Small Business Commission

We analyze how laws can impact small businesses and how we can help small businesses thrive.

Meetings

Recurring Meetings

We meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 4:30pm in City Hall, Room 400.

Small Business Commission 2024 Meeting Schedule

 

Questions?

Contact Kerry Birnbach, Commission Secretary, kerry.birnbach@sfgov.org 

Past meetings

October 28, 2024 Small Business Commission Meeting

Monday, Oct 28, 2024, 4:30 pm

September 23, 2024 Small Business Commission Meeting

Monday, Sep 23, 2024, 4:30 pm
Cancelled

August 26, 2024 Small Business Commission Meeting

Monday, Aug 26, 2024, 4:30 pm
See past meetings

Resources

Reports
2022 Small Business Survey on Economic Recovery

Read key findings and policy recommendations regarding economic recovery based on a 2022 survey of over 800 small businesses in San Francisco.
2020 Survey: the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in SF

We asked small businesses how COVID-19 changed their work and how we could help.
Report: how to help small businesses with new tobacco laws

With new laws on tobacco sales, here are 15 ways to help businesses adapt.
Past policy recommendations
Small Business Commission Recommendations - 2024

See our feedback on proposals and laws that impact small businesses.
Small Business Commission Recommendations - 2023

See our feedback on proposals and laws that matter to small businesses.
Small Business Commission Recommendations - 2022

See our feedback on proposals and laws that matter to small businesses.
Small Business Commission Recommendations - 2021

See our feedback on proposals and laws that matter to small businesses.
Small Business Commission Recommendations - 2020

See our feedback on proposals and laws that matter to small businesses.
Small Business Commission Recommendations - 2019

See our feedback on proposals and laws that impact small businesses.

About

We are a group of small business owners and community members. We want to make sure San Francisco is a great place to own, operate and work at a small business. To do this, we suggest ways the City can better support the small business community, including taking positions on laws that will impact small businesses and sharing our ideas with the Mayor and Board of Supervisors.

Learn more about us

People

Commissioners

We have 7 members: 4 are chosen by the Mayor and 3 are chosen by the Board of Supervisors.

Miriam Zouzounis
Vice President
Miriam Zouzounis
West Coast Partner
Terra Sancta Trading Company
Lawanda Dickerson
Commissioner
Lawanda Dickerson
Owner
U3Fit
Cynthia Huie
President
Cynthia Huie
Owner, On Waverly
William Ortiz-Cartagena
Commissioner
William Ortiz-Cartagena
Owner
Cartagena Consulting
Ron Benitez
Commissioner
Ron Benitez
Co-Founder, Asmbly Hall
Rachel Herbert
Commissioner
Rachel Herbert
Founder and President, Park Café Group
Dimitri Thierry Cornet
Commissioner
Dimitri Thierry Cornet
Owner
Werk Salon

Staff

Kerry Birnbach
Kerry Birnbach
Senior Policy Analyst / Commission Secretary

Contact

City Hall

1 Dr Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Room 140
San Francisco, CA 94102

Mon to Fri, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed from noon - 1:00 pm)

View location on google maps
Get directions

Phone

Request public records

Email kerry.birnbach@sfgov.org to submit a request.