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Industry Initiatives Program

SPECIALIZED SUPPORT FOR FORWARD-THINKING COMPANIES

Dedicated to continuing San Francisco's tradition of business excellence, OEWD's Industry Initiatives Program focuses on the unique needs of businesses. For emerging and established companies alike, the Industry Initiatives Program serves as a centralized clearinghouse of information and services to support their ongoing success.

Industry support includes:

  • Assistance in navigating city government to ensure that companies spend more time doing business and less time searching for answers
  • Access to local, state and federal tax credits, energy-efficiency programs and employee training funds to help companies lower their business costs
  • Employee recruitment, training and retention services to provide businesses with a pool of skilled applicants necessary for their success
  • Site location assistance to help facilitate start-up, expansion or relocation

For information and assistance, contact the Industry Initiatives Business Development Team:

ChinaSF
Xintong Zhang
xzhang@sfced.org
415-352-8837

Clean Technology and Green Business
Todd Rufo
todd.rufo@sfgov.org
415-554-5694

FashionSF
Ellyn Parker
Ellyn.Parker@sfgov.org
415-554-5185

Financial and Professional Services
Todd Rufo
todd.rufo@sfgov.org
415-554-5694

Information Technology and Digital Media
Laurel Barsotti
Laurel.Barsotti@sfgov.org
415-554-6471

IPDR (Integrated Production, Distribution and Repair)
Todd Rufo
todd.rufo@sfgov.org
415-554-5694

Life Sciences and Health Care
Todd Rufo
todd.rufo@sfgov.org
415-554-5694

Retail and Hospitality
Todd Rufo
todd.rufo@sfgov.org
415-554-5694

  INTEGRATED PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION AND REPAIR REGISTRATION PROGRAM  
  Building owners with IPDR tenants who employ a specified number of “Disadvantaged Workers” in San Francisco’s Eastern Neighborhoods PDR and UMU zoning districts can qualify for up to a 50% fee development impact waiver for any new permitted IPDR use.  
 
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