Go to the Calendar: Navigate to the Calendar tab at your portal’s top left corner.
Select & Enroll: Find your desired class, click on Enroll, answer the brief questions, and hit Submit.
New to the Renaissance Community?
Get started by filling out a client interest form and creating your client portal.
Orientation: Sign up for an orientation session and meet with a Renaissance team member who will work with you to assess your business needs.
Post-Orientation Steps: Log into your new client portal after completing the orientation. Then, follow the steps outlined under “Already a Renaissance Client” to register for classes.
*All clients must complete orientation before attending classes*
Go to the Calendar: Navigate to the Calendar tab at your portal’s top left corner.
Select & Enroll: Find your desired class, click on Enroll, answer the brief questions, and hit Submit.
New to the Renaissance Community?
Get started by filling out a client interest form and creating your client portal.
Orientation: Sign up for an orientation session and meet with a Renaissance team member who will work with you to assess your business needs.
Post-Orientation Steps: Log into your new client portal after completing the orientation. Then, follow the steps outlined under “Already a Renaissance Client” to register for classes.
*All clients must complete orientation before attending classes*
10-Week Business Training April 8–June 10 6:00-9:00PM
Online course | Weekly live virtual sessions
This course is for licensed home-based child care providers who want to:
Increase enrollment
Strengthen contracts and finances
Commit to a 10-week growth process
What You’ll Build
Clear goals
Strong enrollment strategies
Organized financial systems
A practical growth plan
Reserve a spot!
Capacity is limited to 12 participants. Eligible participants may qualify for up to a $1,000 Growing at Home grant.
Strengthen your business. Increase enrollment. Plan for growth.
This course is part of the Growing at Home Program and introduces you to the tools, 1:1 consulting, and ongoing support available to family child care providers in San Mateo County.
Go to the Calendar: Navigate to the Calendar tab at your portal’s top left corner.
Select & Enroll: Find your desired class, click on Enroll, answer the brief questions, and hit Submit.
New to the Renaissance Community?
Get started by filling out a client interest form and creating your client portal.
Orientation: Sign up for an orientation session and meet with a Renaissance team member who will work with you to assess your business needs.
Post-Orientation Steps: Log into your new client portal after completing the orientation. Then, follow the steps outlined under “Already a Renaissance Client” to register for classes.
*All clients must complete orientation before attending classes*
How do you make a good legal entity choice for your business? Information about sole proprietorships, general partnerships, LLCs, many different types of corporations, newer alternatives like co-ops, and triple bottom line entities can be confusing and full of marketing hype.
This workshop walks you through a decision process to help you choose the legal entity that best suits your business plans.
Interested in attending this class?
We’re thrilled to have you! All clients must register for classes via your client portal account. Here’s how you can do it:
Go to the Calendar: Navigate to the Calendar tab at your portal’s top left corner.
Select & Enroll: Find your desired class, click on Enroll, answer the brief questions, and hit Submit.
New to the Renaissance Community?
Get started by filling out a client interest form and creating your client portal.
Orientation: Sign up for an orientation session and meet with a Renaissance team member who will work with you to assess your business needs.
Post-Orientation Steps: Log into your new client portal after completing the orientation. Then, follow the steps outlined under “Already a Renaissance Client” to register for classes.
*All clients must complete orientation before attending classes*
Descubre cómo usar la inteligencia artificial de forma sencilla para mejorar tus procesos y hacer crecer tu negocio. Aprende herramientas prácticas que te ahorrarán tiempo, aumentarán tu productividad y te ayudarán a tomar mejores decisiones.
Interested in attending this event?
All clients must register for classes via your client portal account. Here’s how you can do it. Already a Renaissance Client?
Log in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen
Aprende a diseñar una marca que conecte con tu audiencia y te diferencie de la competencia. En este taller descubrirás cómo definir tu identidad, fortalecer la confianza de tus clientes y aplicar estrategias prácticas para impulsar el crecimiento de tu negocio.
Interested in attending this event?
All clients must register for classes via your client portal account. Here’s how you can do it. Already a Renaissance Client?
Log in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen
with Ranger Kielak
In-Person at 637 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Unlock the power of AI tools like ChatGPT to streamline your content creation process in this practical, hands-on workshop.
What You’ll Learn:
AI for Business Basics Learn how to use ChatGPT to build a content calendar and save time every week.
AI for Business Growth Discover how to use multiple AI tools to create a sustainable system for content and business growth.
Perfect for entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to create high-quality content faster and scale their business efficiently—without the overwhelm.
Interested in attending this event?
All clients must register for classes via your client portal account. Here’s how you can do it. Already a Renaissance Client?
Log in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen
with Adela Jaimes
In-Person at 1999 Pescadero Creek Rd, Pescadero, CA
Aprende cómo convertir tu idea en un negocio real y sostenible, con pasos claros y herramientas prácticas para iniciar con confianza. Este taller está diseñado para emprendedores principiantes que buscan claridad y estructura para dar sus primeros pasos, validar su idea y comenzar con una base sólida y estratégica.
Interested in attending this event?
All clients must register for classes via your client portal account. Here’s how you can do it. Already a Renaissance Client?
Log in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen
Renaissance small business resource center opens in Half Moon Bay
Local officials, workforce development leaders and entrepreneurs celebrated the opening of the new Opportunity Center of the Coastside in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Half Moon Bay’s Main Street on Thursday evening. The center’s main goal is to provide job training, host informational sessions for small businesses and incubate potential startups in the coast.
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses that relied on regular foot traffic and tourism struggled on the Coatside when they were forced to shut down.
Half Moon Bay City Manager Matthew Chidester, who grew up in the Coastside, said in a speech that during the recovery from COVID-19, he knew it was time to diversify the community, the economy and become more resilient.
“Working with our partners in the community, we started the Coastal Recovery Initiative,” said Chidester. “We brought in a group of fabulous residents from all across every sector, every community, every background to really help shape what we hope will become the future of the coastal economy and quality of life for our residents.”
What culminated in the Coastal Recovery Initiative was a report that had a series of actionable recommendations to start changing the future. The first item was to build a center where someone could getjob seeker support, business development support and entrepreneurial support.
Luckily, San Mateo County had opened an Economic Opportunity Center in South San Francisco and Redwood City. Each center has their own style since each center is meant to reflect their community.
“We were at the county trying to figure out how best to invest these dollars, we wanted to help communities and families get back on their feet after all of the disruptions of the pandemic, especially on the coastside,” said Justin Mates, a deputy executive with the San Mateo County. “But we also wanted to find ways to maybe get us better and put us in a better place than we were before the pandemic.”
$2.5 million dollars in pandemic relief funds are supporting programming at the Opportunity Center. Organizations that will be functioning in the center include the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber, Renaissance Entrepreneur Center, JobTrain and Coastside Venture Studios.
At the end of the speeches from leaders that included Renaissance CEO Sharon Miller, obTrain CEO Barrie Hathaway, American Energy President Eric Vettel (who oversees the business incubator at Coastside Venture Studios), representatives of the office of US Rep. Anna Eshoo and San Mateo County District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller, Half Moon Bay Mayor Joaquin Jimenez announced that he is a client of the services provided by the center.
“Last year I actually became a client of the Renaissance Center – I started my own business,” said Jimenez. “JobTrain, I have to learn about them. And as I read, I became interested – ‘let me see if I have the qualifications to take that job’ and I became the regional director for JobTrain.”
