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San Francisco, South Bay lead nation in jobs
Another reason why the Bay Area rocks: we are the nation’s strongest job market during the year ending in July, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The San Francisco-San Mateo-Marin region saw a 4.4% increase in total payroll jobs, while Santa Clara County saw a 3.5% increase. The East Bay isn’t pulling off […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
SBA Releases New Small Business Statistics
An updated and expanded Frequently Asked Questions about Small Business in the U.S. (FAQ) is hot off the presses from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The FAQ features some great statistics on the current size and scope of small businesses in the U.S. and their recent performance. According to the SBA there are currently 27.9 […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
PCV InSight at SOCAP
PCV InSight is a curator again at the SOCAP conference in San Francisco this year, the world’s largest annual gathering of social entrepreneurs and their supporters. PCV InSight will be joining research partners CASE at Duke University and ImpactAssets to host three sessions on October 3rd related to The Impact Investor – a research project […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • PCV News •
Video: 3 Ways Government Can Support Impact Investing
To help synthesize the many discussions during our second annual international conference on Policy Innovation in Impact Investing, we’ve pulled together some of the key conference takeaways that surfaced during the two days in Brazil. Below is a partial list of the many insights stemming from the conference, which together outline important considerations when using […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Roundtable Spotlight: Flora Grubb Gardens
Welcome back to Roundtable Spotlight, our newest blog series that highlights the PCV-advised companies who visit our offices for Strategy Roundtable sessions. These sessions allow entrepreneurs to brainstorm with a group of our expert advisors to talk about any current questions or issues they have concerning their business. Last week we had the pleasure of […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
PCV partners up with WIPP
Today Pacific Community Ventures announces its strategic partnership with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)! This partnership will allow WIPP and PCV to strengthen our abilities to advocate for women small business owners and help them grow. WIPP is a national nonpartisan public policy organization advocating on behalf of nearly one million women-owned businesses and representing […]
Jul 14, 2015 – PCV News •
Roundtable Spotlight: Parties That Cook
Hello world! Meet our newest blog series called Roundtable Spotlight. We’ll be spotlighting the PCV-advised companies that come to us for Strategy Roundtable sessions so that you can get to know our network and learn a little more about what PCV is all about. For those of you who do not know, Strategy Roundtable sessions […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Video: The Curiosity Shoppe for The Shops at Target
PCV-advised company, The Curiosity Shoppe, will curate a collection for Target’s The Shops at Target campaign this fall. Check out the mini-documentary below that Target recently released, which showcases the team at The Curiosity Shoppe. We are so excited for them and are looking forward to seeing their collection in Target stores and on Target.com starting […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Ben Thornley Makes The Case for Impact(ful) Investing in Public Markets
In his recent article in the Huffington Post, PCV’s Ben Thornley explains how public markets might be used as a compliment to the core of impact investing in private companies and other unlisted assets. Read the full article below. “Impact investing is concentrated in private markets for good reason. In one word: influence. Investors in […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Small Business Lending Program in SF Business Times
Hello PCV network! We’ve been so excited about our new Small Business Advisor Integrated Lending program (SAIL), and it looks like others are getting excited too. The San Francisco Business Times published an article last Friday talking about the new loan program and what we’re hoping to accomplish. You can read on below for the […]
Jul 14, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
PCV Awarded Over $900,000!
Great news for PCV! The US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) announced that it will award $186 million to organizations serving low-income communities and PCV is thrilled to have been one of 18 recipient organizations in California, receiving $953,806. We will be using this award to broaden our services to high-potential, job-generating small businesses […]
Jul 14, 2015 – PCV News •
Do you know about GO-Biz?
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. created the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to serve as a one-stop shop for those interested in economic development and job creation. The services to business owners include: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, […]