This page describes how to register a small business entrepreneur in SmallBusinessCentral.
Select Register Entrepreneur from the Register Client menu at the top of the webpage.
Below Register Entrepreneur, enter the First name, Last name, and Email of the entrepreneur.
Confirm the email.
Click Register Entrepreneur.
After you register the business, you can click View Entrepreneur to go to the Small Business Entrepreneur Application page. From the Small Business Entrepreneur Application page, you can create an application and add client services.
This entrepreneur is already registered. If you attempt to register an entrepreneur that is already registered in SmallBusinessCentral, you will get a prompt that the entrepreneur is already registered. Below the prompt, you can select View Entrepreneur to go to the Small Business Entrepreneur Application webpage.
You must register a client in SmallBusinessCentral before you enroll a client. A client only needs to be registered in SmallBusinessCentral once. How you register a client depends on the client type:
Small Business: You register a small business using the 7-digit Business Account Number (BAN) created by the San Francisco Treasurer & Tax Collector's Office.
Small Business Entrepreneur: You register a small business entrepreneur using the entrepreneur's email address.
Before you register a client in SmallBusinessCentral, use the look up tool to see if they are already registered.
Let's Talk About Clients
There are two types of clients in SmallBusinessCentral: small businesses and small business entrepreneurs.
Small Business: A small business is defined as a business entity that has registered with the San Francisco Treasurer & Tax Collector's Office. A registered business will have a Business Account Number.
Small Business Entrepreneur: A small business entrepreneur is defined as a person (or a group of people) looking to start a business in San Francisco but has not yet registered the business with the San Francisco Treasurer & Tax Collector.
Non-Profit Organizations: In some cases, you may provide technical assistance to a non-profit organization. In these instances, please follow the instructions for non-profit organization clients.
This page describes how to register a small business in SmallBusinessCentral
Select Register Business from the Register Client menu at the top of the webpage.
Below Register Business, enter the Business Account Number (BAN). If you do not know the BAN, you can look it up here.
Click Verify BAN.
After SmallBusinessCentral verifies the BAN, click Register Business.
After you register the business, click View Business to go to the Small Business Application page. From the Small Business Application page, you can create an application and add client services, grants, or loans.
This business is already registered. If you attempt to register a business that is already registered in SmallBusinessCentral, you will get a prompt that the business is already registered. Below the prompt, you can select View Business to go to the Small Business Application webpage.
We cannot find that BAN. If you attempt to register a business with an invalid BAN, you will get an error message. To find the correct BAN for the business, look it up here.
