San Francisco Small Business Week is here! From May 6-11 this year, SFSBW is dedicated to celebrating local entrepreneurs and enabling them to thrive. Bringing together diverse community members, it offers a wide variety of events to provide small business owners the opportunity to make new connections, gain fresh insight, and find inspiration. Below is…
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…
Our partner The Flight Deck, a black box theater in the Heart of Downtown Oakland, has created new offerings for businesses like yours: they are inviting you to use their unique space by hosting team off-sites, large group meetings, and parties. Are you in need of a space for your next large meeting? If so,…
This article was written by Steve Nicastro & Teddy Nykiel and was originally posted on Nerdwallet on August 25, 2017. It is reshared here with permission. Getting a business loan is a major hurdle facing small businesses, mainly due to tight lending standards by banks. But obtaining outside financing is often necessary to start…
It’s Women’s History Month, and we look forward to celebrating the impact of women entrepreneurs. In this post, we share some basic statistics about women-owned businesses and ways to support women entrepreneurs. The most recently available statistics come from the 2018 State of Women-Owned Business Report by American Express, and SCORE’s Megaphone of Main Street:…
Main Street Launch is proud to partner with NerdWallet—a personal finance company on a mission to provide clarity for all of life’s financial decision. In today’s world where finance has become increasingly incomprehensible to the average person, NerdWallet is addressing a major need for clarity of information, enabling consumers to be make more informed financial…
This post was written by Lucas Parker and is shared here with permission. Now, more than ever, there are plenty of accessible ways for us to make money. All information is available at our fingertips. It just takes time, effort, know-how, and some initial investment. We could be even trying to get out of…
Valentine’s Day represents a wonderful opportunity to support locally owned businesses! For your shopping needs, we encourage you to check out our directory websites for Oakland and Chinatown San Francisco where you can discover new local businesses.
The notion of black capitalism, or circulating wealth within the black community, is an idea that originates from early black leaders such as Booker T Washington and Marcus Garvey, and continues to be championed by contemporary activists such as Killer Mike. More about the history of this subject can be read in this article.