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A PROGRAM OF THE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO FOUNDATION

BUSINESSSTART-UPPRIZEPACKAGE

Takingabusinessfromadreamtorealityisacomplicatedtask.Thefirstyearisusuallythemost

difficultforsmallbusinesses.Withthatinmind,theCallingAllDreamers awardpackagehas

beenspecificallydesignedtoprovidethewinnerwiththeresourcesandtoolsneededtosucceed.

Whilemanynewbusinessesstrugglewithstartupcosts,overheadexpenses,publicpermitting

processes,andthedetailsofactuallymanagingabusiness,theDSFwillnavigatethewinning

entrepreneurthroughthosechallengestobecomeDowntown’snextsuccessstory.

Coulditbeyou?

FREERENT

ReceiveuptotwelvemonthsfreebaserentDowntown.Thewinnerwill

havetheopportunitytoselectoneofseveralretailspaceseitherinthe

DowntownPlazaorCIM’s800JLoftsbuilding.Specifictermsmayvary

andwillbenegotiateddirectlybetweenthewinningbusinessandselectedpropertyownerduringthecompetitionprocess.

STOREFRONTOPTIONS:

PropertyLocation SizeOwner

800JLoftsSuiteA 1,590sfCIM

800JLofts SuiteB 964sf CIM

DowntownPlazaSpace2089 1,320sfJMAVentures

DowntownPlazaSpace2083 955sfJMAVentures

STARTUPCAPITAL

Everynewstartupbusinessneedscapital.Thewinnerwillreceiveupto

$10,000inmatchingfundstohelpgetthedoorsopen,madepossible

courtesyofCSUS,SMUD,WellsFargo.

SPACEBUILDOUT

MarketOneBuilders,thefastestgrowing,full-serviceGeneralContractor

intheSacramentovalley,areexpertsintheirfieldandwanttoprovide

thewinnerwithupto$10,000inlaborandservicestomakeyournew

spacetheperfectfitforyou.

ADVERTISING

SacramentoMagazine,thebestguidetogettingthemostoutofthe

Sacramentoregion,willprovidethewinningbusinesswiththree¼pageadvertisementsintheissuesoftheirchoice*,1e-newsletterbannerper

monthfor6months,185,000ROSsacmag.combannerimpressionsover

6months.

*Subjecttoavailability

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InsidePublicationswillprovidethewinnerwithsix¼pagecoloradsin

anyoftheirthreemonthlypublications:InsidetheCity,InsideEast

Sacramento,andInsideArden,whichtogetheraredeliveredtoover

100,000readerslivinginSacramento’sOlderneighborhoods.

BUSINESSSUPPORTSERVICES

Ifyouaregoingtosucceed,you’llneedastrongteamofconsultantstopointyouintherightdirection.

Thankstotheirstrongdedicationtodowntownandpassionforourcommunity,we’veassembledthebest

ofthebest.

BRANDDEVELOPMENT

MeringCarson,isafull-serviceadvertisingagencyofferingstrategic

planning,creativedevelopment,interactiveandmediabuyingservices

andspecializesinbranddevelopment.Duetotheirdedicationand

passionforDowntown,theywanttohelpthewinnerdeveloporrefine

thebusiness’brandandbestpositionyouforastrongstart.

MARKETING

Nobusinesscansurvivewithoutastrongmarketingstrategy.Vision

Launchers,abrandingandmarketingcompany,arereadytohelpthe

winningbusinessbringtheirideatolifebyprovidingthenecessarytools

includingwebsitedevelopment,graphicdesignandphotography.

ACCOUNTING

DavidBoycefoundingPartnerwithBrown,FinkBoyceandAstlewill

providethewinnerwithupto15hoursofaccountingconsulttosupport

theirneedsinareasrelatedtotheirfinancialandbusinessoperations.

Brown,Fink,Boyce&Astle,LLPisafull-serviceSacramento-based

certifiedpublicaccountingandbusinessadvisoryfirmservingclients

primarilyinNorthernCaliforniaandNevada.

LEGAL

KristinaM.Reed,AttorneyatLaw,willprovideupto10hoursof

businessandrealestaterelatedtransactionallegalservices.Locatedin

DowntownSacramento,theLawOfficeofKristinaM.Reedfocusesits

practiceonthecoreareasofrealestateandbusiness.Whetheritis

givinggeneralbusinesscounseling,negotiatingacomplextransactionor

assistinganewstart-upbusiness,thisfirmofferswellestablished

experience,practicaladvice,andcostefficientsolutionsbasedonthe

needsofeachparticularclient.

POINTOFSALE

Formorethan20years,BigHairyDogInformationSystemshasprovided

precisioninventorycontrolforthousandsofstoresinthespecialtyretail

industry.BigHairyDogwillprovidethewinningentrepreneura

QuickBooksPointSale2013(OBPOS2013),single-usersoftwarelicense,

hardware(includingreceiptprinter,scanner,cashdrawer,andcredit

cardswiper)atagprinter,freeinstallationandoneyearofunlimited

trainingandsupport.

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INTERIORDESIGN

HolbenDesignwillprovideaninteriordesignconsultation.Cheryl

Holbenhasownedherowninteriordesignbusinessfor15years,

specializinginresidentialandcommercialinteriors.Recentprojectshave

beencompletedinSunValley,Idaho,SanFrancisco,theNapaValleyand

thegreaterSacramentoarea.

SIGNAGE

SignofLightwillprovide20hoursofdesignandstafftimetocreatea

one-of-kindsignforyourbusiness.SignofLightisafullylicensedC-10

electricalsigncompany.

PRINTING

TDoggStudioswillprovidethewinnerwiththeirfirstsetofbusiness

cardsandflyerstoleteveryoneknowyouareOpenforBusiness!

Winnerwillberesponsibleforinitiatingconsultandhaveuptoatwelve-monthperiodfollowingthedate

ofawardtoutilizeprobonoservices.AnyunusedportionofthePrizePackageatthetwelve-monthpoint

willbeforfeited.

Therearenosubstitutions,transfers,orcashequivalentsforprizesexceptthattheDSFmay,atitssole

discretion,makesubstitutionifnecessary.Theprizesareexpresslylimitedtotheitemslistedaboveand

unlessotherwiseexpresslyspecified,donotincludetaxes,gratuities,oranyotherexpenses.Other

restrictionsmayapply.