Small Business Advising And Mentoring
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 •
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 •
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, […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
Tell the President Which Regulations Are Hurting Your Small Business
In January 2011, the President directed all executive agencies to undertake an unprecedented government-wide review of regulations on the books, in order to figure out what is working and what is not, and where appropriate, to streamline or eliminate ineffective, overly burdensome, and outdated rules. Over two dozen agencies responded with regulatory reform plans, listing […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
A case for manufacturing in the USA
When Sonja Zozula and Jerry Anderson founded LightSaver Technologies three years ago, everyone told them that they should manufacture their emergency lights for homeowners in China. After two years of outsourcing to Chinese factories, Sonja and Jerry shifted production back to the US. The owners admit that having their products manufactured just 30 miles from […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Inside the (restless, curious and eager) minds of great entrepreneurs
There are some traits inherent to great entrepreneurs like creativity, tolerance for risk and the desire for achievement that can, unfortunately, not be taught. However, when Saras Sarasvathy, still a Carnegie Mellon graduate student at the time, sought to discover how the minds of accomplished entrepreneurs worked, she uncovered some tips that less experienced entrepreneurs […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Thank You Letter to PCV Advisor Chuck Sinks
All-Safe Pools is a PCV-advised company that recently won the SBA Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Award. They just wrote their PCV Business Advisor Chuck Sinks an awesome thank you letter that we are excited to share. We are so proud of the work our companies, and our Business Advisors, are doing!
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
InterSchola Recognized as One of America’s Most Promising Social Enterprises
PCV-advised company InterSchola was recently recognized as one of America’s most promising social enterprises by Bloomberg Business Week. The top social enterprise will be decided by a vote. Please take a second and vote for InterSchola today! From the Bloomberg Business Week article – InterSchola sells surplus goods for school districts and public agencies on EBay (EBAY), […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Business Advice from the Fancy Food Show
For those who may not know, the Fancy Food Show is the largest specialty food and beverage event in North America. Attendees can discover almost 200,000 food and beverage products from 2,400 exhibitors from 80 countries and regions. Jane Applegate, President and CEO of the Applegate Group, says, “At the Fancy Foods Show, you see […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
5 Counterintuitive Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Some food for thought over the weekend: There’s something different about entrepreneurs whose startups take off and those whose just sputter along – beginning with how they begin. They think “small” rather than search for a “big idea” They use the start-up phase to take risks and experiment rather than be cautious They realize that […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Parties That Cook recounts the 2012 PCV Marketplace and share an awesome recipe
So excited to find this blog post by Parties That Cook about their participation in our Annual Marketplace & Fundraiser on June 6th! We loved having PTC at the event, and are also so excited that they shared their recipe for the salmon tartare that they were serving. Read on for their take on the […]