Happy PRIDE Month!
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
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
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!
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
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
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 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
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
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 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…