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Roundtable Spotlight: Sow Juice
Sow Juice joined PCV’s Business Advising program via BusinessAdvising.org just a short time ago and is already well on its way to business success! Seeking help with marketing, organizing their finances and hiring the right talent, Sow Juice was matched with a PCV Advisor and also had a Strategy Roundtable Session this week! To learn […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Meet the Panel: Annual Luncheon 2014
This year’s PCV Annual Luncheon will focus on the exciting field of impact investing. The idea of investing capital and resources for social benefits in addition to financial returns is changing the way that we do business…for the better! Not familiar with impact investing? Not to worry – our Annual Luncheon will feature an all-star […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Impact Investing • PCV News •
Small Business Loans With Double the Impact
We’re thrilled that this year’s Annual Luncheon will focus on the impact investing economy. Investing capital and resources for social benefits alongside financial returns has the promise to change the way we do business…for the better! PCV has been an impact investor for over 15 years, first with our affiliated equity fund, Pacific Community Management, […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Roundtable Spotlight: Big Dipper Baby Food
Big Dipper Baby Food knows that a lifetime of healthy eating starts at the very first bite. The company’s goal is to provide parents with fresh-made organic baby food that cannot be purchased anywhere else. Big Dipper Baby Food is available on Good Eggs in unique flavors like Thanksgiving Side (made with sweet potatoes, apples […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Volunteering for Impact
As a senior lender for Citibank, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, PCV Advisor David Taylor felt a sense of career satisfaction whenever he closed a transaction for a large corporation or a high-profile individual. Yet at the same time David often wondered whether his work as a banker had a broader impact on the […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
SAIL Small Business Loan for Triple BK!
PCV’s SAIL Fund has closed a $147,000 small business loan for Triple BK Landscaping! Triple BK offers custom landscape and gardening services for San Francisco’s most prominent commercial and residential clients. Their services include regular weekly and monthly maintenance, irrigation installation, planting, hardscaping, and landscaping. They are also long-time advocates of xeriscaping which helps conserve […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Impact Investing: Building on Strong Foundations in the U.S.
Co-authors: David Wood, Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University and Abby Jo SIgal, Enterprise Community Partners Impact investing in the U.S. has a rich history and established communities of practice — spanning community finance, socially responsible investment, microfinance, housing finance, environmental finance, small business finance in underserved “emerging domestic markets,” sustainable development and, more […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Impact Investing •
PCV Annual Luncheon happening on April 22!
Every spring, PCV throws its annual event to celebrate our milestones and thank our wonderful network of partners and supporters. This year’s Annual Luncheon will be held at Hotel Nikko in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, April 22 from 11:30am-1:30pm. The 2014 PCV Annual Luncheon will focus on the innovative field of impact investing, and […]
Jul 17, 2015 – Impact Investing • PCV News •
Success in Impact Investing Through Policy Symbiosis
Some may be surprised to hear it, but impact investing would barely exist — certainly not at its current, modest scale — but for the support and partnership of government. Government is ubiquitous in all economies, to be sure. But in the types of underserved markets in which impact investors operate, the role of public […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Roundtable Spotlight: Lila B. Design
Last week we had a great Strategy Roundtable session with Lila B. Design at Stable Café – what a beautiful space for this meeting! Lila B. Design uses sustainable, often locally grown plants and flowers to create stylish customer container gardens. Whether transforming a customers’ deck or decorating a wedding venue, Lila B. designs living […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
PCV Impact Evaluation: Measuring what matters
PCV has been evaluating social impact metrics for years and knows that producing positive social benefits alongside financial gains doesn’t mean sacrificing business competitiveness. We survey our small business network every year and reveal the social impact that these business owners might not even realize they are having. In 2012, our in-house impact evaluation team […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting •
Small Business Funding: The first step to getting a loan is understanding your eligibility
This blog was written by Chinwe Onyeagoro, CEO & Co-Founder, FundWell FundWell is small business online loan matching and financial wellness company that shares your mission of helping small business get access to capital. Our online tool can be a great funding resource for small businesses, and we are excited to post it on Pacific […]