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SF wants visitors to get out of the tourist traps and into the neighborhoods!
As great as Fisherman’s Wharf is, San Francisco wants to get tourists into other neighborhoods. As part of a program that highlights small businesses located outside of the city’s main tourists spots, the SF Travel Association has chosen 10 new recipients to join the ranks. Now in its third year, the neighborhood partnership grants give […]
Jul 15, 2015 – PCV News •
The PCV Experience: Discount Glass & Mirror
Below is a transcript of an interview done with Anthony Bortz, president of Discount Glass & Mirror in San Diego. Anthony has been working with PCV for about two years with staff in the PCV San Diego office and two expert advisors. Anthony’s story is a great one, and one that might strike a chord […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
The Impact Investor at SOCAP12
This week at SOCAP12 InSight, CASE at Duke University and ImpactAssets launched A Market Emerges: The Six Dynamics of Impact Investing, the second report for The Impact Investor project. As part of the launch the research team curated several panels exploring findings and highlights from the report. Below are recaps from the first two sessions, […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
PCV to Curate SF Federal Reserve Oct 1st Event – Capital Markets for Impact at Scale
This coming Monday, October 1st, a PCV and Equilibrium Capital curated event, Capital Markets for Impact at Scale (#impactatscale), will convene the field’s foremost experts to discuss the roles that policy, mainstream capital markets, and innovation play in building scale in impact investing. The event, co-hosted by the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank and Rockefeller […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • PCV News •
Access to Capital – Government Resources & Policy Implications
Thank you to everyone who came to Hanson Bridgett this morning for Access to Capital: Government Resources & Policy implications. We had a great turnout, awesome panelists and catered breakfast to boot! Just in case you missed it, let us recap the event. We were joined by Mark Quinn of the SBA, Barbara Kasoff of […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Six Dynamics Describe How Impact Investing Is Unique
In his recent article in the Huffington Post, PCV’s Ben Thornley, with Cathy Clark, and Jed Emerson provide an overview of the latest report from the Impact Investor project, A Market Emerges: The Six Dynamics of Impact Investing. Read the full article below. With Cathy Clark, CASE at Duke, and Jed Emerson, ImpactAssets As dozens […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
PCV Launches The Great Social Enterprise Census
Today we are pleased to announce the launch of The Great Social Enterprise Census. The Great Social Enterprise Census is a 60 second survey of social enterprises that seeks to clarify the size, structure, and geographic diversity of the social enterprise sector in the United States. For this effort PCV has partnered with some of […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • PCV News •
Data: The Missing Piece in the Social Enterprise Puzzle
In his recent article in the Huffington Post, PCV’s Ben Thornley explains how data is the missing the piece to the social enterprise puzzle and how PCV plans to address this need. Read the full article below. This article ends with a brazen appeal. Forgive me for starting with one also. Please visit www.socialenterprisecensus.org and […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Technology and Small Business
Felicia Savage is a content strategist and up-and-coming PR specialist living in Indianapolis. When she isn’t sharing online content, Felicia loves to draw and watch animated films in her spare time. Twitter: @canonicalkitteh As technology continues to evolve and become more accessible, people adopt certain devices and programs to make their lives easier. To increase […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
PCV Profiled in First Ever IRIS User Registry
PCV is excited to be one of the first organizations to be listed as a registered user on The Global Impact Investing Network’s Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) User Registry. PCV utilizes IRIS metrics – a standard set of metrics that describe social, environmental, and financial performance – to measure the impact of its portfolio […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
Is your small business ADA compliant?
This morning I attended a conference at the beautiful San Francisco City Hall, which focused on ADA (American Disabilities Act) Compliance for small businesses. Did you know that since 2002, over 400 small businesses in San Francisco have been sued for noncompliance with ADA and state regulations, and that the […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Letter from PCV-Advised Company to PCV Advisors
Below is a truly heartfet letter from PCV-Advised company Discount Glass & Mirror to Chuck Sinks, PCV Regional Director of Business Advising in our San Diego office. Thank you for such kind words, Discount Glass & Mirror team, and we are so happy that your PCV Business Advising experience was a positive and productive one. […]