Apply for a women-owned small business mini-grant

The SF Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund will review applications and give out the available funding.

We are accepting applications on June 8 until June 15 at 5pm.

Your business must:

• Be a for-profit business

• Have up to 5 employees

• Have been in operation since at least September 16, 2019

• Have had less than $2.5 million in gross annual receipts in 2018 or 2019

• Have seen a 25% decline in revenue because of a closure or reduced operations during the coronavirus outbreak

• Follow the Stay home public health order and guidance for businesses.

• Be a non-essential business or a family child care business. Check if your business is non-essential.

You will need to upload these documents to apply:

• Completed and signed W-9
• SF business license and registration
• Your business reopening or recovery plan

You will need to prove a 25% decline in revenue in a 30-day period in 2020 compared to 2019. You can submit bank statements, tax documents, or a report from your accounting software or point of sale system.

You will need to download our reopening plan template and fill it out for your business. When you apply for a mini-grant, you will upload your plan.

We will ask you about your identity, business details, and the impact of coronavirus on your business.

You will need to agree to enroll in at least 2 virtual learning opportunities that support your business.

We will assign you a business coach to work with. After you get the grant, you and your coach must come up with a re-opening and recovery plan. You must also work with your coach to document the impact of this grant.

We also have a mini-grant fund for neighborhood small businesses. Women-owned businesses in these neighborhoods may only apply for one mini-grant.