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What’s New In Impact Investing? June Roundup
Impact investing is about a very simple, progressive idea: markets and money for good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Free Webinar: Small Business From Idea to IPO
This past Friday, our BusinessAdvising.org program hosted entrepreneur Noah Alper — founder of Bread & Circus and Noah’s Bagels — and discussed strategies and practices to take your small business from its conception through to an IPO. This webinar leads small businesses — especially those in the food and restaurant industry —on a path to […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources • Webinars •
Is It Always Bad If My Credit Score Drops?
Most Americans don’t realize how much their daily life is affected by their credit score. Almost everyone is aware that their credit score is used when they want to finance a major purchase, but it goes far beyond this. Your credit score is a determining factor in most auto, renters, or homeowners insurance rates. Most […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
PCV’s Five Year Impact
The Great Recession destroyed almost 3 million jobs at small businesses, and devastated America’s working people and low-income communities. Pacific Community Ventures has fueled the recovery since the end of the Recession five years ago. We’ve created 1,297 jobs for working people in underserved communities, and empowered 867 companies across 25 states. The small business […]
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News •
Financing Social Innovation: Our New Report On Domestic Impact Investing Policy In The U.S.
Pacific Community Ventures and our convening partners on the Accelerating Impact Investing Initiative (AI3) project are excited to announce our latest publication: Financing Social Innovation: Analyzing Domestic Impact Investing Policy in the United States. The AI3 project is a collaborative effort between Enterprise Community Partners, the Initiative for Responsible Investment, and InSight at Pacific Community […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? May Roundup
Impact investing is about a very simple, progressive idea: markets and money for good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Investing •
The Economic Vitality Grant Program
Economic Vitality Grant recipients are recognized at PCV’s Annual Luncheon on May 4th, 2015 for their commitment to creating economic opportunity in low-income communities. Pictured from left to right: Daniel Brett (PCV InSight), Joshua Townsend (PG&E), Gwyneth Galbraith (Opportunity Fund), Chris Benjamin (PG&E), Galen Silvestri (United Roots), Gino Pastori-Ng (Youth Impact Hub), Juana Flores (Mujeres […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
In The News: The State of Small Business Finance
There’s been a lot of public discussion about the state of small business funding, what’s available, and how the times, they are ‘a changing. The U.S. economy is growing, and small businesses are a large part of that. They’ve been the engines of job creation for the past few years as we’ve come out of […]
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
Measuring CommCap’s Social Impact
Carolyn Gonzalez, head of business development at the Community Capital Fund (CommCap), knew that for her organization to survive it had to diversify its funding base. But in every meeting with potential investors — foundations, banks, and government lenders— she kept hearing iterations of the same question: “How did CommCap know if it was actually […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
The Start Of A New Era At PCV
Over the past five years, Pacific Community Ventures’ impact has grown steadily and the organization is poised to scale nationally and internationally. PCV is at an exciting inflection point with an effective and proven platform now in place on which the organization can build exponentially. After much personal reflection, I have come to the conclusion […]
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News •
What’s New In Impact Investing? April Roundup
Impact investing is about a very simple, progressive idea: markets and money for good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Meet The Companies Donating To Our Event’s Raffle
We want to extend a special thank you to all of our advised and borrower companies who have donated their products and services to be raffled off in support of our annual event on Monday, May 4. Thank you for your generosity! If you haven’t already, you can reserve your seat at our luncheon here. […]