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Our Services
- If you live in or have a business in North San Mateo County >> Amanda Anthony
- If you live in or have a business in South San Mateo County >> Teresa Perez
- If you live in or have a business in San Jose or Santa Clara County >> Janet Viana
Business Certification
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center’s (Renaissance) new BizCert program can help you build your capacity and secure certification as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). Your business must be in, or you must live in, San Mateo County. This will open doors for you to access contracting opportunities that can lead to significant growth in your bottom line.
Our Team
Renaissance Peninsula and South Bay


Nora Razon
Center Director, San Mateo Small Business Development
(650) 395-9130

Nadia Henze
Program Coordinator, San Mateo Small Business Development
(650) 395-9130








Beatriz Orozco
PT Program Assistant, South San Mateo County
Orientation
Business Certification Networking Orientation – South San Mateo County
Do you want to sell your products or services to a city, county, or school? Is your business in San...
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Business Certification Networking Orientation – North San Mateo County
Do you want to sell your products or services to a city, county, or school? Is your business in San...
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Start Smart
If you have a business idea, our Start Smart class will help you test the feasibility of that idea, develop foundational business skills and build your business network.
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Business Prep
If you have made steps toward starting a business, have taken an introductory class, or are ready for growth, Business Prep is your next best step on the path to success. You will learn business skills, develop financials, write an Action Plan and build networks with other like-minded entrepreneurial individuals and expert consultants.
Pop-Up Accelerator (Unincorporated Alameda County)
There is a new way to register! You can now register using your client profile. By setting up a client...
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Workshops & Events
Continue to develop essential business skills, networks and knowledge with our workshops and special events.
San Mateo County Fair
Come and support local small businesses while creating special memories! There is always something at the San Mateo County Fair...
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San Mateo County Fair
Come and support local small businesses while creating special memories! There is always something at the San Mateo County Fair...
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Canva: How to Design Newsletters
Canva is an easy to use and free/cheap way of designing flyers, business cards and other marketing materials for your...
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Women's Empowerment
Renaissance’s Women’s Business Center, a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), provides business training, access to capital and markets and support strategies that are essential to the successful growth of emerging and established women entrepreneurs in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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