FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2025 Main Street Launch Announces Public-Private Partnership to Revitalize Downtown San Francisco with $3.6 Million Loan Fund San Francisco, CA – Main Street Launch, in collaboration with JPMorganChase, U.S. Bank, and the City of San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), proudly announces the launch of the Downtown…
We are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Fuchs to the Main Street Launch Board of Directors. Elizabeth is a seasoned commercial banking executive with over three decades of experience driving growth, managing risk, and delivering innovative financial solutions. She has a proven record of success, from building de novo offices to directing strategic market expansions and…
Main Street Launch is pleased to announce our newest board member, Rohan Kalbag. Rohan is an executive vice president at Wells Fargo with over 20 years of leadership experience in a variety of roles within the institution’s Commercial Banking division. His successful track record of professional advancement demonstrates his acumen for credit administration, lending product…
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 Street Launch hosted the graduating cohort, mentors, friends, and grantors and colleagues at the scenic Viaggio Winery located in Lodi, CA. Nine program participants from…
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, they closed that location and opened a new one at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco in June 2018. At Subpar, mini golf is the focus…
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 Daniel Gahr, who also happen to be wife and husband. Shirin and Dan met in 2008 while working at Current TV. Both of them were…
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 treatment and product menus are mindfully curated to consider the stress and expense of modern city living. Retreat is a collaboration between two San Francisco…
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.
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 retro games with an enthusiasm that keeps their customers coming back. Their website introduces the business: ‘Think back to the days of your youth: the…
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 Business Administration In Case You Missed It: #ProgressMakers with Citi Foundation Friends, Main Street Launch is thrilled to celebrate 40 years of supporting small business…