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Category Archives: San Francisco

Happy PRIDE Month!

Main Street Launch News, Oakland, San Francisco, VeteransBy Katie TaylorJune 7, 2018

Main Street Launch is proud to support LGBT-owned small businesses.  A report from NGLCC (National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce) shows that the U.S. has an estimated 1.4 million…

Resource for your business: Hack the Hood

Main Street Launch News, Oakland, San Francisco, Small Business NewsBy Katie TaylorMay 30, 2018

At Main Street Launch our partnerships are a critically important way we support small businesses to get the resources they need to start and grow.  We’re thrilled to share our…

How to Capitalize on Small Business Saturday

Oakland, San Francisco, Small Business News, VeteransBy Katie TaylorMay 10, 2018

This post was written by Steve Nicastro and originally appeared on NerdWallet on November 13, 2017.  It is shared here with permission. Small Business Saturday has become a boon for…

Happy API Heritage Month!

Oakland, San Francisco, Small Business News, VeteransBy Joyce WindrossMay 2, 2018

This post was originally written on May 3, 2017. May is the month where we celebrate the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched the U.S. and who…

CDFIs: Persistent Poverty Counties

Oakland, San Francisco, Small Business News, VeteransBy Katie TaylorApril 25, 2018

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) support local economies by investing in under-invested areas.  Main Street Launch is proud to be a CDFI serving low-to-moderate income communities in Oakland and San…

Meet our clients: Parle Innovation

Main Street Launch News, San FranciscoBy Katie TaylorApril 18, 2018

For Parle Innovation, innovation drives them and is at the core of their company .  In 2013, Mary Parle Shulenberger and her husband Art sought out a loan from Main…

Good Money Guide

Oakland, San Francisco, Small Business News, VeteransBy Katie TaylorApril 4, 2018

Oakland Grown’s 2018 Good Money Guide is available!  This year, the guide is digital as well as print, enabling you to evaluate funding options wherever you are.   The Good…

Meet our client: Montesacro

Borrower News, San FranciscoBy Katie TaylorMarch 29, 2018

At Montesacro they make Pinsa, an ancestor of pizza.  Their modern take on pinsa transforms the tradition of using leftover grains into their specially-blended flour that makes a dish that…

Side Hustles You Can Start With No Money

Oakland, San Francisco, Small Business News, VeteransBy Katie TaylorMarch 14, 2018

This article was written by Jackie Zimmermann and originally appeared on Nerdwallet on January 8, 2018.  It is shared here with permission. Make it count: NerdWallet is here to help…

Resource for your business: SFMade

San Francisco, Small Business NewsBy Katie TaylorMarch 8, 2018

San Francisco has many resources to support small businesses who want to start and grow.  One such organization is SFMade.  SFMade is a great organization to know, whether you’re a…

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