women’s business center
Renaissance’s Women’s Business Center, a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), provides business training, counseling, access to capital and markets and support strategies that are essential to the successful growth of emerging and established entrepreneurs in San Francisco.
New Clients
Get started by filling out the client interest form below. Once you submit this form, you will receive a link to register for an orientation. At our orientation, you will learn more about our services and programs.
Existing Clients
To sign up for our classes, please log in to your client portal.
For personalized one-on-one assistance and if you are an existing client, kindly reach out to us via email at wbc@rencenter.org.
Programs and Services
These orientations will introduce you to Renaissance classes, workshops, programs for women, special events, access to capital, and other services as well as other resources in your community. They will help you determine which programs and services are right for you and your stage of business development.
This intensive class focuses on creating a practical and effective business plan—one of the most useful documents an entrepreneur will ever use. It is a critical management tool for feasibility analysis, operations, marketing and finance and is necessary for accessing capital for business launch and growth.
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.
Women Mean Business has been a Women’s series networking program, where women can join fellow women entrepreneurs.
A space for entrepreneurs to share stories of resiliency, strength and support. This workshop will be an interactive space, so come prepared to meet and talk with other entrepreneurs and the Renaissance team.
Eventos de networking en Español para mujeres latinas emprendedoras! Organizado junto con la organizacion Prospera.
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Upcoming Multi-Week Classes
Start Smart 2024 (WBC 1/16/24 – 2/6/24)
This class will meet for 2.5 hours over Zoom once a week for four weeks. If you are ready to...
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Upcoming Workshops & Events
Red de Emprendedoras Latinas: Visión Board Realista y Concreto (WBC Evento en Persona)
La Red de Emprendedoras Latinas es un evento en persona diseñado especialmente para mujeres latinas dueñas de negocio que buscan...
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Women Mean Business: AI-Powered Resilience (WBC in-person event)
Empower yourself with the knowledge of how AI tools can fortify your resilience in the face of challenges. In this...
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Preparate Para Tus Impuestos 2023 (WBC 12/14/23)
Como empresarios o dueños de negocios, estar al día con la gestión de impuestos y sus actualizaciones reglamentarias es una...
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Clases en Español
Red de Emprendedoras Latinas: Visión Board Realista y Concreto (WBC Evento en Persona)
La Red de Emprendedoras Latinas es un evento en persona diseñado especialmente para mujeres latinas dueñas de negocio que buscan...
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Preparate Para Tus Impuestos 2023 (WBC 12/14/23)
Como empresarios o dueños de negocios, estar al día con la gestión de impuestos y sus actualizaciones reglamentarias es una...
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We offer a variety of different workshops to help with your small business.
For a full list please visit our calendar. We hope to see you at our next workshop!
Business Counseling
Renaissance Women’s Business Center & South of Market business advisors are experts in their fields and are dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed. To request counseling, please contact Susana Cardenas, Client Success Manager, at wbc@rencenter.org or by phone (415) 295-2558.
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Join Us For Future Events & Classes
The Renaissance WBC is open Monday through Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, evenings and weekends by appointment.
Renaissance Women’s Business Center is a program of the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Office of Women’s Business Ownership’s mission is to establish and oversee a network of Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) throughout the United States and its territories. Through the management and technical assistance provided by the WBCs, entrepreneurs – especially women who are economically or socially disadvantaged – are offered comprehensive training and counseling on a vast array of topics to help clients start and grow their own businesses. For more information on the Small Business Administration click here.
All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested, at least 2 weeks in advance. Contact: Lucero De Leon at ldeleon@rencenter.org or (415) 348-6217.
WBC Advisory Board Members
