ENTREPRENEUR TOOLBOX
Hello, entrepreneur.
So glad you found us! The best way to get started is to complete this inquiry form.
The inquiry form is step #1 if you would like to:
The inquiry form is step #1 if you would like to:
- Receive a personalized resource roadmap (no meeting) or
- Schedule a free navigation session with your roadmap (meeting)
- Learn more about Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance membership
In the meantime, explore this toolbox we made for you:
These tools are designed to connect you to your local entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Quarterly Member Meetings - sliding scale
Become a Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance member! Once a quarter, members share best practices, develop partnerships, find mentors, and engage in speed networking. The organizer of our Entrepreneur Stakeholder Group is Melanie Nuni, email Melanie for more! |
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. |
Resource Database - FREE
Scroll through our Resource Database with 350+ resources here in our Bay Area ecosystem. Resources are categorized in several tabs, either by business stage the resource serves or by type of resource. Want to be added as a resource in this database? Use our Intake Tool in our Business Supporter or Financial Supporter Toolboxes! |
Sample Entrepreneur Roadmap - FREE
The Sample Entrepreneur Roadmap helps entrepreneurs navigate their process. If you sign up for a free navigation session, after the session you will receive a personalized roadmap of resources like this one. |
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.