Business Advising and Educational Services at OBDC
OBDC now offers a range of business advising and educational services, including:
Please contact
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, Managing Director of Business Advising, or click on the links above to learn more.
Providers Serving Small Business
Oakland Resources
| Oakland Business Assistance Center |
| | http://www.oaklandbac.com/ |
| | One-stop information and referral center for businesses in Oakland. |
Accountants
| Iryna Accountancy, CPA |
| | www.irynacpa.com | | certified public accountants |
| LWC, CPAs |
| | www.lwcpc.com | | certified public accountants |
| Jeff Brown, CPA |
| | www.jbcpa.net | | certified public accountant |
| Jennifer L. Goodwin, CPA | | | www.jenniferlgoodwincpa.com | | certified public accountant |
| Zachary Sahar, CPA | | | www.capitaltaxaccounting.com | | certified public accountant |
Architects & Interior Designers
| Sekou G. Cooke, R.A. |
| | http://sekoucooke.com | | | architecture + interior design |
| Theo Revlock, R.A. |
| | www.seadotdesign.biz | | | architecture + interior design |
Banks
| Bank of America | | | www.bankofamerica.com | | | national bank |
| Bank of San Francisco | | | www.bankofsf.com | | | community bank |
| Bank of the West | | | www.bankofthewest.com | | | community bank |
| California Bank & Trust | | | www.calbanktrust.com | | | community bank |
| Citibank | | | www.citibank.com | | | national bank |
| Circle Bank | | | www.circlebank.com | | | community bank |
| Comerica | | | www.comerica.com | | | national bank |
| East West Bank | | | www.eastwestbank.com | | | international bank |
| HSBC | | | www.hsbc.com | | | international bank |
| Mechanics Bank | | | www.mechbank.com | | | community bank |
| New Resource Bank | | | www.newresourcebank.com | | | community bank |
| One California Bank | | | www.onecalif.com | | | community bank |
| Scott Valley Bank | | | www.scottvalleybank.com | | | community bank |
| Umpqua Bank | | | www.umpquabak.com | | | community bank |
| Union Bank | | | www.unionbank.com | | | national bank |
| US Bank | | | www.usbank.com | | | national bank |
| Wells Fargo | | | www.wellsfargo.com | | | national bank |
| WestAmerica | | | www.westamerica.com | | | community bank |
Bookkeepers
| B&T Bookkeeping | | | www.btbookkeeping.com | | | bookkeeping services |
| Hillard Management Group | | | www.hillardmg.com | | | accounting setup + bookkeeping services + financial analysis + on-site accounting & bookkeeping |
| Keeping Your Balance | | | www.keepingyourbalance.net | | | bookkeeping + tax preparation |
| Kereti Tuioti | | | www.keretituioti.com | | | bookkeeping + tax preparation |
| Phillips Business Consulting | | | www.pbcsf.com | | | accounting + bookkeeping |
Business Consultants
| ES Napa | | | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | | | business plans |
| Imagine | | | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | | | business plans + coaching |
| Sandler Training | | | www.joediliberto.sandler.com | | | assessments + coaching + marketing + sales + process implementation |
| Phillips Business Consulting | | | www.pbcsf.com | | | management + strategy |
| Purple Lynx | | | www.purplelynx.com | | | marketing |
| Roth Consulting | | | www.consultroth.com | | | capital + management + strategy |
| The Wright Consultants | | | www.thewrightconsultants.com | | | business plans + financial analysis + loan packaging |
Business Services
| Bay Area Green Business Program | | | www.greenbiz.ca.gov | | | certifies San Francisco Bay Area businesses to become green |
| CF&P Insurance Brokers | | | www.cfpinsurance.com | | | commercial insurance brokerage |
| Dharma Merchant Services | | | www.dharmamerchantservices.com | | | mechant services (enables businesses to accept credit card transactions/non-cash payments) |
| Global Payments | | | www.globalpaymentsinc.com | | | merchant services including POS systems |
| Marble Bridge Funding Group | | | www.marblebridge.com | | | factoring (financing through a/r, p/o, loc) |
| Sunbelt | | | www.sunbeltnetwork.com | | | business brokerage |
| TempCFO Solutions | | | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | | | business audit prepardness; accounting, CFO & tax solutions |
Credit Counseling Services
| Consumer Credit Counseling Services |
| | www.cccsebay.org | www.cccssf.org | | | provides credit counseling services |
| Money Management International |
| | www.moneymanagement.org | | | provides credit counseling services |
| Operation Hope |
| | www.operationhope.org | | | provides credit counseling services |
Commercial Real Estate
| Bay Area Development Company | | | www.baydevco.com | | | commercial real estate purchase via SBA 504 program |
| Capital Access Group | | | www.capitalaccess.com | | | commercial real estate purchase via SBA 504 program |
| Marcus & Millichap | | | www.marcusmillichap.com | | | commercial real estate investment services |
| TMC Development | | | www.tmcd.com | | | commercial real estate purchase via SBA 504 program |
Design – Branding + Graphic + Identity + Web
| Alejandrino Partners | | | www.alejandrinopartners.com | | | full-service branding & web design |
| Conscious Creative | | | www.consciouscreative.com | | | full-service branding & web design |
| Design Dork | | | www.designdork.com | | | graphic + web design |
| First Step Marketing | | | www.firststep-marketing.com | | | branding + web design |
| Unit Design Collective | | | www.unitcollective.com | | | full-service branding & web design |
Entrepreneurial Training
| A New America | | | www.anewamerica.org | | | focus on immigrant entrepreneurs |
| CEO Women | | | www.ceowomen.org | | | focus on women immigrant entrepreneurs |
| Hatch Network | | | www.hatchnetwork.com | | | focus on women entrepreneurs |
| Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | | | www.rencenter.org | | | small business courses, advisement, workshops, training |
| Small Business Development Center | | | http://norcalsbdc.org | | | small business advisement + workshops |
| SCORE | | | www.score.org | | | small business advisement + workshops |
| Women’s Initiative | | | www.womensinitiative.org | | | focus on women entrepreneurs |
IT Services
| Linde Group | | | www.lindegroup.com | | | full-service IT |
| TECHsperience | | | www.techsperience.org | | | full-service IT |
Legal
| De La Housaye & Associates | | | www.delahousayelaw.com | | | commercial law |
| Fortis General Counsel, LLP | | | www.fortisgc.com | | | commercial law |
| Katovich Law Group | | | http://katovichlaw.com | | | commercial law |
| Link Mediation |
| | www.linkmediation.com | | | dispute resolution/mediation services |
| Mugg & Tang, LLP | | | www.muggandtang.com | | | commercial + immigration law |
| Law Office of Dana H. Shultz | | | www.danashultz.com | | | startup + early stage businesses |
| Law Office of Fernando Quinones | | | (415) 543-2201 | | | immigration law |
| Law Offices of William A. Taylor |
| | www.thebusinesslawyers.com | | | commerical law |
| Law Office of Roseann Torres | | | www.torreslawoffices.com | | | bankruptcy + criminal + family + personal law |
| Link Mediation | | | www.linkmediation.com | | | dispute resolution/mediation services |
Marketing
| Alejandrino Partners | | | www.alejandrinopartners.com | | | full-service advertising agency |
| FirstStep Marketing | | | www.firststep-marketing.com | | | branding + design + strategy + web |
| Purple Lynx | | | www.purplelynx.com | | | full marketing services including strategy |
| Sandler Training | | | www.joediliberto.sandler.com | | | commercial law |
