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Six Reasons Entrepreneurs of Color Need a Small Business Mentor
Where does America’s entrepreneurial spirit lie? If you’re picturing a white guy in Silicon Valley, you’re way off base. African-American women are 300% more likely to launch a new business than a white person, and Latinas are 180% more likely – but both groups are also more likely to fail. Part of the reason? Many […]
Jun 19, 2018 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
California Initiative 2017 Report
The thirteenth annual report examining CalPERS’ California Initiative, a $1 billion private equity, economically targeted investment (ETI). The California Initiative seeks to invest in companies located in traditionally underserved markets, primarily, but not exclusively, located in California. The California Initiative’s primary objective is to generate attractive financial returns, meeting or exceeding private equity benchmarks. As […]
Jun 18, 2018 – Blog and News • Impact Investing •
CalPERS For California 2017 Report
The eighth annual report documenting the California Public Employees Retirement System’s $30 billion of investments in California as of June 30, 2017. The report provides an examination of the broad ancillary benefits of all CalPERS investments in California across the asset classes of public equity, fixed income, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. CalPERS is […]
Jun 18, 2018 – Blog and News • Impact Investing •
An Important Message Regarding BusinessAdvising.org
We have some exciting news. As you know, BusinessAdvising.org is a project of our larger nonprofit, Pacific Community Ventures. We’re happy to announce that Pacific Community Ventures has updated our entire web presence, and brought our family of websites together into one platform. How does this affect our Business Advising program? For the most part, […]
Jun 18, 2018 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
20 Years Of Investing In Small Business And Big Ideas
Too many people struggle to make ends meet because they’re denied opportunities to prosper. Over our 20-year history, Pacific Community Ventures has given people a fair shake and access to the things that make communities strong, like good jobs, affordable housing, and healthy food. Our unique combination of fair lending, free mentorship, skilled volunteerism, and […]
Jun 06, 2018 – Blog and News • PCV News •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: DNA Motor Lab
Daniel Pak founded Hayward’s DNA Motor Lab in 2011. Daniel grew up working on farm equipment and dreamed of motorcycles since he can remember. After a stint in the corporate world, Daniel followed his dream of being a small business owner in an area he loves. DNA Motor Lab is a motorcycle and scooter repair […]
Apr 30, 2018 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Pacific Community Ventures Receives $3.2M from the Quality Jobs Fund
We’re excited to announce that we’ve been awarded a $3.2M impact investment from The Quality Jobs Funds. The Fund, seeded with a charitable donation of $100M, has made the investment with Pacific Community Ventures, a nationally-recognized CDFI, to support Bay Area small businesses. Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) will leverage this investment to deploy more than $5 million in loans […]
Apr 30, 2018 – Good Jobs • PCV News •
Mary Jo Cook Profiled On Aspen Institute’s Quality Jobs Fellows
Pacific Community Ventures’ President & CEO Mary Jo Cook has an awesome new profile from the Quality Jobs Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. Mary Jo Cook is our mission-driven leader who’s passionate about using business as a force for good. She believes that amidst widening income and wealth inequality, the decline of jobs that afford […]
Apr 30, 2018 – Good Jobs • PCV News •
Pacific Community Ventures Receives $500,000 from Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Fund
This $500,000 investment in core operating support will enable Pacific Community Ventures to strengthen communities by investing in more small businesses and create good jobs for more working people. The Citi Foundation announced that Pacific Community Ventures was selected as the recipient of a $500,000 grant as part of the 2018 Community Progress Makers Fund. The Fund […]
Apr 26, 2018 – Good Jobs • PCV News •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: As Kneaded Bakery
As Kneaded Bakery is a Community Supported Bakery, founded and operated by Iliana Imberman Berkowitz. Inspired by the sourdough bread culture of California and the rich tradition of breads of her Jewish heritage, As Kneaded serves loaves that blend cultures and fill bellies. Iliana focuses her bakery on baguettes, challah, and a variety of sourdough […]
Apr 06, 2018 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Announcing The Principles for Investment in Sustainable Wild-Caught Fisheries
Although billions of public and private dollars are invested in fisheries every year, more often than not, sustainability is neither the driver nor the intended outcome of those investment dollars. Pacific Community Ventures is excited to be one of the founding endorsers of the Principles for Investment in Sustainable Wild-Caught Fisheries. These principles will forward the impact- […]
Mar 08, 2018 – Impact Investing • PCV News •
San Francisco Entrepreneurs of Color Fund
Thanks to a new partnership with JP Morgan Chase, San Francisco entrepreneurs of color have a new source of capital: The Entrepreneurs of Color Fund. San Francisco has one of the highest concentrations of small businesses owned by people of color; there are about 46,000 such small businesses in the city. The fund is designed […]