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Join PCV for our Annual Fundraiser and Marketplace on June 6th!
Join PCV and LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner, for our Annual Fundraiser & Marketplace of more than 40 local companies and 350 vibrant business and community leaders as we celebrate small businesses, the entrepreneurs who build them, and the jobs they create in lower-income communities. Tickets are selling fast. Be sure to register today!
Jul 10, 2015 – PCV News •
Is Your Business Compliant?
Retailers and businesses in eleven California zip code areas can expect to receive letters from the Board of Equalization (BOE) notifying them about vists from the Statewide Compliance and Outreach Program (SCOP). The SCOP was created to make the California tax system fair for all businesses by helping them understand what state tax and fee […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Ben Thornley, Director of PCV InSight, on Impact Investing for Huffington Post
PCV’s own Ben Thornley, Director of PCV InSight, posted a new blog called “The Really Truly Transformative Potential of Impact Investing” for the Huffington Post this week. Read on below for Ben’s thoughts on the incredible potential of impact investing and follow Ben at www.twitter.com/ImpactInSight. “Money managers pay attention: Impact investing — investment for financial […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
PCV Advisor Spotlight: Blair Cannon
Last August, PCV Advisor Blair Cannon swam 21 miles across the Catalina Channel in the middle of the night, without a wetsuit. He braved treacherous water, jellyfish stings, sea sickness and broken ribs with only two goals in mind: 1) to finish and 2) to raise money and awareness for the Monarch School in San […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
SF Small Business in Numbers
7×7 Magazine compiled these small business stats from the Office of Small Business at City Hall in their recent Money Issue. It really got me thinking about all of the opportunities I have on a day-to-day basis to support my local economy and how lucky I am to live in San Francisco, where it’s so […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Impact Investor – Video Recap (Part 2)
As promised in part 1, here is the second installment of InSight’s video highlights from our launch event of The Impact Investor. The event marked the beginning of a two-year project to build data-driven and practitioner-guided knowledge for the rapidly growing field of impact investing, which we are undertaking along with our partners CASE at […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Investing for More Than Just Profits
Congratulations to Eduardo Rallo and the PCV Fund for their article in the Wall Street Journal! Read on for what WSJ had to say or click here to read the article on the WSJ website. Before Eduardo Rallo decides to invest in a company, he checks the home ZIP Codes of every employee. If a […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Loans •
Impact Investor – Video Recap (Part 1)
Here at InSight we’re still sorting through all the incredible conversation from the launch of our new project – The Impact Investor. The launch took place in Oxford, UK before the Skoll World Forum, where over 80 impact investors participated in the dialogue that will inform and shape much of our research. We are undertaking […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
San Francisco Small Business Week is almost here!
Registration for San Francisco’s Small Business Week is now open! The event will run from May 14th to the 18th and will include networking opportunities and numerous conferences about all things small business. PCV will be there and we hope you will be too! Flavors of San Francisco kicks-off the week on Monday, May 14. […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Sharing Is Caring
I’m not going to lie: I’m not great at sharing. Growing up in a busy household with four siblings and a menagerie of pets had me scrambling for the spotlight, the last bit of mac n’ cheese and most importantly, the front seat in my mom’s minivan. And yes, I definitely made a line down […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
US Brain Drain of Social Entrepreneurs?
I just returned from the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England. The SWF is a pre-eminent global gathering of social entrepreneurs to share experiences, celebrate successes and learn from each other. SWF is an invitation-only event— so it’s an honor to be invited and an even greater privilege to be able to attend. While the […]
Jul 10, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Looking for Capital? A list of the Bay Area’s most active Angel Investors
The San Francisco Business Times recently released a list of the most active angel investors in the greater Bay Area. This list is ranked according to capital invested in 2011 and includes active angel investors in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma. Capital Invested in 2011 1 […]