Holiday Season Advertising for Your Business
The City of Fremont is pleased to continue our advertising program featuring discount coupons from local Fremont businesses. We will post coupons for each participating Fremont business to our website, www.shopfremont.biz, during November and December. This is an opportunity for Fremont businesses to take advantage of free advertising to a large number of people during this holiday season. more...
Free Business Workshop Series continues this Fall
The City of Fremont is holding free monthly business workshops throughout the year that support small business growth and sustainable economic development in Fremont. Fall workshops will cover:
Retail 101: Effective Pricing & Marketing
International Business
Preparing a Successful Business Plan
All workshops are in partnership with the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and through the Cal State East Bay Small Business Development Center, and will be held at Fremont City Hall, 3300 Capitol Ave., Building A. more...
Corporate Site Visit Program Connects City, Businesses
Making the connection with local companies helps the City better understand business and industry needs. At the same time, businesses are provided within a contact person in the City should they ever have questions or need assistance. To help make this connection, representatives from the City visit local businesses each month as part of the City's Corporate Site Visit Program.
The City team, consisting of Fremont's Mayor or a Councilmember, an Economic Development Advisory Commissioner, and top City staff meet with top corporate management staff to talk about their interests, goals, and concerns. more...
Advertise Your Business at City's Halloween Event
Looking for a new way to promote your business this fall? Consider sponsoring the 9th Annual Trick-or-Treat on Safety Street event on Friday, Oct. 26. This City sponsored event will transform the Centerville Community Center into a safe trick-or-treat wonderland, where families with children ages 1 to 10 will enjoy arts and crafts, a pumpkin patch, carnival games, trick-or-treating, and family photos. more...
Safeguard Your Business: Disaster Preparedness
September is Disaster Preparedness Month. Every business should have an emergency plan and practice for emergencies of all kinds. This can save lives, company assets, and help your business quickly recover after the event of an emergency.
A commitment to planning today will help support employees, customers, the community, and the local economy. more...
City Provides Flood Insurance Information
Is my property in a floodplain? Should I purchase flood insurance? Will I be required to purchase flood insurance? What is a Special Flood Hazard Area?
The City of Fremont provides answers to these questions and many others for business owners, real estate agents, insurance agents, homeowners, and property appraisers. As part of the City's participation in the National Flood Insurance Program, the City provides information and customer service on a wide variety of topics related to flood insurance. more...
Business Highlights
Grade Separation Project Update
Construction on the Washington Boulevard/Paseo Padre Parkway Grade Separation Project, the largest public works project in the City's history, is moving along.
As part of the project, the contractor is planning to shift traffic onto the new temporary detour road for Paseo Padre Parkway located between Hancock Drive and Shadow Brooke Common on Thursday, Sept.20. more...
Niles Town Plaza
Groundbreaking officially kicked off in July for the Niles Town Plaza, which will be constructed on the north side of Niles Boulevard, between H and I streets. Once completed, the new plaza will provide the overall Niles community with a public gathering place, event venue, and source of community pride.
Environmental cleanup of the former railyard property on which the plaza will be built is planned to begin in September; it's the first phase of the site work that will occur on the plaza over the next year or so. more...
Make a Difference in Fremont
Looking for an opportunity to connect your business with a local volunteer project in Fremont? If so, take part in this year's national Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 27. Visit the City's website for details, or contact the City's Make a Difference Day Coordinator Dr. Geeta Kadambi via email or 510-574-2099.
Technology & Biotech
Biotechnology in Fremont
Fremont is home to over 40 life science firms. As part of our economic development strategy, the City continues to position Fremont as a viable location for new companies to join this life science cluster. City staff has been working closely with several such companies over the past year as they select sites or expand in Fremont.
In addition to working with individual firms, the City is also active in BayBio, the regional biotechnology trade association. more...
City of Fremont Office of Economic Development
3300 Capitol Avenue, Building A, Fremont, CA 94538
Phone:(510) 284-4020 Fax:(510) 284-4001
econdev@ci.fremont.ca.us
The City of Fremont is pleased to continue our advertising program featuring discount coupons from local Fremont businesses. We will post coupons for each participating Fremont business to our website, 
The City of Fremont is holding free monthly business workshops throughout the year that support small business growth and sustainable economic development in Fremont. Fall workshops will cover:
Looking for a new way to promote your business this fall? Consider sponsoring the 9th Annual Trick-or-Treat on Safety Street event on Friday, Oct. 26. This City sponsored event will transform the Centerville Community Center into a safe trick-or-treat wonderland, where families with children ages 1 to 10 will enjoy arts and crafts, a pumpkin patch, carnival games, trick-or-treating, and family photos. 
September is 
Construction on the Washington Boulevard/Paseo Padre Parkway Grade Separation Project, the largest public works project in the City's history, is moving along.
Looking for an opportunity to connect your business with a local volunteer project in Fremont? If so, take part in this year's national Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 27. Visit the City's 
