Double Your Impact through 5/6
Join OBDC on May 6th as we raise funds for Fresh Carts Silicon Valley – an initiative geared toward alleviating food deserts in Silicon Valley.
Invest in Dreams Breakfast
OBDC enjoyed attending the annual Invest in Dreams breakfast of Working Solutions, a fellow SF Economic Development Alliance member.
OBDC Loan Helps Make Bay Area Brand a Household Name
Our partners at the Opportunity Finance Network wrote a great article about Gelateria Naia, an OBDC funded business.
Fresh Carts Silicon Valley
Research shows that when people live in neighborhoods where unhealthy food outlets outnumber stores that stock fresh produce, they experience higher rates of obesity and chronic illness.
Study of Oakland’s Broadway Corridor
Study of Oakland’s Broadway Corridor We’ve posted before about Oakland’s exciting Broadway Corridor, a hub for food, arts, and culture downtown. This commercial corridor is a living example of the success of private and public partnerships. OBDC’s work in the Broadway Corridor was generously supported by Citi Community Development. With funding from Citi, OBDC coordinated…
OBDC Small Business Finance speaks to the WSJ
Pop-up businesses are a growing trend, catching even the attention of the WSJ. Our client, Beauty’s Bagel Shop, currently sells their Montreal-Style bagels and tests their recipes at Wise Son’s Delicatessen, a pop-up business in San Francisco. WSJ asked our Senior Vice President of Lending, Scott Lewis, to speak about Beauty’s Bagel Shop and the emerging pop-up movement in this article.
Wave of female chef/owners shape hot Oakland scene
OBDC Small Business Finance is proud to see one of our clients, Dominica Rice, owner of Cosecha restaurant make this list! We’ve had the personal gratification of watching Cosecha transform Swan’s Market in Old Oakland into the bustling market it is today.
Revolution Foods wins SFUSD bid
In a city that celebrates slow food, it was only a matter of time before its students had access to healthy, fresh meals. Bay Area Small Business Finance client Revolution Foods beat out Illinois-based Preferred Meal Systems, which has been providing meals to the city’s public schools since 2003, when SFUSD put its $9 million contract up for bid last fall.