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Some Exciting Changes Are Happening at PCV
As a member of the Pacific Community Ventures’ community, we wanted to let you know that our President and CEO, Mary Jo Cook, has made the decision to retire from PCV. We’re thrilled to announce that effective today, PCV Board member Bulbul Gupta has taken over as our new President & CEO. To ensure a smooth […]
Sep 30, 2019 – PCV News •
How CDFIs and Impact Investors Can Walk The Talk On ‘Good Jobs’
At Pacific Community Ventures, we’ve seen firsthand though our work with small businesses and impact investors that job creation alone is insufficient to create lasting economic change in underinvested communities. We view the advancement of good-quality jobs as an important avenue to better support our communities and address rising income and wealth inequality across the […]
Sep 13, 2019 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
Nuveen Farmland Sustainability Report
Pacific Community Ventures spent much of the summer working with Nuveen, a global investment manager and subsidiary of TIAA, in developing their annual Farmland Sustainability Report. As the world population and global consumption continue to rise at a rapid pace, Nuveen understands that there is an urgent need for more efficient agriculture to meet increasing […]
Sep 11, 2019 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Announcing Good Jobs, Good Business
How much are high turnover, operational or customer service problems, low productivity, or waste costing you? What would your company look like if you tackled some of these obstacles through a new “good jobs” strategy? Investing in your workforce is no simple feat. However, cutting labor costs through low wages, insufficient benefits, and lack of […]
Sep 09, 2019 – Good Jobs • PCV News • Small Business Resources •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: Consolidated Cleaning Services
Martin Gonzalez started Gonzalez Cleaning Services in 2008. In 2016, Martin expanded by purchasing Consolidated Cleaning Services, merging the two. The company offers janitorial services in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of its customers are property managers and offices. Consolidated Cleaning Services has steadily grown since its founding, and is headquartered in Oakland. Run […]
Sep 03, 2019 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: Roux and Vine
Roux and Vine LLC is owned and operated by executive chef Leilani Baugh MBA. A native of Oakland, California, Leilani found her calling to the culinary world in her youth. Raised by her two grandmothers, she learned at an early age that food and hospitality were the way to people’s hearts. With one grandmother a […]
Sep 03, 2019 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
PCV Receives $600,000 from JPMorgan Chase To Bring Good Jobs, Good Business to Entrepreneurs of Color Fund CDFIs Nationally
Amidst widening income and wealth inequality, the decline of jobs that afford working people and their families dignity, financial security, and economic mobility is one of the biggest societal challenges facing our country. Resolving this challenge will require a coordinated, multi-faceted approach, including workforce development, large corporate employers, and changes to state and federal policy. […]
Aug 30, 2019 – Good Jobs • PCV News •
How PCV Grew Lending To Entrepreneurs of Color by 200%
Pacific Community Ventures is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), which means we invest dollars and people in underserved areas to create jobs and economic opportunity. Here in California it’s small businesses that are the jobs engine of the state. What isn’t so widely known is that the majority of California’s small businesses are started […]
Aug 27, 2019 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: The Kon-Tiki
The Kon-Tiki is a tiki bar and restaurant in downtown Oakland. The Kon Tiki was born out of Chris Aivaliotis and Matthew Reagan’s longstanding desire to stop commuting to San Francisco, but still wear a Hawaiian shirt to work every day. After searching for a location for three years, they started the bar and restaurant […]
Aug 26, 2019 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: Fink Automotive
Fink Automotive Air Conditioning evacuates and recharges air conditioning refrigerant from automobiles involved in frontal impact accidents. Fink Automotive Air Conditioning was founded by Loren Fink nearly 40 years ago. Over that time Loren grew his business to over 80 auto body shops throughout and beyond the Bay Area. As he looks toward retirement, Loren […]
Aug 21, 2019 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: Construction Service Workers
Construction Service Workers is a San Diego-based small business that provides temporary employment placement working solely with disadvantaged workers in the construction industry. Construction Service Workers owned by Wanda Rogers, who founded CSW in April of 2009 as the only African American Woman to own a Construction Staffing Agency in the country. In addition to […]
Aug 21, 2019 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Pacific Community Ventures receives $500,000 from Wells Fargo to support business owners of color
We’re excited to announce that Pacific Community Ventures has just been awarded $500,000 from Wells Fargo as part of its Diverse Community Capital program, which offers capital and technical assistance to minority owned small businesses through Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). To date, the program has generated more than 103,000 jobs across the U.S. “Diverse small businesses face unique challenges […]