Resources
AlamedaCounty Small Business Development Center: offers classes, consulting services and business planning resources for small businesses throughout Alameda County. http://acsbdc.org/
The Mission Economic Development Association: provides business technical assistance, loan packaging, and advocacy targeted at minority- and women-owned businesses in the Mission District of San Francisco. http://medasf.org/
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, Bayview Business Resource Center, and START UP: provides small business training and support services to emerging and established entrepreneurs in Bayview, Hunters Point, and throughout San Francisco and East Palo Alto. http://www.rencenter.org/
Small Business Administration dedicates its energy and resources to providing support to small businesses and small-business owners across the nation. http://www.sba.gov/
TMC Development Working Solutions: provides underserved microentrepreneurs with the access to capital and resources they need to successfully start or grow viable businesses. TMC Development Working Solution strives to support microenterprise development in an effort to strengthen the local economy, create jobs, and build strong communities. http://tmcworkingsolutions.org/
Women's Initiative For Self Employment: offers a variety of business technical assistance services to low-income women in the Bay Area who want to start or expand their own small businesses. http://www.womensinitiative.org/index.htm
La Cocina supports low-income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses by providing affordable commercial kitchen space, industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities. Their focus is primarily on women from communities of color and immigrant communities. http://www.lacocinasf.org/
