BUSINESS SUPPORTER TOOLBOX
Hello, business support provider.
So glad you found us. The best way to get started is to complete this inquiry form:
In the meantime, explore this toolbox we made for you:
These tools are designed to help you connect with entrepreneurs.
Our goal is to help local, underrepresented entrepreneurs find the right technical support for their business, and can grow as easily as possible.
Our goal is to help local, underrepresented entrepreneurs find the right technical support for their business, and can grow as easily as possible.
Join the Database - FREE
Answer a few questions and we will add you to our resource database and direct entrepreneurs to you when they are a match! The more questions you answer, the stronger the match will be.
Answer a few questions and we will add you to our resource database and direct entrepreneurs to you when they are a match! The more questions you answer, the stronger the match will be.
Quarterly Member Meetings - Sliding Scale
Become a Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance member! Once a quarter, members share best practices, develop partnerships, identify potential mentors, engage in speed networking with business supporters and financial supporters, and coordinate community efforts. The organizer of our Business Supporter Stakeholder Group is Nayeli Maxson, email Nayeli for more information.
Become a Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance member! Once a quarter, members share best practices, develop partnerships, identify potential mentors, engage in speed networking with business supporters and financial supporters, and coordinate community efforts. The organizer of our Business Supporter Stakeholder Group is Nayeli Maxson, email Nayeli for more information.
Our VALUES (Wheel & Matrix Tools) - FREE
The VALUES Wheel illustrates our six VALUES as a cohesive set of core beliefs. Use the Outcomes Matrix to better understand each of our co-created VALUES.
The VALUES Wheel illustrates our six VALUES as a cohesive set of core beliefs. Use the Outcomes Matrix to better understand each of our co-created VALUES.
REPORT: Re-envisioning the Oakland Business Assistance Center - FREE
This 2018 report is a cross-functional analysis of the Oakland Business Assistance Center (BAC) designed help decision-makers identify what short term and long-term support is needed to re-envision the BAC.
This 2018 report is a cross-functional analysis of the Oakland Business Assistance Center (BAC) designed help decision-makers identify what short term and long-term support is needed to re-envision the BAC.
Definitions.
- Entrepreneur: Those with the vision. Includes current business owners, company founders, former business owners.aspiring business owners and not-for-profit leaders, those with side hustles, those with social enterprises, those who are on or who wish to join an entrepreneurial team.
- Business Support Provider: Those who help with planning and implementation of the vision. Includes individuals and organizations and people who provide mentorship, networks, technical assistance, acceleration, incubation, legal aid, marketing, HR support, co-working spaces, pop-up spaces, governmental services, etc.
- Financial Support Provider: Those who help by providing funding for the vision. Includes individuals and organizations who provide financial support such as lending, crowdfunding, CDFIs, banks, angel investment, venture capital, contracting opportunities, etc.
- Bay Area Entrepreneurship Navigator: Those certified by the Alliance for Community Development to help entrepreneurs navigate the Bay Area entrepreneurship ecosystem based on business stage, type of support, diversity emphasis, and other valuable criteria.