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Taking
a
business
from
a
dream
to
reality
is
a
complicated
task.
The
first
year
is
usually
the
most
difficult
for
small
businesses.
With
that
in
mind,
the
Calling
All
Dreamers
award
package
has
been
specifically
designed
to
provide
the
winner
with
the
resources
and
tools
needed
to
succeed.
While
many
new
businesses
struggle
with
startup
costs,
overhead
expenses,
public
permitting
processes,
and
the
details
of
actually
managing
a
business,
the
DSF
will
navigate
the
winning
entrepreneur
through
those
challenges
to
become
Downtowns
next
success
story.
Could
it
be
you?
FREE
RENT
Receive
up
to
twelve
months
free
base
rent
Downtown.
The
winner
will
have
the
opportunity
to
select
one
of
several
retail
spaces
either
in
the
Downtown
Plaza
or
CIMs
800
J
Lofts
building.
Specific
terms
may
vary
and
will
be
negotiated
directly
between
the
winning
business
and
selected
property
owner
during
the
competition
process.
STOREFRONT
OPTIONS:
Property
Location
Size
Owner
800J
Lofts
Suite
A
1,590
sf
CIM
800J
Lofts
Suite
B
964
sf
CIM
Downtown
Plaza
Space
2089
1,320
sf
JMA
Ventures
Downtown
Plaza
Space
2083
955
sf
JMA
Ventures
START
UP
CAPITAL
Every
new
startup
business
needs
capital.
The
winner
will
receive
up
to
$10,000
in
matching
funds
to
help
get
the
doors
open,
made
possible
courtesy
of
CSUS,
SMUD,
Wells
Fargo.
SPACE
BUILDOUT
MarketOne
Builders,
the
fastest
growing,
full-service
General
Contractor
in
the
Sacramento
valley,
are
experts
in
their
field
and
want
to
provide
the
winner
with
up
to
$10,000
in
labor
and
services
to
make
your
new
space
the
perfect
fit
for
you.
ADVERTISING
Sacramento
Magazine,
the
best
guide
to
getting
the
most
out
of
the
Sacramento
region,
will
provide
the
winning
business
with
three
page
advertisements
in
the
issues
of
their
choice*,
1
e-newsletter
banner
per
month
for
6
months,
185,000
ROS
sacmag.com
banner
impressions
over
6
months.
*Subject
to
availability
Inside Publications will provide the winner with six page color ads in any of their three monthly publications: Inside the City, Inside East Sacramento, and Inside Arden, which together are delivered to over 100,000 readers living in Sacramentos Older neighborhoods.
BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES If you are going to succeed, youll need a strong team of consultants to point you in the right direction. Thanks to their strong dedication to downtown and passion for our community, weve assembled the best of the best. BRAND DEVELOPMENT MeringCarson, is a full-service advertising agency offering strategic planning, creative development, interactive and media buying services and specializes in brand development. Due to their dedication and passion for Downtown, they want to help the winner develop or refine the business brand and best position you for a strong start. MARKETING No business can survive without a strong marketing strategy. Vision Launchers, a branding and marketing company, are ready to help the winning business bring their idea to life by providing the necessary tools including website development, graphic design and photography. ACCOUNTING David Boyce founding Partner with Brown, Fink Boyce and Astle will provide the winner with up to 15 hours of accounting consult to support their needs in areas related to their financial and business operations. Brown, Fink, Boyce & Astle, LLP is a full-service Sacramento-based certified public accounting and business advisory firm serving clients primarily in Northern California and Nevada. LEGAL Kristina M. Reed, Attorney at Law, will provide up to 10 hours of business and real estate related transactional legal services. Located in Downtown Sacramento, the Law Office of Kristina M. Reed focuses its practice on the core areas of real estate and business. Whether it is giving general business counseling, negotiating a complex transaction or assisting a new start-up business, this firm offers well established experience, practical advice, and cost efficient solutions based on the needs of each particular client. POINT OF SALE For more than 20 years, Big Hairy Dog Information Systems has provided precision inventory control for thousands of stores in the specialty retail industry. Big Hairy Dog will provide the winning entrepreneur a QuickBooks Point Sale 2013 (OBPOS2013), single-user software license, hardware (including receipt printer, scanner, cash drawer, and credit card swiper) a tag printer, free installation and one year of unlimited training and support.
INTERIOR DESIGN Holben Design will provide an interior design consultation. Cheryl Holben has owned her own interior design business for 15 years, specializing in residential and commercial interiors. Recent projects have been completed in Sun Valley, Idaho, San Francisco, the Napa Valley and the greater Sacramento area. SIGNAGE Sign of Light will provide 20 hours of design and staff time to create a one-of-kind sign for your business. Sign of Light is a fully licensed C-10 electrical sign company. PRINTING TDogg Studios will provide the winner with their first set of business cards and flyers to let everyone know you are Open for Business!
Winner will be responsible for initiating consult and have up to a twelve-month period following the date of award to utilize pro bono services. Any unused portion of the Prize Package at the twelve-month point will be forfeited. There are no substitutions, transfers, or cash equivalents for prizes except that the DSF may, at its sole discretion, make substitution if necessary. The prizes are expressly limited to the items listed above and unless otherwise expressly specified, do not include taxes, gratuities, or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.