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Doing Good is Good For Business
Noah Alper is an advising dream come true for many entrepreneurs in the food & beverage industry. As the founder of Noah’s New York Bagels, Noah has over 35 years of experience sustainably scaling successful businesses. He’s also an author. Noah recently released a book called “Business Mensch: Timeless Wisdom for Today’s Entrepreneur” – […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Sneak Peek: How Business Advising Matches Are Made!
Our new online advising platform, BusinessAdvising.org, uses a sophisticated algorithm to match small business owners with our network of expert volunteer business advisors. Our data driven process allows us to create the right matches, in order to best serve the entrepreneurs that we work with. Today, I went through the registration process myself to show […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Welcome to SAIL, Tokyomoto!
We’d like to introduce our latest SAIL borrower, Tokyomoto, on their $80,000 loan! Tokyomoto was born in 2011 out of Nansee Kim Parker’s vision of a motorcycle shop that treated customers with respect regardless of their skill level or their gender. Since then, the company built a loyal following among Bay Area motorcycle riders due […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
The Question of Mainstreaming Impact Investing
This blog is writted by Director of PCV InSight, Ben Thornley. The process of mainstreaming impact investing is, quite literally, about asking the right questions, and having the right answers ready to provide. On the buy side, where the questions originate, investors including pension funds and other fiduciaries are wrestling with what it means to […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Meet the Speakers
Our Access to Capital: Valuation 101 workshop is coming up on Tuesday, October 8th. Join us to learn what valuation is all about and how it’s calculated. Whether you’re thinking about your exit strategy, employee ownership or are simply curious to find out what your business is worth, you’ll leave the session with the tools […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Loans •
A Recap of Last Week’s SOCAP Conference
Last week, nearly 2,000 social entrepreneurs, impact investors, business leaders, philanthropists, policymakers, and researchers from around the world converged at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. This annual confluence of experts and entrepreneurs, icons and innovators is known as SOCAP, a conference series showcasing new ways people across the globe are using market forces […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting •
Check out Ben’s latest Huffington Post article!
Authors: Ben Thornley & Cathy Clark Co-authored with Jed Emerson of Impact Assets Earlier this month in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Paul Brest and Kelly Born wrote a very thoughtful piece about the difficulty of achieving real impact alongside financial returns for impact investors. Their thesis was so provocative that over 18 of […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Investing •
A PCM Success Story: Evergreen Lodge
Pacific Community Management has successfully sold their stake in Evergreen Lodge to Meyer Family Enterprises, a socially-minded investor and client of Imprint Capital. Over the course of a decade, Evergreen’s management team has transformed the lodge from a mom-and-pop seasonal motel to a year-round, full-service premier destination resort. Management has also implemented an outstanding internship […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
8 more reasons to sign up for BusinessAdvising.org
By now you’re very familiar with BusinessAdvising.org, our new, FREE online tool that uses a sophisticated algorithm to match small business owners with expert advisors, allowing small businesses across the country to grow and thrive. There must be a catch, right? Nope! Pacific Community Ventures has been doing this work in California for the past […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Join BusinessAdvising.org as an expert advisor to entrepreneurs!
Do you want to help small businesses across the country grow? Sign up as an advisor for BusinessAdvising.org and we’ll match you with a dedicated entrepreneur ready to put your advice to work! BusinessAdvising.org offers business professionals a rewarding volunteer opportunity to use their skills and expertise to help growing small businesses succeed. Our data-driven […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Join the growing list of companies that have taken their business to the next level!
What do a civic engagement start-up in Santa Cruz, an electronics recycling company in Los Angeles, a global health non-profit in Chicago, and a salad dressing company in Austin all have in common? They’re all growing thanks to BusinessAdvising.org! Check out how entrepreneurs around the country are getting the help they need. Get started today! […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Roundtable Spotlight: Petit Collage
Started in 2006 by artist Lorena Siminovich, Petit Collage creates modern and eco-friendly wall décor and home accessories influenced by midcentury design. The Petit Collage studio, located in an artistic hub of San Francisco, is an incubator of new ideas, art, and illustration where creating great design and pushing the envelope on new formats is […]