Main Street Launch (formerly OBDC Small Business Finance) is thrilled to be sponsoring events at both Oakland and San Francisco Small Business Weeks this May. We hope to see you there!
Shop Small Saturday, May 7 in Oakland
Click here for a flyer to post in your Oakland-based business for Small Business Saturday on May 7. If you have any special events or discounts available to the public, you can send them to the City of Oakland and they will help to promote: kwilliams@oaklandnet.com.
Click each link for the corresponding Oakland Small Business Week poster: poster in English, poster in Spanish, and poster in Chinese.
If you’d like a half page ad in the East Bay Express (discounted to $500), contact Bri Beaudoin, Sales Manager | Bri.Beaudoin@EastBayExpress.com | 510-879-3736.
Oakland Small Business Week: May 1-7, 2016
More information: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/sbw/index.htm
Access to Capital: Business Lender Workshop & Resource Fair
Date: Mon., May 2
Time: 8:30am-12:30pm
Location: Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (14th Street at Broadway)
Cost: Free
Registration: http://tinyurl.com/may2oak
Celebrating Oakland Businesses: Legacy and Future
Date: Mon., May 2
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Oakland City Hall Rotunda, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (14th Street at Broadway)
Cost: Free
Registration: http://bit.ly/1XrXFtW
Minority Businesses: A Force Fueling Small Business Growth
Date: Weds., May 4
Time: 1:30-3pm
Location: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room #1
Cost: Free
Registration: http://bit.ly/1XrXFtW
LGBT Entrepreneurs
Date: Weds., May 4
Time: 3:30-5pm
Location: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room #2
Cost: Free
Registration: http://bit.ly/1XrXFtW
Oakland’s Creative Industry: Makers & Artists Workshop & Mixer
Date: Thurs., May 5
Time: 8am-6pm
Location: Oakland City Hall Rotunda, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (14th Street at Broadway)
Cost: Free
Registration: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/sbw/index.htm
Healthy Business, Healthy Communities! Reception Recognizing Revolution Foods (our client!)
Date: Fri., May 6
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Masonic Lodge (Hiram Hall), 8105 Capwell Drive, Oakland
Cost: Free
Registration: http://bit.ly/1xrn5b5
San Francisco Small Business Week: May 21-28, 2016
More information: http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/
Flavors of San Francisco
Date: Mon., May 23
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Location: Cityview at Metreon, 135 4th Street, San Francisco
Cost: $20 – advance tickets only.
Registration: http://sched.co/6Wmm
African American Entrepreneurs: Innovators of the Local Economy
Date: Tues., May 24
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Location: 1300 on Fillmore, 1300 Fillmore Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Registration: http://sched.co/6fxK
AAPI: How to Succeed as an Asian-American Business Owner
Date: Tues., May 24
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Location: Nerdwallet, 901 Market Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Registration: http://sched.co/6fxF
Latino Entrepreneurs: Their Visions and Journeys
Date: Tues., May 24
Time: 6-9pm
Location: Impact Hub, 925 Mission Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Registration: http://sched.co/6YrX
GGBA MEGA Make Contact
Date: Tues., May 24
Time: 6-8pm
Location: The Market, 1355 Market Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Registration: http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/events/
Small Business Conference
Date: Thurs., May 26
Time: 9am-5pm
Location: City College of SF, Chinatown Campus, 808 Kearny Street
Cost: Free
Registration: http://sched.co/6WpL
