Main Street Launch is proud to partner with Pacific Community Ventures, a nonprofit business lender on a mission to create jobs for working people and make markets work for social good. They achieve their mission through a combination of fair lending, free mentorship, impact investing consulting services, and field building research. Featured here is an…
Thinking of launching a food product or opening a restaurant/cafe? Learn the critical aspects of how to start and succeed in the specialty food business! The Alameda County SBDC and the Alameda County Community Development Agency offer a free 10-part series on “Running Your Own Food Business” for participants interested to launch and grow food…
I feel like small business owners are so used to being self-reliant that they have a hard time asking for help. Main Street Launch has a great network of partner organizations that specialize in a different aspects of small business assistance. By contacting me and letting me know what they need, I can be a great resource by directing small businesses to the right resource.
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…
Take Your Food Business to the Next Level! Join Us for a 10-Part Advanced Series with Industry Experts! The Alameda County Community Development Agency and the Alameda County Small Business Development Center are pleased to present the AWARD WINNINGFood Entrepreneurship Academy Advanced Series for existing and launching food centric businesses. The Academy is no charge to participants. This is an advanced…
Main Street Launch is proud to partner with organizations like Start Small Think Big, another San Francisco Economic Development Alliance (SFEDA) member organization. Start Small provides eligible entrepreneurs with free legal, financial, and marketing services through in-house experts and their extensive network of pro-bono partners. Legal services include: Corporate risk assessment Entity…
Thinking of launching a food product or opening a restaurant/cafe? Learn the critical aspects of how to start and succeed in the specialty food business! The Alameda County SBDC and the Alameda County Community Development Agency offer a free 10-part series on “Running Your Own Food Business” for participants interested to launch and grow food…
This post was written by Andrew L. Wang and was originally published on Nerdwallet on September 11, 2017. It is reshared here with permission. For every story of an entrepreneur who was in the right place at the right time to capitalize on a fad, there are probably 10 more about the poor guy…
At Main Street Launch, our innovative partnerships enable us to provide small business owners with the capital, education, and relationships that allow them to thrive. One partner that supports this goal is Pacific Community Ventures. Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) is a nonprofit that engages small businesses, investors and policymakers to build an economy that…
Free Workshop Renaissance Richmond, 1500 MacDonald Ave. Unit B, Richmond, CA 94801 (Walking distance from Richmond Bart station) Get ready and plan before starting your business. We will share tips and discuss important considerations to start a food business and help you develop a plan to start! What do you have to know before starting…