Are you an entrepreneur or merchant that needs support in seeking capital for your business's growth or expansion?  The Business Funding Factory is for you!

The Business Funding Factory is a six week series that guides entrepreneurs through the landscape of business funding and helps them tailor their business plan to support the type of financing they are seeking.  It features experts who will advise on topics such as debt financing, legal issues, equity investment, financial management and loan packaging.  Qualifying participants will have the opportunity to pitch their business to a mock panel that includes business experts, microlenders, angel investors and commercial lenders.  Further loan packaging, mentor matching and post-loan technical assistance will be provided at no cost.  Classes can be taken individually or as a series and are offered weekly starting Tuesday, January 22nd.  All are welcome! 

Learn more and register at http://businessfundingfactory.eventbrite.com/

 

In partnership with Rebuilding Together San Francisco and Renaissance Entrepreneurship, Wells Fargo is offering small businesses the opportunity to make physical improvements to their façades with the help of design professionals and trained volunteers.

You’re eligible if:

·         You’re a single business owner and your business makes less than $200,000 in revenue per year,

·         Your business is in need of renovation or visual improvement, and

·         You’ve been in business for at least two years as of 2/6/12.

If you’re interested in receiving more information about free façade improvements, contact Nicole Agbayani at the Excelsior Action Group by calling (415) 585-0110 oremailing nagbayani@eagsf.org.  Act fast because as soon as applications are released, the project will move forward very quickly! 

There’s no need to leave Mission Street to get gifts for everyone on your list. This holiday season get all your shopping done in the Excelsior! “Like” EAG on facebook in order to see our past posts and upcoming tips on where you can find great gifts at low prices right here in our neighborhood. 

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The beautiful new Excelsior Community Mural, installed on the façade of the 4648 Mission Street branch on December 14th, has engendered excitement in the community about the Excelsior’s vibrant past and its limitless potential for future development and improvements in the Persia Triangle, often referred to as “the heart of the Excelsior.”

The 18’ x 16’ photo collage, comprised of historical photos of the district and its residents, is a part of Wells Fargo’s nationwide Community Mural Program.  EAG appreciates Wells Fargo’s collaboration with San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority, the San Francisco Public Library, City College of San Francisco, and neighborhood historians and photographers in order to choose photos, images, and maps that illustrate the Excelsior’s rich history.

For more information about the mural and its components, check out the photo key below.

EAG would like to thank Wells Fargo for choosing the branch at Mission Street and Ocean Avenue for one of their installations of art.  So far, the Excelsior Branch at 4648 Mission Street is the third in the City to receive an art installation.  Wells Fargo has been collaborating with the San Francisco Public Library's San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, a project of the San Francisco History Center to develop a historically significant collage for the display.  The artwork installation is the first of many improvements that the Excelsior Action Group would like to see made at the Persia Triangle, which has been called the "Heart of the Excelsior" by many community members.  

The Excelsior Action Group has transitioned to a new fiscal sponsor, Bay Area Community Resources.  EAG is eager to embark on our new relationship with BACR, which currently runs after school programs in 5 Excelsior schools.  We have been highlighted on BACR's website in a great news article.  Please visit the following link to read the full story and learn more about BACR.