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Free Seminars & Counseling for Start Ups

I've discovered a slew of free and low cost training workshops, business resources and counseling services in the San Francisco Bay Area. The presenters or consultants are experienced professionals in a variety of fields.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) - San Francisco Main Office
http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/ca/sf/index.html
Main one stop information source in starting, funding and running a business. So far I've taken free classes in blogging and business registration.

SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business
www.sbatraining.eventbrite.com
Part of the federally funded SBA. Free Business Counseling, Business Training Seminars and Online Assistance

San Jose Entrepreneur Center
www.ecenteronline.org
Programs include Financing Programs, Technical Assistance, Training, and Procurement Assistance.

Commonwealth Club - Main office in San Francisco
www.commonwealthclub.org
August month long forum series “For Richer, for Poorer: Surviving and Thriving in the Great Recession". Upcoming lectures include Technology in the New Economy, Prospering in a Recession and China, the Great Power Interrupted.

San Francisco Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
http://nc.ecenterdirect.com
Free Confidential One on One Consulting:
Hands on Workshops: Free or low cost in state of the art training center: Marketing , Sales, Technology, Internet, Business Planning and Financial Management
Access to Capital: preloan and loan assistance

Business Center at the San Francisco Public Library
http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/
Resources on start up manuals, data, business planning guides, etc. Focus on Business, Science and Technology.

Patent and Trademark Center, San Francisco Public Library
http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/
Computerized searching of patents and trademarks.
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