Friday, May 15, 2009

Make Me a Match! Procurement Summit
Westin St. Francis
335 Powell Street
Friday, May 15, 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Looking for more business? Don’t miss this groundbreaking event that will match women business owners with large companies and their primary suppliers so they can do business together. Scheduled One-on-One Appointments — When you attend, you will have scheduled one-on-one appointments with your matched Prime Suppliers to potentially negotiate and sign contracts. Prior to the event day, registrants will be interviewed and evaluated by a diversity expert to ensure the most successful matches. The majority of the work will be done prior to the Summit, so early registration is crucial. Roundtables — Simultaneously, there will be several Educational Roundtable discussions with experts on various topics such as capacity building, certification, and marketing. In addition, there will be Networking Roundtables specifically set up for meeting with other women business owners to discuss doing business together. All women business owners should attend the Summit for these educational and networking opportunities. Fee: $50
Sponsored By: National Association of Women Business Owners
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Bayview Mixer and Workshop
DWS/BVHP Real Estate Services
4636 Third Street @ Newcomb Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124.
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Meet your neighborhood small business realtors and attend a “Save Your
Home” workshop. This event is sponsored by the Bayview Hunters Point Real
Estate Professionals. The members are community brokers from Bayview Hunters
Point, Potrero Hill, Visitation Valley and Mission Bay. All are welcome!”
Contact Diane Wesley Smith, 415 821-2847

Monday, May 18, 2009

Flavors of San Francisco
San Francisco City Hall
Monday, May 18, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
A great opportunity for networking with other entrepreneurs, corporations and organizations. Come meet new customers and find plenty of leads. We’ll also be featuring Flavors of San Francisco, with tastings from outstanding local restaurants, and a Resource Fair for you to connect with the wealth of assistance available to your business. SBA will also be presenting our awards for Small Business Week 2008. If you’re in business, this is an evening not to be missed.
Sponsored By: Small Business Administration, Small Business Commission, Mayor’s Office, Wells Fargo, San Francisco Small Business Development Center, PG&E, FirstStep-Marketing
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Lean and Green: How Sustainable Business Practices Can Help In The Downturn
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Time: 8am-2:30pm
Location: SBA Entrepreneur Center
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
This conference can help you build the marketplace for your business, connect with like-minded business visionaries, and learn how and why green businesses succeed. If you’re not already a green business or want to take your company to the next level, this is the place to start. This is no ordinary business conference but rather a hands-on experience in the green business revolution. Green businesses operate in ways that solve, rather than cause, both environmental and social problems. These businesses adopt principles, policies, and practices that improve the quality of life for their customers, their employees, communities, and the environment.
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Mine Your Own Business: Generating Leads from Bay Area Business News
SBA Entrepreneur Center, Training Room
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
Tuesday May 19, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
An expert from the SF Business Times will discuss how tapping into a news source such as the Times, with its weekly collection of leads and other business information, can greatly minimize your sales strategy time. In this workshop, you will learn techniques for finding the business information you need to help you achieve your sales goals, how to recognize sales leads in news stories and features, and how to develop specific actions to warm up cold leads.
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Online Marketing & Social Media for Small Businesses
New Location: Whitcomb Hotel, Ball Room
1231 Market Street
Tuesday, May 19, 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Have you ever wondered how to create a buzz around your business online? Or how you can you more strategically and effectively use the Internet, and online social media, to promote your business? At this event, we will introduce powerful tools for marketing and promoting your business on the web. Come and learn how to successfully use websites like Yelp and Twitter with guided demonstrations in a workshop setting.
Sponsored By: Office of Economic and Workforce Development / Office of Small Business, Twitter and Yelp.
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Market Your Business
New Location: Whitcomb Hotel, Ball Room
1231 Market Street
Tuesday, May 19, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
At HP’s Market Your Business Workshop you’ll learn how to Save over 50% by printing your marketing materials in-house! Our HP Experts will show you how to create your own, professional-quality marketing materials, make eye-catching brochures, flyers, newsletters, postcards, direct mail, letterhead, business cards and more! Our goal is to help you look like a big business without the big cost by utilizing affordable design solutions. With our help, you will be able to maximize your marketing investment with HP tools designed to help you customize, print and manage your marketing materials!
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Low Cost, Big Return Marketing for Your Small Business; Six Mini-Marketing Workshops to Help You Grow Your Business
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PR Specialist David Perry will show you the difference between Marketing, PR & Advertising; Marketing guru Mark J Murphy will show you how to find your target customers; Russell Hamilton will teach you all about business networking on Facebook; Eventbrite Marketing Director Jack Mardack will show you on-line, do-it-yourself event management and Edith Yeung, creator of BizTechDay will show you how to leverage Linkedin & Twitter.
Sponsored By: Wells Fargo, the LGBT Center
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How to Start a Small Business
Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission Street, Suite B
Tuesday, May 19, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Learn how to avoid many of the pitfalls small business owners face when starting new business. Tips for startups of all sizes.
Sponsored By: Wells Fargo, the Bayanihan Community Center
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Make Contact Networking Event
LGBT Community Center
1800 Market St.
Tuesday, May 19, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Please join Wells Fargo, SBA, and GGBA to celebrate and award small business in the community. www.ggba.com
Sponsored By: Golden Gate Business Association, Merchants of Upper Market and Castro, Wells Fargo, SBA
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South Beach/Mission Bay Business Association Business Mixer
Tres Agaves Tequila Lounge and Mexican Restaurant
130 Townsend St @2nd, 94107
Tuesday, May 19th, 5:30 p.m.
The South Beach/Mission Bay Business Association welcomes its local and
other neighboring merchants/businesses to join them for a business mixer at
Tres Agaves Tequila Lounge and Mexican Restaurant.
Please RSVP’s for this event at: info@southbeachmissionbay.com or visit
www.southbeachmissionbay.com and hit “contact us” to RSVP for this event.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Small Business Cash Flow Management
SBA Entrepreneur Center
Training Room
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
Wednesday, May 20, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
This seminar will introduce strategies for managing small business cash flow and leveraging credit by using the Visa Business Card as a tool. The seminar will be followed by a hands-on workshop.
Sponsored By: Visa Inc.
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Brand Building 101
SBA Entrepreneur Center
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
Wednesday, May 20, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
An informative, entertaining two-hour session covering the do’s and don’ts of building your brand. You’ll also receive a useful Marketing and Branding Calendar with strategic tips on how to build your brand today.
Sponsored By: FirstStep-Marketing
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5 Steps to building a spectacular website
SBA Entrepreneur Center, Training Room
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
Wednesday, May 20, 3:00 PM -5:00 PM
Don’t limit the reach of your small business by neglecting your presence online. In this workshop, you will learn the key steps to creating and maintaining a Website that sets your business apart, as well as how to promote it. With experts to guide you and helpful, hands-on small group activities, leave armed with the knowledge on building a professional Web site for free, that competitors and corporations pay thousands for.
Sponsored By: Yola.com
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How to Start and Finance a Small Business
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
235 Montgomery Street. 12th floor
Wednesday, May 20, 6:00 PM– 8:00 PM
Discover the right way to seek financing for your business. We will discuss loan proposal, financing options and programs for your company’s financial health.
Sponsored By: SBA, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Wells Fargo
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

How to Navigate the FX Markets in a Turbulent Global Economy
SBA Entrepreneur Center, Training Room
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
Thursday, May 21 May 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Do you send or receive payments from overseas? Are you concerned about the risks associated with changing currency values? Please join Carine Gursky from Wells Fargo Foreign Exchange as she provides her insights into the world currency markets and discusses the best solutions for your business to minimize the risks and maximize the opportunities associated with currency fluctuations. Sponsored by Wells Fargo and the SBA
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2009 Business After Hours Grand Expo
AT&T Park, Club Level
24 Willie Mays Plaza
Thursday, May 21, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Join the Chamber and our sponsors in celebrating Small Business Week at our largest networking event of the year – Business After Hours Grand Expo. This event features more than 150 exhibitors, as well as live music, catered hors d’oeuvres from Bay Area top restaurants and complimentary wine from California premier wineries. This year’s event will take place at the San Francisco landmark – AT&T Park. For more information on the Grand Expo visit www.sfchamber.com and click on the Grand Expo ad.
Sponsored By: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
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Access to Capital Workshop
Wells Fargo, Bayview
3801 3rd Street, Suite 116
Thursday, May 21, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Learn how to raise capital to start or grow your business
Sponsored By: Wells Fargo
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Where’s the Money? Access to Capital Business Expo
This day long business resource expo includes keynote speakers including Mark Quinn from the SBA. Panel discussions will include Understanding Procurement & Contracts, Financial Management Tactics during Tough Times, Strategies for Business Growth, & Applying for Business Loans. Learn from the experts!
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo & Wachovia
Saturday, May 23, 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM

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