Helpful Websites for Small Businesses*

Local
Alameda County Small Business Development Center (SBDC) – www.acsbdc.org
California Chamber of Commerce – www.calchamber.com
California Employment Development Department – www.edd.ca.gov
City of Richmond – www.ci.richmond.ca.us
East Bay Works Center – www.eastbayworks.com
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center – www.rencenter.org
Richmond California Business – www.richmondca4business.com
Richmond Chamber of Commerce – www.rcoc.com
West Contra Costa Business Development Corporation – www.wccbdc.org

National
American Small Business Alliance – www.asballiance.com
Bplans – www.bplans.com
Business Owner’s Toolkit – www.toolkit.cch.com
Inc. Magazine – www.inc.com
IRS Small Biz/Self Employed Page – www.irs.gov
Minority Business Development Agency – www.mbda.gov
National Federation of Independent Business – www.nfib.com
National Association of Women Business Owners – www.nawbo.org
Entrepreneurship.org – www.entrepreneurship.org
National Small Business Association – www.nsba.biz
Small Business Administration – www.sba.gov
Small Business Taxes and Management – www.smbiz.com

* This is just a small sample of the many online resources available to small businesses and entrepreneurs. This list is not intended to endorse the content of any web site not operated by the Richmond Main Street Initiative, Inc.

Explore the Main Street Approach and downtown association programs in action in other cities:

Main Street and Historical Preservation
California Main Street Program – www.camainstreet.org
National Main Street – www.preservationnation.org
National Trust for Historic Preservation – www.preservationnation.org/main-street

Certified California Main Street Communities
Arcata – Arcata Main Street
Canoga Park – Main Street Canoga Park
Coronado – Coronado Main Street
Encinitas – Downtown Encinitas Main Street
Fremont – Niles Main Street
Grass Valley – Downtown Grass Valley
Hanford – Main Street Hanford
Hollister – Downtown Hollister
Monterey – Old Monterey Business Association
Ocean Beach – Ocean Beach Main Street Association
Paso Robles – Paso Robles Main Street
Pleasanton – Downtown Pleasanton
San Diego – North Park Main Street
San Luis Obispo – Downtown San Luis Obispo

Other California Downtown Organizations
Alameda – Park Street Business Association
Berkeley – Downtown Berkeley
Davis – Davis Downtown Business Association
Fresno – Downtown Association of Fresno
Oakland –Oakland City Center
Salinas – Oldtown Salinas
Turlock – Turlock Downtown Property Owners Association