Sponsors
To all of our sponsors, we extend our deepest gratitude for making San Francisco Small Business Week possible. Our sponsors work with small business owners every day and know the importance of small business to a thriving community. Their financial support allows us to offer you free events and resources while their expertise ensures that the content we feature is relevant and educational. We encourage you to visit their websites, meet with them at one of our events and thank them in person for their contributions.
America’s #1 small business lender in total dollar volume according to the most recent Community Reinvestment Act and the #1 SBA 7a bank lender in total dollar volume. Wells Fargo has loaned close to $35 billion to women, African American, Latino and Asian business owners since 1995. For more information, speak with a Wells Fargo banker, visit wellsfargo.com/biz
In 1976, PG&E became one of the first utilities in the nation to offer energy efficiency programs to our customers. And we’ve been a leader ever since. Using energy more efficiently is more than simply the right thing to do – it saves our customers money on their energy bills. It is also the fastest, most cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat global climate change. In fact, over the past 30 years, PG&E and our customers have kept over 125 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere. For more information go to pge.com/mybusiness.
Visa is proud to be a part of San Francisco Small Business Week. Growing a small business takes determination and hard work—and Visa understands that. Visa is committed to the small business merchants who have been and continue to be the backbone of our city’s economic engine. That is why we offer a variety of business cards, payment products, services and programs to help hard working small business owners cultivate their business and turn dreams into reality. We join our friends and colleagues in celebration of San Francisco’s small business community and the merchants who keep the entrepreneurial spirit alive. Visa thanks you and congratulates you! For more information, go to visa.com/smallbusiness or facebook.com/visabusinessnetwork. 
Chevron is one of the world’s largest integrated energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, we conduct business in countries all around the globe. Chevron is engaged in every aspect of the crude oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, manufacturing, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal, and power generation. We’re also investing in renewables and advanced technologies. To learn more about Chevron visit www.chevron.com. 
HP Experts will be available throughout Small Business Week to show you how beneficial and inexpensive it is to use HP’s array of products and services to make in-house, do-it-yourself marketing accessible – whatever business you are in! The HP experts are equipped to discuss a variety of business solutions that HP offers and they will be happy to assist you in marketing you businesses! For more information go to www.hp.com/smb.
Microsoft, the world’s leading software company, helps people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential. Microsoft’s Local Engagement Team and our Channel of IT Partners is committed to the growth and success of Small and Medium Businesses. For more information go to http://www.mslocalpartner.com.
Comcast Business Class – Give your office the speed, security and know-how it needs online, coupled with advanced business phone and TV services. Visit Comcast’s site to learn more about Comcast Business Class High-Speed Internet, Business Digital Voice and Business TV for your business.
VerticalResponse, Inc. is a leading provider of self-service email marketing, online surveys and direct mail services empowering small businesses to create, manage and analyze their own direct marketing campaigns. VerticalResponse and enables small businesses everywhere to get their email marketing campaigns up and running within minutes, regardless of technical expertise. For more information go to verticalresponse.com/smallbizweek.
Printing your world for 105 years in San Francisco
Digital Printing, Banners, Posters, Signs
For more information go to www.bps.com.
The B2B SWAT TEAM is an affiliation of professionals who work independently or collaboratively to provide solutions for your business needs. Each member is a seasoned professional with years of experience. For more information, visit B2BSwatTeam.com. 
Google is dedicated to providing the best search experience on the web. Google has its own search destination site at google.com. Google also offers co-branded solutions for information content providers. Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, building on three years of research as computer science Ph.D. candidates at Stanford University. The Company’s nameis derived from “Googol,” the name for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros, and reflects the immense amount of information available on the Internet. Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, making it universally accessible and useful. Google is based in Palo Alto, California. Learn more at Google.com 
Kaiser Permanente is the nation’s largest nonprofit health plan in the United States, according to Fortune magazine and serves over 8 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Kaiser Permanente has medical centers throughout the Bay Area including San Francisco, the East Bay, the North Bay, the Peninsula, and the Silicon Valley. The health provider provides an integrated health delivery system, including preventive care, well-baby and prenatal care, immunizations, emergency care, screening diagnostics, hospital and medical services and pharmacy services. For more information go to kp.org.
Mobile Spinach puts great deals from local merchants on people’s phones. For more information go to www.mobilespinach.com
MerchantCircle is the largest social network of local business owners in the nation, combining social networking features with a customizable web listing that allows local merchants to attract new customers. More than 15 million MerchantCircle business listings across the country are easily accessed on major search engines. Currently, over 1,000,000 merchants on the MerchantCircle network upload pictures, blog, create coupons and newsletters, and connect with other merchants. Learn more at www.merchantcircle.com.
Recology is a national leader in recycling and compost collection programs. Waste Zero is our mission. We make recycling easy and convenient for customers and help the cities we serve, including the City of San Francisco, achieve all their recycling goals. For more information go to RecologySF.com
We help your small business achieve success through special events and project management. By coupling your goals with our expertise, we enhance your capacity to do and think big and ultimately achieve measurable success. Special events and projects are effective tools in reaching your goals – but are often stressful and unsuccessful without the needed resources or capacity. We are proud to support the San Francisco Small Business Week Committee and look forward to engaging you at the many special events throughout the week! For more information go to strausevents.com.
7×7 is the essential lifestyle resource for San Franciscans who seek an insider’s point of view on the city’s culture, style, fashion, restaurants, nightlife and events. With a mix of informative and entertaining content, 7×7 engages passionate San Franciscans-inspiring them to celebrate and share their experience of the city. 7×7 provides the best of San Francisco-hour by hour, day by day, week by week and month by month, in print, online and at events. For more information go to 7×7.com.
Each week, the San Francisco Business Times provides important breaking news on Bay Area business. The Business Times’ pages are packed with strategies and insights that will help you grow, and tips and leads that will bring you more business. The San Francisco Business Times is the region’s leading business news publication and leading source for local business news.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco founded in 1966. It has become one of the best-known and most respected editorial and advertising vehicles in the country. It’s the number-one source for cultural, political, arts and entertainment coverage in one of the world’s great cities. The Guardian offers news, insight, and analysis that can’t be found anywhere else to legions of loyal, intelligent, discerning, and sophisticated readers who return to the Guardian week after week to find out what to do, where to go, and how to understand the issues and trends in an ever-changing city.
