Business Development, Community Economic Development and Marketing Campaign services

The City of San Francisco is seeking a vendor to provide business development, community economic development, and marketing campaign services to support local merchants, non-profits, and the cultural economy. The agency needs to solve the challenge of promoting local arts and music while simultaneously providing technical, financial, and volunteer support to small businesses and non-profits. The selected partner will manage the SF LIVE arts and culture website, drive social media engagement, and generate media coverage for SF Music Week programming. The scope of work covers matching small non-profits with skilled volunteer staff and providing technical assistance to help small businesses access loan capital. This assistance includes conducting financial capacity assessments, preparing cash flow projections, and developing business plans aligned with lender expectations. The agency also requires the tracking of economic impacts for the Third Street Cultural Economy Entrepreneur Fellows Program, including revenue generation, customer spending, and business engagement. For the community economic development portion, the agency requires door-to-door business engagement, identification and registration of ground floor vacancies, and referral of businesses to appropriate City services. Bidders must be United States organizations, as only onshore entities are eligible for this opportunity. The selected vendor must perform all work offsite from their own office location. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget for this project. The agency will host a virtual technical assistance conference on June 10, 2026. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 11, 2026.