San Francisco Small Business Week 2017: Full Schedule

9:00am PDT

Tales of Successful Succession Planning

The daily work needed to make a business successful leaves little time to plan for the ownership and management changes that will inevitably occur. Hear from business owners who have taken the time to plan for a successful succession(s) either from one generation to the next or through employee ownership.

Moderator: Isabelle Lescent-Giles
Featured Speakers: Fiona O’Connor Devereux, Family Owned Business- Harrington Galleries; Keith Goldstein, Business Sold to Employees, Everest Waterproofing and Restoration

Moderators

Isabelle Lescent-Giles

USF Gellert Family Business Resource Center

Isabelle Lescent-Giles, PhD, is a visiting assistant professor at the Gellert Family Business Resource Center, University of San Francisco. She focuses on how family businesses survive, adapt and stay innovative across generations, and as a business historian, advises families on... Read More →

Speakers

Fiona O’Connor Devereux

Harrington Galleries

Harrington Galleries is a lifestyle emporium located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District and has been a Bay Area landmark for more than 40 years. Ms. Devereux’s parents arrived from Ireland and like many others found an opportunity to develop a business in the... Read More →

Keith Goldstein

Everest Waterproofing and Restoration

Keith Goldstein founded Everest in 1999 after being a partner in another contracting firm for 23 years prior. In 2011 he started planning for the transition of his business. It was important to Keith that the business ownership transferred to employees who would continue to provide... Read More →

Robert Sanchez

Casa Sanchez

Tuesday May 16, 2017 9:00am - 9:45am PDT
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center 505 Howard St, San Francisco

Conference

9:45am PDT

Inside Scoop on Becoming a Franchisor or Franchisee in San Francisco

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Join our panelist, two local small businesses, to discuss successful franchising, yes, in San Francisco. Hear about both being a franchise and franchising your business to grow. You too can be a franchise and still be a unique ‘San Francisco” small business.

Moderator: Brian Kuepper, Sr. Franchise Consultant | FranNet of the Bay Area
www.frannet.com/bkuepper

Franchisor: In-Symmetry Wellness Spa; Owners: Candace and Dave Combs

Franchisee: Papabubble SF, Owner: Dean Hseih

Moderators

Brian Kuepper

Sr. Franchise Consultant, FranNet of the Bay Area

Speakers

Candace Combs

Owner, In-Symmetry Wellness Spa

In-Symmetry Spa is a family owned and operated business providing Deep-Tissue, Sports, and Pre-Natal massage with a structural focus, full-body waxing, and a results-driven skin care program. Founded in San Francisco by Candace Combs in 1999, this unique spa aims to provide accessible... Read More →

Dave Combs

Owner, In-Symmetry Wellness Spa

Dean Hseih

Owner, Papabubble SF

Dean Hsieh worked for Papabubble in Taiwan for many years and in 2013 opened up his own franchise in San Francisco (PapabubbleSF). The original Papabubble has born in 2004 in the city of Barcelona with the goal of recovering the ancient artisanal candy making process. Papabubble is known for making hard candies by hand in the store, with intricate designs and flavors ranging from the simple (raspberry, l... Read More →

Tuesday May 16, 2017 9:45am - 10:30am PDT
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center 505 Howard St, San Francisco

Conference

11:00am PDT

Founders Stories: Evan Bloom, Wise Sons; Carin Luna-Ostaseski, Sia Scotch & Monetta White, 1300 Fillmore

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Founders Stories: Evan Bloom, Wise Sons; Carin Luna-Ostaseski, Sia Scotch & Monetta White, 1300 Fillmore
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Being a small business owner is more of a journey than a job. We’ve expanded this workshop to a whole day where you can hear from successful entrepreneurs about their journey, lessons learned, and what it has taken for them to reach their level of success today.

Featured Speakers

Evan Bloom, Wise Sons Deli
Carin Luna-Ostaseski, Sia Scotch
Monetta White, 1300 Fillmore

Speakers

Evan Bloom

Co-Founder and Owner, Wise Sons Deli

Evan founded Wise Sons with Leo Beckerman and his brother Ari in 2010. Today Evan serves as the company President and oversees the company’s day-to-day operations with a specific focus on culinary and brand direction. An architect by training, he spent the first years of Wise Sons... Read More →

Carin Luna-Ostaseski

Founder and Owner, Sia Scotch

If you think Scotch isn’t for you, Carin Luna-Ostaseski bets she can change your mind! In 2014, Miami, FL native Carin fulfilled a personal dream when she launched her own brand of Scotch – SIA Scotch Whisky. For Carin, creating something tangible was a real passion, considering... Read More →

Monetta White

Owner, Black Bark BBQ; 1300 on Fillmore

Born and raised in San Francisco, Monetta White has strong ties to the city both personally and professionally. In 2007 when she and husband Chef David Lawrence opened 1300 on Fillmore, the duo were excited by the opportunity to help revive the neighborhood through good food and music... Read More →

Sponsors

Bank of America

Bank of America® is committed to making the financial lives of our 3 million small business clients better, as well as strengthening the local communities we serve. Our small business bankers, client managers and Practice Solutions specialists provide banking, credit and cash... Read More →

Tuesday May 16, 2017 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center 505 Howard St, San Francisco

Conference

1:00pm PDT

Founders Stories: Kevin McCracken, Social Imprints; Keith Greggor, Anchor Brewing & Rohit Prakash and Nipul Patel, TownSquared

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Being a small business owner is more of a journey than a job. We’ve expanded this workshop to a whole day where you can hear from successful entrepreneurs about their journey, lessons learned, and what it has taken for them to reach their level of success today.

Speakers

Keith Greggor, Co-Founder of Anchor Brewers & Distillers

After an early career as a civil engineer, Keith gained an MBA at City University Business School in London. Experimenting with his own businesses led to joining IDV’s first Group Marketing Structure in 1983. Closely involved with the senior management of arguably the most dynamic... Read More →

Kevin McCracken, Social Imprints

Kevin McCracken is the Co-Founder of Social Imprints, a full service branded merchandise company in San Francisco. Over the past eight years, Social Imprints has created merchandise programs for some of the worlds top brands including, Airbnb, Pinterest, DocuSign, Dropbox, Zendesk... Read More →

Rohit Prakash, TownSquared

As the son of small business owners, Rohit developed a true understanding of the problems they faced on a daily basis and was driven to protect small business and help them thrive. He knew one thing business owners were short on was time, and he saw an opportunity for them to... Read More →

Nipul Patel, TownSquared

Nipul is a supporter and advocate of the culture and vitality of small businesses in local communities. He was born into a family sustained by not only its small-business ownership, but the communities that supported them. He spent nearly seven years at CEB optimizing risk management... Read More →

Sponsors

U.S. Bank

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $446 billion in assets as of December 31, 2016, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. The Company operates 3,106 banking offices in 25 states and 4,842 ATMs... Read More →

Tuesday May 16, 2017 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center 505 Howard St, San Francisco

Conference