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Small Business Week-Eat, Drink and Connect at Flavors of San Francisco!
May 16, 2016

San Francisco Small Business Week

Eat, Drink and Connect at Flavors of San Francisco!

Join us Monday, May 23rd, from 5:30pm - 8:30pm as we kick-off a week dedicated to San Francisco's small businesses.

Flavors of SF is the largest small business networking event of the year. Meet and mingle with more than 1,200 small business owners and community leaders. Connect with 34 Small Busines Resources, 10 Government Resources and 28 Sponsors. And savor and sample food, wine and beer from 37 outstanding local restaurants, catering companies and bars.


Located in the City View Room at the Metreon, come connect with the San Francisco Small Business Community, Small Business Resurces, Government Resources, and #SFSBW2016 Sponsors that are here to help you succeed! We look forward to Celebrating Small Business with you and helping you Tap into the Opportunity!
 
-Register Today!

Check out the list of restaurants, catering companies, bars, small business and government resources, and sponsors that will be exhibiting at this years event:
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurs
  • A Girl Named Pinky
  • Alter Eco
  • Awesome Bars
  • Barefoot Wine and Bubbly
  • Batiste Rhum
  • Crunch Culture
  • DAVIDsTEA
  • Equator Coffee & Teas
  • Goat Hill Pizza
  • hint water
  • International Grape Vine
  • JJardine Catering & Events
  • JUICE HERO
  • King Knish
  • Ladle & Leaf
  • Lagunitas Brewing Company
  • Laughing Monk Brewing
  • Magnolia Brewing Company
  • Mama Art Café
  • Nana Jones Granola
  • Old Skool Café
  • Olive This Olive That
  • Prison Bars
  • Seven Stills
  • Smitten Ice Cream
  • Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
  • Super Duper Burgers
  • Swamp Restaurant
  • Terra Sancta Trading Company/Ted's Market
  • The Great American Grilled Cheese Kitchen
  • The Market
  • ToliverWorks Food
  • Treasure Island Wines
  • Tres Tequila Lounge & Mexican Kitchen
  • Triple Voodoo Brewing
  • Xanath Ice Cream Organic
  • Z Cioccolato
Government Resources
  • California Public Utilities Commission
  • City and County of San Francisco, Office of Contract Administration/Purchasing
  • City of San Francisco Contract Monitoring Division
  • JobsNOW! City and County
  • Office of Labor Standards & Enforcement
  • Office of Small Business
  • SF Department of Emergency Management
  • US Small Business Association (SBA)
Small Business Resources
  • Centro Community Partners
  • Community Boards
  • Fillmore Merchants Association
  • Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA)
  • Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
  • ICA Fund Good Jobs
  • Kiva Zip
  • La Cocina
  • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Services for Entrepreneurs
  • Main Street Launch
  • Mission Asset Fund (MAF)
  • Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
  • National Association of Women Business Owners San Francisco Bay Area
  • Office of Economic and Workforce Development Invest in Neighborhoods
  • Pacific Community Ventures
  • Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
  • San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce
  • San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
  • San Francisco Council District Merchant Association
  • San Francisco Entertainment Commission
  • San Francisco LGBT Community Center
  • San Francisco Small Business Development Center
  • SCORE San Francisco
  • SF BizConnect
  • South of Market Business Association
  • Southeast Asian Community Center
  • Urban Solutions
  • USF Gellert Family Business Resource Center
  • Working Solutions
Sponsors
  • Airbnb
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of the West
  • Bar Association of San Francisco Lawyer Referral and Information Service
  • Bay Area Development Company
  • Capital Access Group
  • CDC Small Business Finance
  • City View at Metreon
  • Comcast Business
  • Endicia
  • Google
  • Kabbage
  • Main Street Launch
  • YP
  • Office of Small Business
  • Recology
  • San Francisco Business Times
  • San Francisco International Airport
  • SF Green Business Program
  • SFMTA
  • Staffly
  • Sterling Bank
  • Straus Events
  • TMC Financing
  • U.S. Bank
  • VEDC
  • Visa Inc.
  • Wells Fargo
 
Read what past attendees have to say:

"This is a great networking and learning event for entrepreneurs from all industries. Thank you for all your hard work and sponsorship in making San Francisco a very attractive place for innovation."


"The events were well-planned and execution was great. All the event management people were great. I was very impressed with your professionalism and planning!”  
 
“I have gotten over $2,000 in business directly attributed to networking at your event. It was an excellent venue.”
 
“Flavors of SF is a wonderful event and I'll be sure to attend it again next year!”

 
-Register Today!
 
Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates, announcements, and interviews with City Resources that are here to help you! And if you’re posting anything relevant to SF Small Business Week on your pages, make sure to use the hashtag #SFSBW2016 so we can all connect back to your pages!
 
We’d like to thank
Bank of America for joining us as the Presenting Sponsor, Comcast Business for joining us as the Small Business Conference host, and San Francisco Office of Small Business for joining us as the Flavors of San Francisco hosts for the 12th Annual San Francisco Small Business Week. We’d also like to thank the following organizations for their sponsorship and for making SF Small Business Week possible: City View at Metreon, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Wells Fargo, Airbnb, Bank of the West, Bay Area Development Company, Capital Access, Google, Kabbage, San Francisco International Airport, Main Street Launch, San Francisco Green Business, San Francisco-Marin Lawyer Referral and Information Service, Recology, CDC Small Business Finance, Endicia, Staffly, Sterling Bank, Straus Events, TMC Financing, VEDC, Visa, U.S. Bank, YP Marketing Solutions and San Francisco Business Times.
 
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