Hi all. Kicked off Small Business Week in San Francisco last night at a HUGE event at City Hall. Keynoted by Mayor Gavin Newsom, there were easily a couple thousand small biz owners there (could it have been all the free food from local restaurants?!). The highlight of the night was the ribbon cutting of the new Office of Small Business at city hall -- designated staff to help chaperone you through what can be a maze of disparate taxes, regulations, permits and more that can scare even the toughest of veterans. Pretty cool -- the voters last year approved Proposal I which mandated creation of the center. Today I had lunch at the Chamber of Commerce with Brajah Norris, the office's director. Great guy who seems like a genuine advocate for small business.
Another cool development -- I met the folks from the San Francisco district of the Small Business Administration. Turns out some of their classes -- a great lineup and a real bargain if you've never attended any-- will soon be videotaped and featured on Comcast's On Demand. Now that's what I like -- the ability to learn more about running my business when I don't have to worry about rushing downtown, parking, etc. And that Rewind feature means I can go over the parts that I need to take good notes on....
Happy Small Business Week!
Another cool development -- I met the folks from the San Francisco district of the Small Business Administration. Turns out some of their classes -- a great lineup and a real bargain if you've never attended any-- will soon be videotaped and featured on Comcast's On Demand. Now that's what I like -- the ability to learn more about running my business when I don't have to worry about rushing downtown, parking, etc. And that Rewind feature means I can go over the parts that I need to take good notes on....
Happy Small Business Week!
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