PCV News
April Note From Our CEO: We’re Here To Help
Good morning, PCV community, I want to start by saying that although our office doors are currently closed, PCV very much remains open for business, and are here to help you through this uniquely challenging time as best we can. Most importantly, if you are a small business owner, our patient lending capital remains available, […]
Apr 01, 2020 – PCV News •
Small Business Resources For COVID-19
Our team is paying close attention to the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and its impact on small business owners like you across the country. Please reach out to us if you need assistance for your business, so that we can discuss your particular situation and figure out ways in which we can help. If you’re a […]
Mar 16, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
March Note From Our CEO: Women Mean Business
Good morning, PCV community, March is Women’s History (or Herstory!) Month, and that has everyone here at PCV thinking about the hundreds of amazing women small business owners we work with across the country, and the effect that women business owners have on our local communities and economies. 11.6 million U.S. businesses (38%) are women-owned […]
Feb 28, 2020 – PCV News •
February Note From Our CEO: Supporting Black-Owned Businesses is Supporting Good Jobs
Happy new year to our PCV community! If you’re anything like me, you’ve likely spent some time this month trying to make sense of the economic and jobs reports coming out (like this one) that show unemployment at its lowest point in a generation, a booming stock market, and a war for talent among corporations […]
Feb 03, 2020 – PCV News •
January Note From Our CEO: Happy new year to our PCV community!
Happy new year to our PCV community! As we turned the corner into a new year and a new decade, America’s unemployment rate is at a half-century low. At the same time, we have a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, and is only getting worse with continued pressure from automation, globalization, and […]
Jan 07, 2020 – PCV News •
December Note From Our CEO
Good morning PCV community members, Last month I was invited to join President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at “Economic Inclusion and Growth: The Way Forward,” a conference on the future of the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) movement, at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. It emphasized the […]
Dec 04, 2019 – PCV News •
The Future Of The CDFI Movement
PCV CEO Bulbul Gupta Speaks On Domestic Policy Conference on Economic Inclusion and Growth at the Clinton Presidential Center On November 20, President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host “Economic Inclusion and Growth: The Way Forward,” a conference on domestic economic policy at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little […]
Nov 20, 2019 – PCV News •
Thoughts From The Incoming CEO
Good morning to our entire PCV community, I’m immensely excited to have joined Pacific Community Ventures as President & CEO last month, and to advance the work that our outgoing CEO, Mary Jo Cook, and the PCV team have done in advancing good jobs for all. Pacific Community Ventures envisions a world of thriving communities […]
Nov 05, 2019 – PCV News •
Some Exciting Changes Are Happening at PCV
As a member of the Pacific Community Ventures’ community, we wanted to let you know that our President and CEO, Mary Jo Cook, has made the decision to retire from PCV. We’re thrilled to announce that effective today, PCV Board member Bulbul Gupta has taken over as our new President & CEO. To ensure a smooth […]
Sep 30, 2019 – PCV News •
How CDFIs and Impact Investors Can Walk The Talk On ‘Good Jobs’
At Pacific Community Ventures, we’ve seen firsthand though our work with small businesses and impact investors that job creation alone is insufficient to create lasting economic change in underinvested communities. We view the advancement of good-quality jobs as an important avenue to better support our communities and address rising income and wealth inequality across the […]
Sep 13, 2019 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
Announcing Good Jobs, Good Business
How much are high turnover, operational or customer service problems, low productivity, or waste costing you? What would your company look like if you tackled some of these obstacles through a new “good jobs” strategy? Investing in your workforce is no simple feat. However, cutting labor costs through low wages, insufficient benefits, and lack of […]
Sep 09, 2019 – Good Jobs • PCV News • Small Business Resources •
PCV Receives $600,000 from JPMorgan Chase To Bring Good Jobs, Good Business to Entrepreneurs of Color Fund CDFIs Nationally
Amidst widening income and wealth inequality, the decline of jobs that afford working people and their families dignity, financial security, and economic mobility is one of the biggest societal challenges facing our country. Resolving this challenge will require a coordinated, multi-faceted approach, including workforce development, large corporate employers, and changes to state and federal policy. […]