Small Business Advising And Mentoring
Google Announces Free Websites and Training For CA Small Businesses
Last Thursday, Google launched California Get Your Business Online , a program that offers California small businesses free websites and online training. Google is working with small business groups across the state to help drive economic growth by giving California businesses the tools and resources to establish a website, find new customers, and grow their […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Friday Fun – A Short Film
This is an awesome short story about 9 small businesses in Detroit. I’m posting this for you, Paul – enjoy!
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
NSBA Report: Small Business Climate Improving
The National Small Business Association (NSBA) today released its 2011 Year-End Economic Report which shows a decidedly more positive outlook for America’s small businesses, with important gains in several key indicators. Most notably, more small-business owners report being confident about the future of their businesses than at any time in the last three years, up […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
PCV Advised Company, InterSchola, Featured in Today’s San Diego Union Tribune
Five pianos. A snack vending machine. A 1978 Chevy school bus. When the Lemon Grove School District wanted to get rid of outdated equipment that was hogging precious real estate in its storage yard, it took the 21st century approach to a garage sale. It enlisted the help of Interschola, a company that converted district […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
“A Man. A Van. A Surprising Business Plan.”
My sincere apologies for leaving you all with a quiet blog for the last week or so. I was out for the holidays (Colorado! A white Christmas!) – and have been digging out of my inbox ever since. But now I’m back. And so is the blog. And together, we’re going to be better than […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
A Happy San Francisco New Year, Indeed!
On January 1st, 2012, San Francisco is set to become the first city in US history to set minimum wage over $10/hr. As if I needed another reason to love this city so much! Here’s more from The San Francisco Chronicle: Thanks to a 60% voter approval rate, SF passed Proposition L in 2003. This […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
PCV Company Spotlight – All Safe Pools
A note from the field, courtesy of Chuck Sinks, Regional Director of Business Advising in San Diego – Despite the economic downturn, All-Safe Pools has remained an extremely successful Southern California family-owned small business. All-Safe’s sales have gradually increased over the last three three, regardless of the contracting business environment. From 2008 to 2009, commercial […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Advisor Guest Post: 6 Tips On How To Get More From Freelancers
The first in our series of Advisor Guest Posts – this one comes from PCV Volunteer Advisor, James Hipkin: Hiring freelance talent is something businesses do to absorb ebbs and flows in activity or to fill talent gaps that are essential but not required every day. For example, hiring a creative consultant can bring the […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
A Case For Small Business Saturday
Did you do it? Did you shop in your local small businesses last Saturday in support of Small Business Saturday? I did. And Mr. Barack Obama sure did. And so did some 89 million more of you nationwide, who happily sandwiched another token day in between Black Friday (which, according to the National Retail Federation, […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
5 Reasons Small Businesses Shouldn’t Dump Health Care Benefits
Here’s an interesting article that relates quite well to the research our Insight Team has been working on: Forbes article by Rob Lynch, Contributor That true harbinger of winter is here: open enrollment. As the seasons change, employees will be spending a little extra time in the HR department picking out a health plan for […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Reddit’s Free Advertising For Small Businesses
If you haven’t checked out Reddit, you’d be hip to do so. This up-and-coming site has quickly transformed from a humble news aggregator to home-base for one of the most loyal online communities on the world wide web. Reddit users (or Redditors as they are known) submit content that is then up voted or down […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
RNX International – Survive to Thrive
This PCV success-story-in-the-making comes to us this morning from our Regional Director of Business Advising in San Diego, Chuck Sinks – RNX designs and installs high-technology in-home digital electronic systems. RNX integrated systems manage audio, video, home management (air conditioning, window coverings, sprinkler systems, etc) and other in-home systems – with the touch of wireless […]