Thank you to the following sponsors for 2011 SBN Mega-Mixer.
Don Ramon’s Mexican Restaurant
Coalition for Better Housing
Professional Property Management Association of San Francisco
San Francisco Council of District Merchants
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Real Management Company
2011 Businesses and Advocates for Small Business.
Each year the San Francisco Small Business Network Presents Awards for Businesses and Advocates for Small Business. Nominees must own and operate a small business in San Francisco and are evaluated on:
Staying power (history as an established business), growth in employees, increases in sales and/or unit volume, innovativeness of product or service, and community service.
View a short video for each of the awardees, the 2011 winners are:
Small Business Advocate, Organization SF Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Advocate, Individual Herb Cohn
Small Business Owner,
more than 25 employees Vintage 415
Small Business Owner,
fewer than 25 employees Noise 13 Design
Certified Green Small Business 450 Architects Inc.
SBN/Visa Technology Award Liba Falafel
The ‘Meet the Supes’ event on February 17, 2011, was a huge success!
Over 400 people attended the event held at the Old Mint located on the corner of 5th and Mission streets, to welcome new Supervisors Mark Farrell, Jane Kim, Scott Wiener and Malia Cohen. A number of elected City Officials and several Mayoral candidates were also in attendance.
Co-hosts of the event were San Francisco Small Business Network, the Small Business Advocates and the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association who all wish to thank our event sponsors for their help in making ‘Meet the Supes’ so successful.
GOLD SPONSORS
Advanced Etiquette
Animal Connection II
Bayview, Buchanan & Mission YMCA
Cole Hardware
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California
Krav Maga of San Francisco
Pet Camp/Cat Safari
SF Soup Company
Tax Incentives Group. LLC
SILVER SPONSORS
CAL Insurance
Brownies Hardware
Canfield Design Studios, Inc.
Empire Engineering & Construction, Inc.
N.F. Stroth & Associates, LLC
Property Management Systems
Small Business California
BRONZE SPONSORS
Pat Christensen
Barry Hermansen
Kustov & Associates,
Certified Public Accountants
Law Offices of Richard J. Greenstone
Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secret, Licensing,
Business and Transactional Law for the
Computer, Entertainment & Publishing Industries
www.rjg.com
Lightner Property Group
Melissa May
One Stop Graphics
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Yes V Can
Your All Day Everyday
Janitorial Service
Each year, the Small Business Administration celebrates Small Business Week to salute the vital contributions of entrepreneurs to the American economy.
In 2011, the San Francisco District Office will hold Small Business Week during May. An important part of that celebration is the competition for awards which recognizes outstanding businesses and advocates who work on their behalf.
We encourage you to nominate a business that is solidly profitable, contributes to the community and stands as a model of excellence. Self-nominations are gladly accepted.
To nominate a business or for more information, please contact Gary Marshall at (415) 744 6771 or gary.marshall@sba.gov .
2010 Businesses and Advocates for Small Business.
Each year the San Francisco Small Business Network Presents Awards for Businesses and Advocates for Small Business. Nominees must own and operate a small business in San Francisco and are evaluated on:
Staying power (history as an established business), growth in employees, increases in sales and/or unit volume, innovativeness of product or service, and community service.
View a short video for each of the Awardees, the 2010 Winners are:
Small Business Advocate, Organization San Francisco Locally Owned
Business
Alliance(SFLOMA),
Hut Landon
Small Business Owner,
more than 25 employees Everest Waterproofing, Keith Goldstein
Small Business Owner,
fewer than 25 employees Green Apple Books and Music, Pete Mulvihill
Certified Green Small Business Ace Mailing, Gwen Kaplan
SBN/Visa Technology Award Tea Living, Inc., Leigh Rawdon
SBN Award for Journalistic
Excellence for Small business Lynn Jimenez, KGO Radio
Resolution for Equitable Small Business Procurement
The members of the San Francisco Small Business Network (SBN) are convinced that increased procurement of goods and services by the City and County of San Francisco from local business would create a substantially positive impact on our economy. It is well known that neighborhood-serving businesses are a key component in a person’s decision as to where to live, work or visit.
Each year the San Francisco Small Business Network Presents Awards for Businesses and Avocates for Small Business. Nominees must own and operate a small business in San Francisco and are evaluated on:
Staying power (history as an established business), growth in employees, increases in sales and/or unit volume, innovativeness of product or service, and community service.
View a short video for each of the Awardees, the 2009 Winners are:
Small Business Advocate Individual Award
Scott Hauge
Small Business Advocate
Organization
Award
Renaissance
Entrepreneurship Center
Small Business Award
(25 Employees or Fewer)
Erin Bowes
MSA Planning and Design
Consultants, Inc.
Guide to Greening Up Your Small Business, presented by Urban Solutions Green Business Initiative. Click here for more info.
New Legislation Improves Options for San Francisco Business Tax Credits
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has passed legislation making it easier for businesses to qualify for the local Enterprise Zone Payroll Tax Credit. The ordinances make the local program more consistent with the California Enterprise Zone Program, extending eligibility for the Payroll Tax Credit to thousands of additional San Francisco businesses, jobs, and workers, effective immediately.
The local Enterprise Zone Payroll Tax Credit was created to encourage businesses in specified geographic areas to hire and retain workers from targeted groups. Administered by the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, the tax credit offsets the payroll tax a business would have paid by hiring new qualified employees and can be claimed over a period of ten years. Changes to the program are summarized below:
• Previously limited to new hires in newly created jobs, the San Francisco Enterprise Zone Payroll Tax Credit can now apply to any new hires, if the business and worker meet other eligibility criteria.
• The geographic boundaries of San Francisco’s Enterprise Zone were expanded and now include Chinatown, South of Market, Mission Bay, Embarcadero, Potrero Hill, Tenderloin, Civic Center, Western Addition, Japantown, Financial District, Bayview, Hunters Point and Parts of Visitacion Valley. view a map of the new zone
• Eligibility criteria for workers have been expanded consistent with the California Enterprise Zone Program, excepting the state provision regarding an employee’s residence.
• San Francisco’s program requires that eligible workers be residents of the City.
For more information about whether your business qualifies, and for help understanding and processing hiring tax credits, please contact Paige Buck at SF Works at (415) 217-5182 or pbuck@sfworks.org.
2008 Businesses and Avocates for Small Business.
Each year the San Francisco Small Business Network Presents Awards for Businesses and Avocates for Small Business. Nominees must own and operate a small business in San Francisco and are evaluated on:
Staying power (history as an established business), growth in employees, increases in sales and/or unit volume, innovativeness of product or service, and community service.
View a short video for each of the Awardees, the 2008 Winners are:
Small Business Award
(25 or fewer employees)
Bibby Gignilliat
Parties that Cook
Small Business Award
(25 or fewer employees)
Peggy Hughes
Peggy Hughes Associates
Certified Green Business Award
Clare Munn
tcg: The Communication Group
Small Business Award
(25 or more employees)
Rick Karp
Cole Hardware
Small Business Advocate of the Year, Individual
Jordanna Thigpen
Small Business Advocate, Organization
Women's Initiative for
Self Employment (WISE)
About The SBN: By enhancing the City’s small business climate, the SBN believes economic, social and cultural health of the city and the community at-large will benefit.
For more than twenty years, The San Francisco Small Business Network (SBN) has served as a strong, clear, and unified voice of the small business community in San Francisco.
Its mission is to strengthen and unify the voice of the Small Business Community in San Francisco. With a growing membership of 17 business organizations, we represent more than 19,000 small businesses in San Francisco currently. For more information about the SBN or any of its programs, please call us at 415-731-2859, or visit www.sfsbn.org.
