For years Travis Credit Union (TCU) has been helping small businesses in our service area with all their financial needs from small business start-up loans to large business expansion loans. We offer a variety of lending products: Which can be used for inventory, supplies, furniture, fixtures and equipment, AR/AP, general...

Richmond’s Yellow Brick Road Project Wins $6.2 Million State Grant Richmond, CA, November, 2015—The city of Richmond secured a $6.2 million Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to build the first leg of the Yellow Brick Road in Richmond’s underserved Iron Triangle neighborhood. Conceived of by...

Rob Lightner and Chris Coomber are long-time friends who have lived and raised their families in the Bay Area, and they bonded over brewing beer at home. Unlike most of what’s happening in the current craft beer zeitgeist, their hearts hearkened back to regional icons like Anchor and Sierra Nevada,...

Featured Member – Herbalife By Gwen Buchanan Herbalife is a premier nutrition company. We make nutrition products with protein, fiber and vitamins to complement a balanced diet and support a healthy, active life. Herbalife is unique because of the one-on-one coaching and support that Herbalife Independent Distributors provide to their...

Business of the Month (May 2017) – Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union As an offshoot of Consumers’ Cooperative of Berkeley Inc., Cooperative Center FCU’s roots are intertwined with those of the communities we serve. Whether it’s responding to the thorny issues of the ’60s and ’70s (redlining) by creating home...

Featured Member – YES Nature to Neighborhoods: Support Richmond’s youth on May 4th! YES Nature to Neighborhoods is a Richmond nonprofit that provides low-income youth and families of color with transformational experiences in the outdoors, health and wellness trainings, and year-round leadership training and support so that Richmond residents can...

Rich City Biz Blog April 17, 2017 Description of Services Randall Shores is a business consultant with the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.  Randy is available to advise business owners how to increase sales, increase profits, and grow their business.  He brings the knowledge and experience of having started several successful...

Featured Member – La Strada Restaurant  Tuscan Style Dining in San Pablo With over twenty years of restaurant experience, Chef Martin of La Strada knows a thing or two about delivering an elegant yet comforting dining experience. Guests are warmly ushered in by friendly staff who do not hesitate to...

Featured Member – Richmond Museum of History The Company Town – Legacy Businesses in Richmond Richmond has one of the last remaining Carnegie Libraries in California. Designed by Canadian-American William H. Weeks in 1910, the library hosts the Richmond Museum of History’s expansive collection of documents, artifacts, and folklore. The...

Featured Member – Visionova HR Consulting Bernadette Jones is the co-founder of Visionova HR Consulting, a firm that has served nonprofit and for-profit organizations across the East Bay since 2012. She is recognized as a visionary leader with experience supporting organizations in the areas of small business development, healthcare, community...