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Small business newsletter for November 2026

Updates, trainings, announcements, and more, from the Office of Small Business

Small business newsletter for October 2026

Updates, trainings, announcements, and more, from the Office of Small Business

Small business newsletter for September 2026

Updates, trainings, announcements, and more, from the Office of Small Business

Legacy Business Light: Summer/Fall 2026

This is a forum for news and information, for and about the owners and operators of Legacy Businesses.

San Francisco Announces Grant to Improve Storefront Accessibility and Support for Small Businesses

City Continues Work to Make it Easier for Businesses to Open and Operate; Expands Accessibility and Career Pathways for the Disability Community

Mayor Lurie Celebrates New Businesses Opening in Eight Neighborhoods Thanks to Storefront Opportunity Grant Program

New SPRO Coffee Lab Downtown Opening More Quickly Due to PermitSF Reforms; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Work to Fix Broken Permitting System, Support Small Businesses

Small business newsletter for August 2026

Updates, trainings, announcements, and more, from the Office of Small Business

Small business newsletter for July 2026

Updates, trainings, announcements, and more, from the Office of Small Business

Mayor Lurie Launches Streamlined, Digital Permits For Small Businesses, Homeowners

Newest Permits on Digital PermitSF Portal Will Make It Easier to Install Signs and Awnings or Replace Roofs, So Permits That Took Days to Submit Can Be Issued in as Little as Four Minutes; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Common-Sense PermitSF Efforts to Reduce Bureaucracy and Accelerate San Francisco’s Economic Recovery

Office of Economic and Workforce Development Awards Over $3 Million to Help Small Businesses Open in Vacant Storefronts

39 businesses in Excelsior, Tenderloin, Bayview, Fillmore, Mid-Market, Mission, Chinatown, and Downtown secured long-term leases with support from the Storefront Opportunity Grant Program and leasing and permitting services from the Office of Small Business