Article fom the San Francisco Bay Guardian
May 4th, 2010
by Caitlin Donohue |
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Original Article Here |
"Keith Goldstein and Everest win 2 major awards in San Francisco" In May 2010, Keith
was awarded
the
San Francisco Bay Guardian Small Business Advocate 2010.
That same week, Everest was awarded Small Business of the Year 2010 ( over 25 employees)
by the
San Francisco Small Business Network, which represents 19,000 businesses in SF |
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE AWARD - KEITH GOLDSTEIN
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"Money spent in a small business — far, far more of it stays
here in
the
neighborhood
than with a chain store,"
says Keith Goldstein, president of the Potrero Hill Association
of Merchants and Businesses.
A Potrero Hill resident since
1974, and owner of Everest Waterproofing
and Restoration, Inc., Goldstein has
spent the last six years with the
merchant's association promoting a sense of
community in the inclined
blocks of Potrero.
He's overseen the growth of the Potrero Hill Festival from what he
calls "a small affair" to a yearly event that's
"great for
residents and
businesses," and also serves on the Eastern Neighborhood Advisory
Committee,
where he works on issues, like new transit plans, that
affect local
businesses.
Somehow he has found the time
to start SEEDS
(www.nepalseeds.org),
a group that provides infrastructure and health
support to underserved
Tibetan villages, and is involved in
Food Runners (www.foodrunners.org)
, an organization that links
homeless
shelters to food sources.
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The superlative community member incorporates the 'buy local' mentality into every aspect of his life, even placing
the administration of the health care plan for his 50 employees into the hands of a fellow Potrero Hill Merchant's
Association member. "It's all richly rewarding," Goldstein says of his hands-on role in his neighborhood's economic
viability. "I like to walk around the hill and be able to chat with my neighbors about quality of life issues."
(Caitlin Donohue)
KEITH GOLDSTEIN
Potrero Hill Association of Merchants and Businesses
1459 18th St., SF.
(415) 341-8949
www.potrerohill.biz |
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