Renaissance Richmond

Located in downtown Richmond, directly across the street from Richmond BART, Renaissance Richmond welcomes new and experienced business owners who desire the skills, community and confidence to build thriving businesses. With a variety of learning experiences to help you test an idea or launch or grow your business, all that’s needed is your passion, commitment and hard work. Our expert staff and consultants are dedicated to teaching, coaching and guiding you through every phase of your business development.

Learn how we can help you with your business

We recommend coming to an orientation to get an overview of the small business services offered at Renaissance Richmond. Join us for an orientation, held the first Wednesday of every month.

Small business assistance services

We offer intensive business readiness, business fundamentals, business planning, and women empowerment classes, just to name a few. We also have sales, marketing, ecommerce, and legal workshops, consulting, networking and more. All services are offered in English and Spanish. See calendar for more information.

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Charla: Consejos y Consideraciones para Comenzar un negocio de Comida (Richmond)

August 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Duration: 2 horas

Prepárate y Planea antes de empezar tu negocio. Compartiremos consejos y platicaremos de consideraciones importantes para empezar un negocio de...
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Business Preparation (Richmond)

August 23 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Duration: Once a week for 11 weeks

Take our Business Prep class to learn business basics and develop networks. The 11-week class provides an overview of target...
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Empoderamiento Femenino para Mujeres Emprendedoras (San Francisco)

September 17 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Duration: Una vez a la semana por cuatro semanas

¿Has pensado abrir un negocio? ¿Tienes dudas y temores? Es totalmente natural sentir temor a lo desconocido, lo primero que...
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Scholarships

We offer financial assistance for our classes through scholarships, that range from 10-50% off class tuition, based on your income and your county of residence. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you will need to provide proof of household income and a completed income verification form at least two weeks before a class starts. Learn more about eligibility and requirements on our scholarships by clicking the button below or email Lucero De Leon at ldeleon@rencenter.org with any questions.

Scholarships

Launch and Grow Meetups

Richmond Meetups are monthly gatherings for entrepreneurs in West Contra Costa to network and discuss topics pertinent to new and growing small business owners. See our calendar to find the next Meetup.

Calendar

Launch and Grow Labs

Launch and Grow Labs are study groups for entrepreneurs to work and solve business problems with the help of other entrepreneurs. The Lab is held the first Monday of each month. See our calendar to find the next Launch and Grow Lab.

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Financing Resource Center

The Financing Resource Center (FRC) is also headquartered at Renaissance SoMa. If you need help with getting the right small business loan to start, grow or expand your business please sign up for a consultation with our expert finance consultant. All FRC services are free.

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Business incubation—coming soon!

Professional office space will be available shortly for new and emerging businesses committed to growing their business, available to entrepreneurs committed to intensive growth. Email Lucero DeLeon at ldeleon@rencenter.org to join our interest list and we will let you know when we are ready to begin.

Coworking—coming soon!

Co-Working space is an open room concept shared work space for those seeking an entrepreneurial community and access to conference rooms, computers, copier, wifi and expert consultants. Email Lucero DeLeon at ldeleon@rencenter.org to join our interest list and we will let you know when we are ready to begin.