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BusinessAdvising.org – Why Haven’t You Signed Up Yet?
BusinessAdvising.org offers small business owners the chance to connect with a virtual board of advisors for FREE! Watsonville clothing company Idylwild connected with an expert finance consultant to address her cash flow and operational challenges. See how far you can take your business by signing up today! The Idylwild Story Idylwild founder Christie Araujo […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Local Mission Market closes $75k SAIL loan!
Congratulations to Local Mission Market on the closing of their $75,000 PCV SAIL loan! Local Mission Market is one-third of the establishments that make up the Local Mission Group, which also includes two popular restaurants – Local Mission Eatery and Local’s Corner. Opened in 2010, Local Mission Eatery is a vegetable-focused restaurant inspired by Northern […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
The third time’s a charm!
The Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (IIPC) just wrapped up their third annual conference in the UK. For those who couldn’t join the IIPC across the pond, here’s a quick recap of the marathon set of events that took place! Event Recap From July 8-11 over 120 delegates representing nearly 30 different countries met in […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Meet Petit Collage, SAIL borrower!
Congratulations to Petit Collage for receiving a loan of $150,000.00 through PCV’s SAIL program! Petit Collage is a San Francisco-based producer of modern baby and child wall décor and accessories with a vintage twist. This loan will provide working capital to help this popular business meet demand for its toys and games and to fuel […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
An Impact Investing Milestone: The London Principles
Blog Author: Ben Thornley, Director, PCV InSight The Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (IIPC) London Principles – a critical piece of market infrastructure – have just been launched at an international conference in the UK. The Principles are a statement of intent and integrity. Impact investing has emerged as one the most important new instruments for […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
PCV takes advising online!
Blog Author: Alexandra Sanchez, Business Advising Intern You may already know that PCV has taken its Business Advising Program to the next level- we’re online! The success we’ve had in the past 15 years, the 25,000 workers supported, and the thousands of jobs created could not have been possible without the excellent relationships between our […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
PCV awarded $120k! Check out this video
Earlier this year, PCV was awarded $120,000 by Blackstone Charitable Foundation to launch our online Business Advising program. As part of their Organizational Grants Program, Blackstone is supporting “innovative and catalytic organizations” across the country to form a network of support for entrepreneurs at all stages of business. The grant that we received has helped […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Roundtable Spotlight: Moving Portraits
Founders Haley and Simone Jude have been telling personal stories and making people shine through documentary-style videos for over a decade. They founded Moving Portraits in 2012 because of their love of storytelling and their belief in the importance of preserving family and community memories. Haley and Simone dropped by the PCV offices for a Strategy […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
PCV Cheat Sheet: Breaking the Binary, Case Study #2
It’s time to look at another case study from Breaking the Binary: Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation! This time we’re heading to the UK (we are over there a lot lately – see what I mean here and here) looking at Big Society Capital (BSC). BSC was created in 2012 and deploys assets to […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
On the Road: Business Advising Launches Program in Central Coast!
It’s not all sun, surf, and strawberry festivals in California’s Central Coast, the “salad bowl” of California according to Steinbeck. While the region’s beautiful coastline, fertile soils, and friendly folks make it a lovely place to visit, the Central Coast and it’s small business owners were hit especially hard by the Great Recession, with few […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Working together to eliminate California “food deserts”
PCV InSight’s impact evaluation team recently traveled to Los Angeles for The California FreshWorks Fund First Annual Summit – a convening of investors, store owners, partners, community members, and other stakeholders involved in the fund. PCV InSight will be assessing the economic and social impacts of FreshWorks, an initiative of The California Endowment, as part […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Impact Consulting •
Event Recap: Alternative Financing Workshop
This week, PCV and Working Solutions co-hosted Access to Capital: Alternative Financing 101 at Hanson Bridgett in downtown San Francisco. We had a great panel of speakers, who we would like to thank first and foremost: Jenny Kassan, Founder & CEO, Cutting Edge Capital Daniel Lau, Program Manager, Mission Asset Fund Katie Fitzgerald, Director of […]