Buy from some of our favorite Bay Area small businesses in “Shop the Bay” Guide 2022!

The Shop the Bay is back for this Holiday Season! Check out this directory now and find an array of extraordinary globally-inspired products, artisan goods and environmentally-minded brands, all created by Bay Area underserved small business owners. 

This is an initiative of the San Francisco Economic Development Alliance (SFEDA), and we are part of the alliance. You can use the guide to discover and support local small businesses in the Bay Area.

In this guide, you will find unique gifts for the holiday season, like Year-end gifts for staff, thank-you gifts for board members, goods for corporate holiday baskets, holiday party favors, gratitude gifts for nonprofit funders and high-level donors, volunteer appreciation gifts, or surprise gifts for key consultants and contractors. 

The Shop the Bay Guide makes it easier for you to find unique gifts as you can search by:

  • Price: up to $15, between $16 - $30, Between $31-$50, and from $51 and up.

  • Business owner profile: Women-Owned, Black-owned, AAPI-owned and Latinx-owned.

If you want to find inspiration, the Shop the Bay Guide offers a variety of products which includes:

  • Apparel & Accessories

  • Home & Personal Goods

  • Art & Entertainment

  • Savory foods

  • Coffee & Tea

  • Sweets & Treats

When you shop at a small business, you are supporting a dream, bringing forth unique products, creating meaningful new jobs and making a difference with your dollars.

Only together can we truly support our Bay Area community of small business entrepreneurs.

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