Founders, you don’t have to go it alone! There are lots of resources in our community to help you advance your business. The newest is Mentor Sacramento, an online business mentoring platform that connects diverse small business owners and startup founders to volunteer business mentors. Through this free, easy-to-use online platform, we are building bridges between Sacramento’s business community and experienced volunteer mentors who can steer our bright entrepreneurs to a bright future. Best of all, It’s free! Learn more here.

Could your startup benefit from MBA-level assistance? UC Davis has a pool of talented graduate business students who are interested in entrepreneurship and want to help startups through internships in the following areas: Business Development, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Product Management, and Program Management. Learn how you can access the internship program here.

If you are a B2B/enterprise tech startup, with a minimum of $10k MRR, and want to grow by at least $1-3MM ARR in the next 12-18 months, enterprise sales expert Scott Sambucci is offering a one-day Sales Masterclass on Monday, December 7, to help you build a Predictable, Repeatable, Scalable Sales Process. This is amazingly free but space is limited; don’t sign up if you’re not going to show up or can’t commit the full day or if you don’t meet the criteria. Sign Up/Learn More.

Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy is accepting applications for the 2021 Program through December 20.  Academy classes begin in mid-January and conclude in mid-May. Learn More/Apply Here.

This Week’s Best Bets

Fireside Chat with Jonathan Reckford, Habitat for Humanity CEO – An Unexpected Path to Purpose, Mon Nov 30 at 5 PM

Building and Maintaining Connections with Potential Corporate Partners and Investors, Tue Dec 1 at 10:30 AM

Roblox Product VP Matt Kaufman on Building Product Teams from the Ground Up, Wed Dec 2 at 3:30 PM

Even though it’s the Holiday season, there’s still a lot going on in the Sacramento Startup Community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. While you’re there, consider subscribing. For even more startup information, happenings and resources, visit the StartupSac Website.

Want to connect with other founders? Request to join the StartupSac Community Facebook Group, a place where startup founders and those who support the growth of our startup ecosystem can connect and exchange ideas.