Small Business Advising And Mentoring
Event Recap: Marketing for Small Business
Yesterday, PCV hosted its Marketing for Small Business seminar at Mechanics’ Institute Library (which was an awesome venue and had the coolest spiral staircase, pictured below) in downtown San Francisco. The expert panel, including representatives from Constant Contact, AdRoll and Chubbies Shorts, was curated by one of PCV’s superstar marketing advisors, Danielle Petersen, who owns Leading […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Getting Competitive Bids for Your Small Business Insurance
Your business insurance is coming up for renewal and you are interested in getting competitive bids for the renewal. Scott Hauge, President of CAL Insurance and Associates gives us some tips on how to start and what to do. Start the process about three months before your policy renews. Identify brokers beside the incumbent broker […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
What Management Can Do to Keep the Workplace Virus Free
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 The next time your employees surf the web at work, they should do so with caution. Someone’s watching them. Most companies like […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Meet the Panel: Online Marketing for Small Business
Meet our panel for next week’s Online Marketing for Small Business seminar at Mechanics’ Institute Library. Please visit http://pcvmarketing.eventbrite.com/ for more information and to register. We hope to see you there! Danielle Petersen PCV Advisor and curator of this panel, Danielle Petersen is a results driven leader with over 17 years of proven merchandising and marketing expertise […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Are you running an effective online marketing campaign?
Most entrepreneurs know that their website and social media sites are crucial pieces of the marketing puzzle when it comes to their brand. But it’s not enough to just have these pieces, one must use these pieces to turn visitors into customers and page views into sales. Take the following case study, for example. Verve […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Life Preservers for Startups
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 Launching a startup, believe it or not, is no easy task. Almost every day it seems like there’s a new story in […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
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 •
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 •
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. […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
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 […]