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55 or over
Have a business idea
Live in San Mateo County, Santa Clara County or selected cities of the Unincorporated Alameda County.
The EncorePreneurship™ Program
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ADVISORY BOARD
Small Business Legal advice
Small Business
Legal Advice
Benjamin Martin
An attorney and business adviser for the needs of startups and small business, such as contracts, legal organization, regulations, IP protection, risk reduction, and family law for business owners. Now at the SBDC in San Mateo County, he has worked for 4 SBDCs in Los Angeles County.
Business Owner
John Kevranian
President at Broadway Burlingame Business Improvement District. Skilled in negotiation, budgeting, business planning, operations management, and sales. Proven record in Economic Development & Government Affairs.
Adult Programming
Roz Kutler
Rosalind Kutler is a librarian at Redwood City Public Library. She has done a tremendous work in promoting Library programs benefitting the RC community.
Human Resources
Nancy Nelson
As an HR professional Nancy helps organizations and people succeed. She has held senior HR leadership positions, mostly in high tech, for companies large and small with locations around the globe. But her passion is with small business, where I started her HR career.
Aging Care
Daniela Jonguitud
Business Lender
Business Lender
Anita Russell
Anita is the Community Development Manager for Working Solutions. She brings an indubitable ability to lead, empathize, and communicate as a vibrant visionary, engaging in a diversity of informationally robust symposiums centered on financial literacy and access to capital.
Talent Acquisition
Ed Woo
A seasoned Talent Acquisition leader and recruiter with over 20 years of diverse and broad-based talent acquisition and project management experience, Ed has a proven track record of producing quality results ranging from building from scratch startups to scaling medium to large national companies for growth and expansion.
Franchising
Diane Pleuss
Diane is a seasoned franchise business consultant with FranChoice. Since 2004, she has been diligently matching entrepreneurs with suitable franchise opportunities and providing invaluable guidance to avoid common pitfalls. With a profound understanding of various business models, Diane has become a trusted professional in the field.
Financial Education
Gustavo Castillo
Gustavo is a Financial Education Specialist at San Mateo Credit Union
in Redwood City, CA.
Gustavo works with community organizations and schools and facilitates workshops in order to help increase financial fitness in San Mateo County.

Education Programming, collecting and organizing data, following up with financial education program participants.
Credit Analyst
Emily Tran
Emily is a Credit Analyst at Pacific Community Ventures, where she supports entrepreneurs in securing financing to sustain or grow their businesses. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges small business owners face, she is committed to providing them with the tools necessary to thrive and contribute to their communities.