PCV News
We Need Your Small Business’ Voice
Here at Pacific Community Ventures, we’ve seen firsthand though our work with small businesses that job creation alone is insufficient to create lasting economic change in underserved communities and for working people. We view the advancement of quality jobs as an important avenue to better support underserved communities and address rising income and wealth inequality […]
Jul 24, 2017 – Good Jobs • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
PCV Reaffirms Our Support For The Small Business Borrower’s Bill of Rights
We work with small business owners who have a dream, but who don’t have big built-in networks or access to enormous sums of capital. For example, the fastest-growing group of Americans starting new ventures is African-American women. But you’d never know that based on where the money is going. Sarah Kersten Studio in Berkeley has […]
May 02, 2017 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
Advisor Appreciation and Networking Event
Pacific Community Ventures is excited to invite you to our first Advisor Appreciation & Networking Event! Our advisors are the heart of our small business mentoring program, and all of our program’s success is due to your commitment to see small businesses across America succeed. This night is all about you! We want to show our […]
May 01, 2017 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
PCV Receives Grant from Aspen Institute to Create Quality Jobs Toolkits for Retail Small Businesses
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program announced today that it has awarded a grant $200,000 to Pacific Community Ventures to take part in Reimagine Retail, a project made possible through a $5.5 million grant awarded by the Walmart Foundation to the Aspen Institute in 2016. Over a two-year period, Pacific Community Ventures will engage retail […]
Apr 27, 2017 – Good Jobs • PCV News •
Thriving Small Businesses Means A Thriving Bay Area
Picture a few of your favorite small and independent businesses. Maybe you love stopping by Equator Coffee or Boba Guys on the way into work, shopping at Benny Gold or Heath Ceramics, working out at The Dailey Method, or sitting down at Brown Sugar Kitchen and hoping a few Warriors grab the table next to […]
Apr 14, 2017 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Our Business Advising Program Is Now In All 50 States!
We’re thrilled to announce that our BusinessAdvising.org small business mentoring program is now serving small businesses in all 50 states. It’s been an amazing three years, bring small business mentoring from a regional program in San Francisco to every corner of America empowering small business owners to increase their competitiveness while at the same time […]
Apr 12, 2017 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
PCV President & CEO Mary Jo Cook Awarded 2017 Opportunity Fellow
Congratulations to our own Mary Jo Cook! After an intense competition and rigorous selection process, Opportunity Finance Network has chosen 25 outstanding leaders from CDFIs across the country who will join their inaugural class of Opportunity Fellows. Representing different levels of leadership experience, these Fellows hail from all corners of the country, with one thing very […]
Feb 28, 2017 – PCV News •
Introducing Our New Advisory Council
Pacific Community Ventures is honored and excited to announce our new advisory council. This diverse group of small business owners, impact investors, community leaders, and professional mentors brings a wealth of skills and experience that will help us innovate our programs, engage our communities, and develop new partnerships. [custom_headline type=”left” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″]Meet The Inaugural Council[/custom_headline] […]
Dec 05, 2016 – PCV News •
Pacific Community Ventures Working To Make Super Bowl LI A Texas-Sized Local Business Success
Super Bowl LI is more than the NFL’s marquee game of the year – it’s a chance for Greater Houston area’s diverse business community to tap into opportunities for new contracts, work and business growth. To drive that, the Super Bowl LI Host Committee has launched the Business Connect program to work with businesses located in […]
Nov 29, 2016 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
A First-Timer Experiencing Opportunity Finance Network’s 2016 Conference
This piece is from Justin Fier, Managing Director of InSight, our in-house impact investing consulting practice. Last month, multiple PCV colleagues of mine and I attended the CDFI industry’s premiere annual event, the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) Conference, held this year in Atlanta. As a newcomer to PCV — as well as the CDFI […]
Nov 29, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
Get Ready For Small Business Saturday 2016
Now in its seventh year, Small Business Saturday serves as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season for small businesses across the United States. Each year, shoppers spend tens of billions at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. [custom_headline type=”left” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″]Why Is Small Business Saturday So Important?[/custom_headline] Focusing on small businesses and local jobs […]
Nov 11, 2016 – Good Jobs • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
PCV Is Adding Microloans To Our Small Business Lending Program
We’re thrilled to announce that beginning today PCV is offering microloans in amounts of $10,000–$50,000 to help California small businesses add jobs, purchase equipment, expand their inventories, repair machinery, or get through construction. PCV’s small business loan program started during the Recession, when many major banks stopped offering business loans under $250,000. This capital crunch […]