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Mission Main Street Grants featuring PCV companies!
Chase is committed to helping small businesses grow with Mission Main Street Grants. Twelve lucky businesses will recieve $250,000 to grow their business and add to the economic vitality of their neighborhoods. The process is simple – small businesses set up a profile and must secure 250 votes before the voting period ends on November […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Opening the Curtain on the New 2.0 Era of Impact Investing
This blog was writted for the Huffington Post by Ben Thornley, Pacific Community Ventures, and Cathy Clark. CASE at Duke University, and co-authored by Jed Emerson, ImpactAssets. To see the original article click here. Impact investing has not been growing as quickly as many practitioners might have hoped. Knowledge of what does and does not […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Impact Investing 2.0 Launches!
Today marks the official launch of PCV InSight’s new report, “Impact Investing 2.0: The Way Forward – Insight from 12 Outstanding Funds”. This report, created in partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University and Impact Assets, identifies twelve high-performing funds that have seen both financial and social returns […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Long Story, Short Bread
Blog Author: Reece Soltani, New Sector Alliance Fellow Seeing as how ClaireSquares (http://www.clairesquares.com/) is listed under the “50 Treats to Eat in SF Before You Die,” (http://www.7×7.com/eat-drink/50-treats-eat-sf-you-die) I was ecstatic to hear the Small Business Advising team was hosting a Roundtable Strategy session for the mysterious Claire of Clairesquares. Not only because that surely meant […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Don’t miss out! SFEDA Gift Alley coming to Crocker Galleria in December
Shop local this holiday season and give a gift that means something more! The San Francisco Economic Development Alliance presents the Holiday Gift Alley at Crocker Galleria on three dates in December. On each day of the Gift Alley, small businesses will be selling their wares at this holiday marketplace inspired by shopping at local […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
From SF to Hong Kong, the PCV network finds new solutions to old problems
Pacific Community Ventures isn’t only about connecting entrepreneurs with capital and advising, nor is it only about partnering policy and best practices to support socially impactful businesses. PCV is about the network. The community that we’re creating across the globe is what makes our work possible. It’s the engine behind social change. Without our partners, […]
Jul 16, 2015 – PCV News •
Roundtable Spotlight: Chiefo’s Kitchen
This week, our Business Advising team held a Strategy Roundtable session for Chiefo’s Kitchen. The mission of Chiefo’s Kitchen is not only to serve delicious West African cuisine, but also to elevate the presence and appreciation of the culinary treasures of West Africa in the Bay Area. This environmentally conscious, woman-owned business needed help around […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
PCV at the White House: Social Impact Investing Taskforce
As you may remember from this blog, Sir Ronald Cohen is the Chairman of Big Society Capital and has been lauded as the “father of British venture capital”. He is also the leader of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, which was announced at the G8 Social Impact Investment Forum that we attended last June. The […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting •
What is your business really worth? A multi-perspective introduction to “Valuation 101”
Blog Author: Reece Soltani, New Sector Fellow On Tuesday, October 7th Pacific Community Ventures, in partnership with Working Solutions convened three panelists to discuss valuation with small business entrepreneurs in theory, in practice, and in experience. Panelists included Michael Blum, Co-Founder of Granite Valuations, Ariel Jaduszliwer, Vice President of Pacific Community Management (an affiliate of […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Two things that make our small business loans unique
For 15 years, PCV has worked with small business owners. We’ve advised them, guided them, advocated for them and most importantly, we’ve listened to them. In listening to the obstacles and opportunities that frequently present themselves to entrepreneurs, PCV has become an expert at matching small business owners with the resources that they need to […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Roundtable Spotlight: Clairesquares
Have you ever tried a Clairesquare? If not, you are seriously missing out. Clairesquares are rich, buttery and extremely delicious shortbread cookie treats that come in three different flavors – plain, milk chocolate with caramel or dark chocolate with caramel. You can also get Clairesquare “Flapjacks”, buttery oat bars drizzled with chocolate, on the Clairesquares […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Pacific Community Ventures Announces Sale of Its Stake in the Evergreen Lodge
Pacific Community Management (www.pcvfund.com), a private growth equity firm focused on investing in consumer-facing small businesses and an affiliate of Pacific Community Ventures, today announced the sale of PCV’s stake in Evergreen Lodge (www.evergreenlodge.com) to Meyer Family Enterprises, an impact investor and client of Imprint Capital (www.imprintcap.com). Over the course of a decade, Evergreen’s management […]