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Pacific Community Ventures Working To Make Super Bowl LI A Texas-Sized Local Business Success
Super Bowl LI is more than the NFL’s marquee game of the year – it’s a chance for Greater Houston area’s diverse business community to tap into opportunities for new contracts, work and business growth. To drive that, the Super Bowl LI Host Committee has launched the Business Connect program to work with businesses located in […]
Nov 29, 2016 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
A First-Timer Experiencing Opportunity Finance Network’s 2016 Conference
This piece is from Justin Fier, Managing Director of InSight, our in-house impact investing consulting practice. Last month, multiple PCV colleagues of mine and I attended the CDFI industry’s premiere annual event, the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) Conference, held this year in Atlanta. As a newcomer to PCV — as well as the CDFI […]
Nov 29, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
What Your Employees Need to Become More Successful on the Job
All small business employers want to hire quality employees and get the best workers for their toughest jobs. Each one of your employees is at a different stage in their career and have different needs in the workplace. Some may be introverts and some extroverts. When you learn more about your employees, you can help […]
Nov 21, 2016 – Small Business Resources •
Your Lease Is Your Asset! Tips To Secure A Retail Space
BusinessAdvising.org hosted Lisa Zahner, Executive Director of Urban Solutions — for a free webinar on better understanding how your commercial lease is a vital part of your small business. In this free webinar, Lisa covered topics related to: The optimal lease length for your small business How to avoid hidden costs How to negotiate for favorable […]
Nov 18, 2016 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
5 Ways to Make Your Small Business Better Than the Rest
Running your own small business is a dream many people desire, but only the truly committed are successful in the long run. If you run your own business, you understand the importance of staying ahead of your competitors. There are innovative ways you can make your business stand out and attract more customers so that […]
Nov 15, 2016 – Small Business Resources •
Get Ready For Small Business Saturday 2016
Now in its seventh year, Small Business Saturday serves as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season for small businesses across the United States. Each year, shoppers spend tens of billions at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. [custom_headline type=”left” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″]Why Is Small Business Saturday So Important?[/custom_headline] Focusing on small businesses and local jobs […]
Nov 11, 2016 – Good Jobs • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Maker’s Common
Maker’s Common is a combined eatery and retail market, located in Downtown Berkeley, from the team that created the popular Mission Cheese restaurant in San Francisco. The restaurant is opening in 2017, and the team’s plan for the space is to have — of course — tons of cheese, plus charcuterie, wine, bread, and beer […]
Nov 11, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Preservation & Co.
Preservation & Co. offers a line of jams inspired by cocktails, and also cocktail mixes and pickled products. It was founded by Jason Poole in 2011, after he’d worked for 17 years in the service and hospitality industry. His passion for food got bigger and bigger, and he decided to start the company as a […]
Nov 11, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Small Business Resources Monthly Roundup
Each month, we bring you the latest roundup of resources for small business owners bootstrapping their businesses and creating quality jobs in their communities. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter at @PCVtweets. Every Monday we post a new collection of new must-read small business resources, articles, and news. [block_grid type=”three-up”] [block_grid_item]7 tips for bootstrapping your small […]
Nov 03, 2016 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Measuring The Social Outcomes Of Impact Investments
Pacific Community Ventures engages with a wide variety of constituents — small businesses, investors, volunteers, and policymakers — to create good jobs for working people and build an economy that works for everyone. So where does impact measurement fit in? To ensure we’re deploying every dollar and every hour of our time effectively, measurement is […]
Nov 01, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Boba Guys
Boba Guys offers artisanal boba and tea. The company brews real tea leaves and never uses powder. All teas are steeped in house. They have partnered with local producers like Straus Family Creamery to use organic milk and offer Califia almond milk or organic soy milk for non-dairy alternatives. For sweeteners, the company makes their […]
Oct 31, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
An Economy For Everyone: Monthly Good Jobs Recap
In order to build wealth and create opportunities in and across America’s underserved communities, and reverse the troubling trends we’re seeing in our economy, we no longer find it defensible to focus on job creation alone. It’s clear that job creation does not itself equate to lasting economic change. And so, we must shift our […]