Small Business Advising And Mentoring
California is 3rd Most Entrepreneurial State
With a startup rate of 440 per 100,000 adults, California is the third most entrepreneurial state according to CNNMoney. Despite California’s lingering budget woes, high unemployment and burdensome taxes and regulations, it seems as if the entrepreneurial spirit is very much alive here, only beaten out by Arizona and Texas. CNN writes, “The Golden State […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Ending SF’s Payroll Tax: The Winners and Losers
Eileen Hassi, owner of Ritual Coffee Roasters (who just showcased in PCV’s Annual Marketplace on June 6th), was shocked when she received a bill for almost $4,000 in payroll taxes for 2006, her first full year in business. At the time, she had only $11,000 in her bank account and couldn’t pay the tax on […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
PCV-Advised Company All-Safe Pools Wins SBA Award
Reed Hauge and All-Safe Pool Safety Products received the Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year Award from the Small Business Administration. Hauge, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of the firm, was nominated for the award by Chuck Sinks, Regional Director of Business Advising for Pacific Community Ventures, in recognition of his leadership of the […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
What is a Small Business? Let’s Get it Straight
Among the many issues being discussed at the Clinton Global Initiative America conference in Chicago is how we can greater serve small businesses. This is fantastic! But if we don’t properly define what a small business is, then we may be tracking our progress inaccurately. Yesterday morning President Clinton spoke before members of various non-profit, […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Bank of America Small Business Owner Survey: How San Francisco Ranks
Bank of America recently released its inaugural Small Business Owner Report, a semi-annual study exploring the concerns, aspirations and perspectives of small business owners across the country. The survey, which includes an oversampling of small business owners across the San Francisco market, uncovered that 52% of San Francisco small business owners surveyed are confident their local […]
Jul 14, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Motivate Your Employees to Create Passionate Brand Ambassadors
Employee happiness is becoming a hot topic among CEOs and in boardrooms, and it’s about time. Happy, engaged employees are more productive and generate better outcomes for their companies. Companies today must accomplish more with fewer people, so the question of employee happiness is becoming more and more relevant. However, all of this emphasis on […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
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 •
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 •
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 […]