SF Small Business Summit

A FREE one-day summit on the strategies, tools and resources for supporting local businesses and strong neighborhood corridors.

The SF Small Business Summit is a one-day summit bringing together small businesses, merchant associations, community organizations, and City leaders from across San Francisco. It highlights San Francisco’s vibrant economy where businesses can start, grow, and thrive, offering guidance on how to navigate and benefit from it. Attendees will walk away with fresh insights, new connections, and ideas to move their work forward.

Throughout the day, attendees will engage in a mix of keynote conversation, panel discussions, and breakout sessions covering topics such as brand growth, building strong merchant and community organizations, accessing resources, and activating commercial corridors.

What to Expect

  • Keynote conversation with city and business leaders
  • Panels and Breakout Sessions on topics like Marketing and Customer Attraction, Capacity Building, and Small Business Resources
  • Tour of SF Permit Center
  • Networking throughout the day and a no-host happy hour

More details on speakers coming soon!

Who Should Attend

  • Small business owners and entrepreneurs
  • Merchant associations and Community Benefit Districts (CBDs/BIDs)
  • Community-based organizations supporting small businesses
  • City partners and agencies
  • Anyone interested in strengthening neighborhood commercial corridors

Language interpretation, including ASL, is available upon request with at least 5 business days notice. We will make every effort to honor requests submitted within a shorter timeframe; however, requests received after that may not be accommodated.

49 South Van Ness is ADA compliant. We are committed to making this event accessible. Please let us know if you need accommodations during registration or by emailing OEWD@sfgov.org.Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability.

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Date

May 29 2026

Time

Pacific Time
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

More Info

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Location

49 S Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94103
49 S Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94103

Organizer

SF Office of Economic & Workforce Development
Phone
415-554-6969
Email
oewd@sfgov.org
Website
SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development
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Judges

Each Runway to Success Competition will feature a judging panel composed of industry executives and business owners with expertise across the airport, aviation and transportation sectors, including operations, procurement and supplier management.

The final pitch competition, held at the AMAC Airport Business Conference, will feature a VIP panel of leaders from the largest airport food and retail operators in North America who possess the authority to extend a business offer.

Suppliers

Supplier applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Suppliers of Goods and Services Positioned to Support Growth, Innovation or Customer Experience in the Aviation Industry

  • Suppliers Offering Strategic, Innovative or Scalable Solutions

  • Must Be Registered as a Legal Business Entity and in Good Standing

  • At Least 51% Minority- or Woman-Owned

  • Able to Clearly Articulate the Value of Their Product or Service in a Short Pitch Format

  • Must Be Available to Attend the Live Pitch Event

  • Must Not Currently Have or Be In the Process of Establishing an Agreement With Any Operators or Airport Concessionaires

HOSTS

AMAC is accepting applications from partners to host one of the eight (8) first-round Runway to Success Supplier Pitch Competitions.

Hosting a first-round competition is critical to the overall Runway to Success Supplier Competition. Each host site serves as a gateway for local and regional entrepreneurs, small businesses and ACDBEs to access AMAC’s national platform and connect to contracting and partnership opportunities.