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Small Business Advisor Spotlight: Pat McNamara
This week’s spotlight features business advisor Pat McNamara. Pat is an accomplished entrepreneur having started multiple businesses and is currently the CEO of Ignite Capital, a nonprofit organization aimed at helping aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs access alternative funding when traditional capital isn’t an option. Pat is a highly experienced avisor who’s well-versed in operations, HR, finance, and marketing. […]
Nov 30, 2018 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
There’s A Small Business In Your State That Could be The Next Amazon
Small business ownership has been a pathway to the middle class for generations, and continues to be a crucial tool for building community wealth and economic justice. Building a successful small business involves overcoming many challenges, and it’s even harder if you’ve faced discrimination, you’re new to the country, or don’t have money from your […]
Nov 30, 2018 – Good Jobs •
5 SEO Tips for Local Small-Business Owners
The tips nestled in this article come from a great deal of experience, yet they seem to ignore and/or contradict the things your so-called “Expert” friends tell you and seem to disregard the many things you have probably already read online about local SEO. That is because what you read online about SEO (Search Engine […]
Nov 16, 2018 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
What We’ve Learned: Impact Investing Conference Roundup
Pacific Community Ventures’ Research and Consulting team has been busy these past few months attending several conferences across the US – and even one in Paris. We’re pleased to share what we’ve learned from these opportunities to grow our knowledge of trends in the impact investing field, connect with colleagues, and develop new relationships across the industry. […]
Nov 13, 2018 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
Create A Good Job This Holiday Season
#GivingTuesday 2018 is happening on November 27th — and we need your support! This holiday season, most of us are focused on family, friends, gifts, and great food. We’re celebrating our health and what’s good in our lives – and a good job is often key to many of the things we’re thankful for. Nani […]
Nov 12, 2018 – PCV News •
5 Ways to Make Your Small Business Appear Bigger (And Why You Might Need To)
It’s a lot of hard work, but there are few greater joys than running a small business. Keeping things small allows you and your employees to feel a greater connection to the work being done, and it allows you to provide exceptional service to your valued customers. But as awesome as it is to be […]
Oct 25, 2018 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Small Business Owner Spotlight: Isaiah Goodman
This week’s spotlight features Isaiah Goodman! Isaiah started his career as a financial representative at Northwestern Mutual. Although Isaiah’s time there was fruitful, he felt limited with the services and offerings that he was able to provide his clients. Isaiah decided to start his own financial advising business called Becoming Financial with the main goal […]
Oct 19, 2018 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Javi’s Parrilla
Javi Sandes was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he started cooking at a young age to help his mother prepare large meals for the family. He helped run a small food business in Argentina before moving to the United States ten years ago to play soccer. His soccer career was sidelined by […]
Oct 08, 2018 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Small Business Advisor Spotlight: Dale Klein
Dale is a Corporate Communication & Speech Specialist and owner of Profitable Speech, LLC. Dale found Pacific Community Ventures when searching for an opportunity to volunteer her skills to benefit a small business owner in need. We first paired Dale with Maicher Her, the owner of Maicher CPA, PLLC. Maicher’s clients have historically been very pleased […]
Oct 05, 2018 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Progeny Coffee
We first met Maria Palacio, a 5th generation Columbian coffee farmer, in December 2017 at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. Maria founded and leads Progeny Coffee, LLC, a wholesale coffee company that works exclusively with Columbian coffee farmers. Columbia is synonymous with coffee, but because farmers there are using 100-year-old commercialization methods, […]
Oct 01, 2018 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
6 Tips for Securing Your Small Business Loan Application
It should come as no surprise that it can be difficult for small businesses to grow, hire, and take advantage of new opportunities without injecting some cash into what they’re doing. Whether that’s paying for staff, developing new products, marketing the business or innovating something, any of these can take money to complete. However, as […]
Sep 20, 2018 – Small Business Resources •
Everything You Need To Know About Opportunity Zones
At Pacific Community Ventures we look for systemic-change initiatives that empower small business owners, underinvested communities, and the larger ecosystems that serve them. Opportunity Zones are a new tool to empower more capital to flow to underserved communities across America. We’re optimistic about the promise of Opportunity Zones – while staying cognizant of the unintended […]