Anyone walking through San Francisco can simply look around and know that the city's economy relies on tourism. Millions of visitors travel to San Francisco each year, and just about every attraction in the city caters to these visitors.

A large percentage of San Francisco’s guests come to the Bay area for fun, but many also venture here for work-related reasons. In fact, San Francisco hotels host a number of conventions, conferences and other special events on a daily basis. To assist event sponsors, the city provides a lengthy selection of event marketing and advertising services, audio-visual services, timely repair services for business equipment, mail delivery, printing and publishing services, and moving and storage services.

San Francisco’s financial sector is also a prominent player in its economy. Some of the largest, multinational financial companies, banks and venture capitalist firms reside in this city’s financial district. Other strong economic players include public relations, architecture, graphic design and law.