Key Resources for Alameda County Businesses

SBDC National Information Clearinghouse is funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Texas at San Antonio to meet the information needs of the SBDC community in the United States and its territories. SBDCNET serves as a resource providing timely, relevant research, web-based information, and training to SBDC counselors and their small business clients:
SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
501 West Durango Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78207
800-689-1912

Women's Initiative for Self Employment is a Bay Area non-profit which provides high-potential, lower-income women with the training, resources and on-going support to start and grow their business. Headquartered in San Francisco, it also has offices located in Oakland, Novato, San Jose and Concord:
Women's Initiative
1398 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
415-641-3460 

SCORE (formerly known as Service Corps of Retired Executives) the “Counselors of America’s Small Business Owners” is a national association dedicated to helping small business owners form and grow their businesses. SCORE is a partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) with 364 chapters in the United States that offer Free Individual Counseling and low-cost Workshops:
SCORE (East Bay Chapter) Class Schedule
SCORE East Bay Chapter 506
www.eastbayscore.org
492 Ninth Street, Suite 350 (between Broadway & Washington)
Oakland, CA 94607
510-273-6611

HOPE is America’s leading provider of economic tools and services. Operation HOPE, Inc. (HOPE) is a non-profit, public benefit organization, founded immediately following the civil unrest of April 29, 1992 in Los Angeles. Through a series of public/private partnerships and strategic alliances, HOPE has developed and implemented programs focused on connecting the minority community with mainstream, private sector resources, and empowering under-served communities:
HOPE Center (Oakland)
3062 East Ninth Street, Oakland, CA 94601
510-535-6700

 

Overview

TMC Development Working Solutions is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to serving new and existing businesses throughout the nine Bay Area Counties.

We provide the following services:

• Microloans (Small Business Loans $5,000 to $50,000)
• Technical Assistance and One-On-One Support
• No-Cost Referrals to Local Business Resources
• Educational Presentations on Access to Capital

Our Mission

To provide underserved microentrepreneurs with the access to capital and resources they need to successfully start or grow viable businesses.  We strive to support microenterprise development in an effort to strengthen the local economy, create jobs, and build strong communities.

Working Solutions
611 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
415-655-5473

Other Local & National Resources for Business