San Francisco to Kick off Largest Small Business Week Celebration in the United States, May 16-22, 2015

#SFSBW2015 Features a Wealth of Resources to Help Small Businesses Navigate Rising Costs and Thrive

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SF Small Business Week 2015:

WHAT:	11^th Annual SF Small Business Week Celebration. Visit http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/events/ for details about the full schedule.
WHO:	Presented by U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of the Mayor, Office of Small Business, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, sf.citi, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, San Francisco Economic Development Alliance, San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations, Golden Gate Business Association, Small Business Development Center, USF Gellert Family Foundation, Straus Events and presenting sponsor Bank of America.
WHEN:	Festivities begin on May 18 at Flavors of SF, 5:30-8:30PM, and continue through May 22
WHERE:	• Flavors of SF Kick-off event takes place at City View at Metreon, 135 4th Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107 • New Small Business Conference venue! The 5th Annual, day-long Small Business Conference and Expo, featuring 64 free workshops, will take place this year at the City College of SF, Chinatown Campus, 808 Kearny St. • Visit the website http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/events/ for details about the full schedule.
WHY:	San Francisco Small Business Week celebrates the city’s 85,000 small businesses and entrepreneurs who are making San Francisco the world’s envy for their innovation and creativity. San Francisco’s Small Business Week 2015 is the largest in the United States. Celebrations, events and sidewalks sales will be held across the city May 16-22. To support our small businesses and entrepreneurs, Small Business Week also features 64 workshops at the City College of San Francisco’s Chinatown campus, 808 Kearney St. A full list of events and sponsors can be found at www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com. Learn about great deals, discover opportunities to get involved and post your photos about Small Business Week by using the hashtag #SFSBW2015.
San Francisco Small Business Week 2015 Sponsors include: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Comcast Business, San Francisco Green Business Program, Visa Inc, SF MTA, Office of Small Business, City View at Metreon, Bay Area Development Company, Capital Access Group, CDC Small Business Finance, TMC Financing, Airbnb, Bank of the West, Chevron, Dynadot, Endicia, Facebook, Google, Indeed, Ooma, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Recology, Robert Half, Sterling Bank, Straus Events, Trans Pacific National Bank, U.S. Bank, VEDC, VerticalResponse, YP and the San Francisco Business Times. For more information, please visit www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com.
INFO:	For additional information on San Francisco Small Business Week: Website: http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/SanFranciscoSmallBusinessWeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/sfsmallbusiness