RESOURCES

Links to resources for your business start and growth.  At the bottom, you'll find a link to more specific resources for small businesses in California, with a focus on finding contracting opportunities.  We continually update lists, so check back often.

California Secretary of State: sos.ca.gov
Redwood City Web Site: redwoodcity.org
Redwood City Business Resource Guide: Business Resource Guide | City of Redwood City

Local Redwood City Organizations

• Community Benefit Improvement District - Funds enhanced district services 
• Chamber San Mateo County - Advocacy, networking, regional leadership 
• Redwood City Downtown Business Group - Promotes downtown business community
• Redwood City Improvement Association - Enhances downtown vitality & events 
• Peninsula Library System (PLS) - 35 Local libraries—including Redwood City’s Downtown and Schaberg branches.

• ​ Redwood City Public Library  - often host free training programs and offer meeting spaces and digital resources

Regional/Bay Area Small Business Support

• Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center - Training, consulting, access capital
• San Mateo Small Business Development Center - Free advising, workshops, training
• NovaWorks - Workforce & hiring support
• Start Small, Think Big - Pro bono legal & finance
• SCORE Silicon Valley - Free mentorship & education
• San Francisco Peninsula - The region’s official convention and visitors’ bureau
• Small Business Administration - Loans, counseling, government contracts​
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Key Grant & Loan Resources

• MainStreet Launch - CDFI - Powering Dreams. Transforming Communities - Lending to California Small Businesses
• sba.gov - Federal loan & counseling programs

• sba.gov/sbic - Venture capital via SBIC funds 

• arts.gov/grants -  Federal arts funding grants
• grants.gov - Comprehensive federal grant portal
• grantspace.org -  Nonprofit grant resources
• grantwatch.com - Private & public grant listings

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