Centro Community Partners fosters socioeconomic change by providing business advisory services and leadership programs to rising yet underserved entrepreneurs who want to launch or grow their businesses and create jobs in their communities. Centro offers a Basic Entrepreneurship Program, an Advanced Entrepreneurship Program, and a Small Business Advisor Program. In the basic program, entrepreneurs…
The 2017 Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Summit is a celebration of the work done this year by the Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative to highlight the strength, diversity, and versatility of manufacturing in the region. The Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative is a 25-city public-private coalition, led by SFMade, to build a more powerful and…
The 1st annual Bay Area Muster invites veterans, corporate partners and innovators to come, bring their best ideas and develop new connections and insights.
The 2017 San Francisco Street Food Festival is a celebration of American food – a story told through Mexican huaraches, Vietnamese pho, Southern fried chicken, Nepalese dumplings and so much more.
Come enjoy a light dinner, hear from inspirational speakers and panelists and participate in structured networking activities.
Main Street Launch’s Intern – Development & Fundraising Brooke Solomon offers some local options for back to school shopping and errands. Visit our client map to find more local businesses to support. Summer vacation is quickly coming to an end after a season of heat, kids, and no homework. As the students head back…
Our partner Forest Restaurant Supply has multiple ways they can support your food business. Forest Store: you can find a variety of restaurant equipment, furniture, and supplies to get your business to exactly where you want it. Their team is knowledgeable about their products and can help you make the best choice for your…
Most of the successful entrepreneurs that I work with have developed ways to spend money on marketing that result in profitable customers, i.e. customers who make purchases in excess of the cost of the marketing.
Michelin offers zero to three stars to restaurants based on anonymous reviews. We’re thrilled to see a few of our clients mentioned on the list of Bay Area restaurants recognized by Michelin. Three stars is the highest level of recognition through Michelin, and now San Francisco has as many three star Michelin restaurants…
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…