Pillar II · SVCED Program
Small Business Technical Assistance
One-on-one coaching for Silicon Valley's smallest firms.
This program is in active development. Timelines and capacity depend on funding — express interest and we will contact you as cohorts and cycles open.
What we do
The substance behind the promise.
SVCED offers free, confidential technical assistance to the smallest firms on Silicon Valley's commercial corridors — the corner restaurants, salons, contractors, and family-run shops that hold neighborhoods together but are rarely served by traditional business support programs.
Coaching is scoped to the owner's first priority: bookkeeping and cash flow, tax and compliance, capital readiness, contracting and procurement, or digital operations. Self-serve guides in our resource library are available now while coaching capacity expands.
The program is being built alongside community lenders and municipal small-business offices across the Bay Area so owners are handed to the right partner rather than a dead end.
Who it's for
Eligibility, in plain language.
- For-profit small businesses located or primarily serving Silicon Valley.
- In operation for at least six months, or with a clear plan to launch.
- Priority for minority-, women-, and immigrant-owned businesses.
How to apply
Four steps. No mystery.
- 01
Fill out the interest form (link below).
- 02
A program manager reviews your request and matches you with a coach as capacity allows.
- 03
Meet with your coach; scope is set together at the first session.
- 04
Engagements run until the owner's goals are met, at no cost to the business.
Prefer to talk first? Email us with a sentence or two about your situation and a program coordinator will follow up within one week.