Francisco, Small Business NewsBy Katie TaylorMarch 28, 2019

Retreat Skin and Hair Studio provides a safe space for all clients to rejuvenate as they receive high quality skin, beauty, and hair care in a beautiful, relaxed environment. The…

How Can A Business Outreach Manager Help My Business?

Main Street Launch News, OaklandBy Katie TaylorMarch 20, 2019

I feel like small business owners are so used to being self-reliant that they have a hard time asking for help. Main Street Launch has a great network of partner organizations that specialize in a different aspects of small business assistance. By contacting me and letting me know what they need, I can be a great resource by directing small businesses to the right resource.

Meet Our Clients: Fair Game

Borrower News, Main Street Launch News, VeteransBy Joyce WindrossJanuary 31, 2019

Terry Watts recently acquired Fair Game in Sacramento, with help from a loan from Veteran Launch.   “Fair Game in Sacramento, now owned by Marine Corps veteran Terry Watts, celebrates…

Main Street News: Celebrating 40 Years of Main Street Launch

Main Street Launch News, Newsletter, Oakland, San Francisco, VeteransBy Katie TaylorJanuary 30, 2019

In this newsletter you’ll find: Celebrating 40 Years of Main Street Launch Kicking Off Our 40th Anniversary With A New Video Client Spotlight: Blue Heron Catering Company Partner Profile: Small…

What Progress Looks Like

Main Street Launch News, Small Business News, UncategorizedBy Katie TaylorJanuary 28, 2019

Main Street Launch is proud to have been accepted as a Community Progress Maker by Citi Foundation.  Joining this national cohort of high-impact community organizations who received core operating support…

Celebrating 40 Years of Powering Dreams

Main Street Launch News, Oakland, San Francisco, VeteransBy Katie TaylorJanuary 9, 2019

Main Street Launch is celebrating 40 years of supporting entrepreneurs.  Founded in Oakland in 1979, Main Street Launch has grown and changed over the last 40 years, learning from our…

Meet Our Clients: The Storybook School

Borrower News, Main Street Launch News, San FranciscoBy Katie TaylorDecember 13, 2018

Founded by a partnership between Marianne Lam and Jacquelyn Coo, The Storybook School officially opened on October 23, 2017. Ever since then, their school grew from two to forty students,…

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