Community & Economic Development Committee
September 23, 2024
Item (d)4 Economic Development Activities Quarterly Status Report Carlos Velazquez, Public Information Manager
Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs
Small Business Ally Program Empowers Entrepreneurs
❖ OEDCA’s Small Business Ally Program helps small
and micro businesses navigate the complex world of
City permits, inspections, and business tax
registrations.
❖ The program assisted 2,977 small business
customers in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
❖ Small Business Allies Juan Borrelli and Anh Nguyen
are fluent in Spanish and Vietnamese. For questions
or to schedule an appointment, contact:
❖ [email protected]
❖ [email protected]
July 2024
2 Fostering Economic Vitality in San José’s Business Neighborhoods ❖ Business associations serve as a unifying force for local businesses in a corridor, advocating for their interests, facilitating collaboration, and driving community growth and economic vitality.
❖ Recent business corridor highlights:
❖ Story Road: New business association organizes
successful Story Road Night Market at Grand
Century Mall;
❖ East Village: Completion of new mural project and a
new name and logo: East Village San Jose;
❖ Winchester: Formation of a new business
association and board;
❖ Tully Road Eastridge: Approval of actions required
to establish a Business Improvement District for the
corridor.
July - September 2024
3 Work Experience Program for San José’s Youth
❖ The San José Works program is a six-week long
summer work experience program.
❖ 361 San José youth from low-income and
underserved communities received a professional
learning experience related to a career of interest.
❖ Employers included: CreaTV, Roku, JP Graphics,
Veggielution, East Side Union High School
District, and the Boys & Girls Club.
❖ To participate in the program as an employer or
student: bit.ly/sanjoseworks
August 2024
4 A Summer Celebrating New Businesses in San José
July - September 2024
5 MOMENT Post Street, 23 Post St. TMC Community Capital, 44 S. 1st St.
Angelous Bar and Grill, 78 S. 1st St,
Cali Cuts, 1162 E. William Ct.
ISE Labs, 2201 Qume Dr. Axiad, 101 Metro Dr.
Campus Burgers, 108 Paseo de San Antonio
Marketing Tips, Trainings, and Resources for
Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Looking for business support? Try one of our partner’s
FREE upcoming small business workshops:
❖ September 25, 2024: Employment Law online webinar
❖ October 1, 2024: 12 QuickBooks Online Tips & Tricks
online webinar
❖ October 3, 2024: Computacion: Proximos Pasos, online
webinar series
❖ November 18, 2024: Empowering Entrepreneurship +
Economic and Community Champions Awards
September 2024
6 Coming October 2024: Manufacturing Week² 2024
❖ Manufacturing is one of San José’s most
prominent industries, supporting the economy’s
technology sector.
❖ Manufacturing Week highlights the importance of
the manufacturing sector to our local and national
economy.
❖ Thursday October 3, 2024: Celebrate MFG!, a
kickoff to Manufacturing Week
❖ October 7 – 18, 2024: Organized tours of
manufacturing facilities for more than 450 students
from local high schools
7 Supporting Creative Businesses, Celebrating Cultural
Communities, and Helping Meet Climate Goals
❖ Creative Economic Fund: Grants of up to $7.5K awarded to seven arts-based businesses
❖ Cornerstone of the Arts Awards: Sculptor Ken Matsumoto and Arts Advocate Rick Holden (posthumous), October 3,
2024
❖ Upcoming Creative Ambassador events:
❖ October 4, 2024: Garden Impressions Exhibition with
Pantea Karimi, Institute of Contemporary Art
❖ October 12: Disco Connection Waaking Battle
and Celebration, Parque de los Pobladores
❖ SJ Climate Art Symposium, October 11 –12, 2024
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Community & Economic Development Committee
September 23, 2024
Item (d)4 Economic Development Activities Quarterly Status Report Carlos Velazquez, Public Information Manager
Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs
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