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 Do You Have Questions About A Business Contract or Entity Form?
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs, a project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, will present a FREE legal clinic on June 13, 2013. Entrepreneurs can meet meet one-on-one with attorneys to ask questions about entity formation (partnership, S Corp, LLC, etc) and business contracts (vendor, client, or contractor agreements, etc) for his or her small business. Thursday, June 13, 2013
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Oakland Business Assistance Center
270 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
For more information or to reserve an appointment,
call (415) 543-9444 x 217 or email
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or fill in this form by Monday, June 10. |
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Presented by: The Oakland Business Assistance Center & LMBE Solutions In this free workshop we will be discussing: - How to create a professional website design
- How to generate awareness of your website
- How to get your visitors to take action on your website
This workshop will be held: Friday, June 21, 2013, 11:00am-1:00pm, 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza 2nd Floor, Classroom 4. Lunch will be provided Register at: http://www.LMBESolutions.com/FreeBACWorkshop or send an email to
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ATTENTION: Small Business Owners
It is not too late to claim the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit!
As the March 15 corporation tax deadline approaches, it is important for small business owners to be aware of the various tax laws that can help with their businesses' bottom line. Several tax laws are impacting small business tax returns this season and providing substantial savings, including the underutilized Small Business Health Care Tax Credit.To determine if your business or tax exempt organization qualifies for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit, visit http://www.healthlawguideforbusiness.org consult with your tax preparer. More than 500,000 California employers may be eligible for this tax credit and yours may be one of them!
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Oakland is home to more than 130 certified Green Businesses, through the Bay Area Green Business Program.
Oakland Recycles is offering free technical assistance to Oakland businesses that are interested in becoming certified green businesses. To jump start the certification process, green business experts will be contacting Oakland businesses to introduce the Green Business Program and shepherd interested businesses through the certification process.
Distinguish your business in the marketplace as an environmental leader through the Green Business Program.
Interested in a free assessment? Need to know more? Contact Oakland Recycles at (510) 238-SAVE (7283) or email us at
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. Look us up on Facebook at Sustainable Oakland to keep up to date with the latest information from this project. |
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 The Business Assistance Center (BAC) is proud to partner with SCORE in promoting their workshops. Whether you are starting or growing your business, SCORE workshops are a valuable way to learn more about doing business and a convenient forum for networking with other business professionals who can help you succeed. These low-cost seminars focus on important small business issues, ranging from business planning and marketing to Web-based retailing. Please click on the following link http://www.eastbayscore.org/page_text.php?page_id=48 to view SCORE e-News Letters. Click on the Workshop tab to see the complete list of workshops and seminars, including the dates, times, and locations. |
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Small businesses seeking to grow their businesses and create jobs through exporting can turn to new, free educational videos created through a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration, Inc. Magazine and AT&T. Through the public-private partnership, a series of video modules has been developed to inspire and encourage American small businesses to actively pursue exporting and to educate them on how to do so. The video series, Take Your Business Global features five main topics that guide small businesses through the process of exporting: - Getting Started in Exporting
- Planning for Export Success
- Connecting with Foreign Buyers
- Financing
- Five Case Studies of Successful Small Business Exporters
The videos are posted at www.inc.com/exporting/. |
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Doing business in Oakland is easier than ever with the Business Assistance Center and our community partners providing key resources contained in the following publication. Oakland Backs Business Brochure Available in Spanish & Chinese |
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As a small business person are you taking advantage of what Oakland offers. Click the link below to view a very informative article on the Business Assistance Center. Oaklandlocal.com
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