Small Business Clients And Success Stories
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Montgomery Construction Services
Clifford Montgomery worked as a laborer for years before starting his own company, Montgomery Excavating and Grading in San Diego, CA in 1985. He worked primarily as a sub-contractor specializing in excavation, grading, and underground utilities. Then, in 2008 as the recession hit, Clifford incorporated his existing business into Montgomery Construction Services, brought his wife […]
Feb 01, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Benny Gold
Benjamin Weiner worked for years as a graphic designer in San Francisco, but it wasn’t until he created a logo for Huf — a well-known skateboard brand by pro skater Keith “Huf” Hufnagel — that Benjamin got his big break. He became Huf’s lead designer, heading up a string of high-profile projects that resulted in […]
Jan 28, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Pacific Community Ventures Working To Make Super Bowl 50 A Bay Area Business Success
In the past year, there’s been a lot of reporting around the costs of hosting a major sporting event. The city of Boston rejected a potential bid to host the Olympics, and the city of Glendale has lost millions of dollars in hosting its games. The Super Bowl 50 host committee here in San Francisco […]
Dec 17, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Imago Associates
With two decades of experience in the commercial office furniture industry, Robin Moorad has witnessed a lot of waste, and a lot of room for operational improvement. She envisioned a resource-efficient business model that would provide a financial benefit for her customers, and also contribute positively to the California’s East Bay community and the environment […]
Dec 03, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Client Update: Triple BK Landscaping
Triple BK is a family-run San Francisco landscaping company that has mastered the city’s micro-climates and the plants that perform best within them. They’ve been a loan fund client of ours for a couple of years, and we checked in with their advisor David Taylor about how the company is growing. [custom_headline type=”left” level=”h3″ looks_like=”h4″]Triple […]
Nov 20, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Red Bay Coffee
Red Bay Coffee is a specialty roasting company based in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, California. Keba Konte launched the company in 2013 after success launching two unique cafes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Keba co-founded Guerilla Café in Berkeley, CA in 2006 and transformed the café into a community gathering place known for […]
Nov 02, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
PCV’s Loan Fund Is Meeting Its Mission
We started our small business loan fund to meet the needs of small businesses that wanted to grow and create new jobs for working people. But for one reason or another, these small businesses were unable to secure capital from a traditional bank, credit union, or the Small Business Administration (SBA). PCV uses the venture […]
Oct 27, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Lemon Poppy Kitchen
Lemon Poppy Kitchen is the culinary love child of Katie Kildow, Anca Caliman, and Jack Wilson. Based in the NELA neighborhood in Los Angeles, Lemon Poppy Kitchen introduced the area to plachinta (stuffed Romanian flatbread) using organic jams prepared and served in a converted Mexican bakeshop. With help from family and friends — and lots of elbow […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrowers
Pacific Community Ventures provides affordable small business loans to California businesses that are creating quality jobs in underserved communities. Meet our latest borrowers! The Pilates Workshop Erika Groff is the sole proprietor of The Pilates Workshop — a company that offers classes in the classical Pilates method of Peter Fiasca, a well-known leader in the field. […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Catching Up With Petit Collage
Last year we introduced you to Petit Collage — a San Francisco-based producer of modern baby and child wall décor and accessories — and owner/designer/artist Lorena Siminovich. Petit Collage received $150,000 through PCV’s loan program, plus free expert advice through our Business Advising program. It’s been just over a year, so how is Petit Collage […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Parties that Cook Strategy Roundtable
Parties That Cook, a San Francisco-based small business, had their 5th Strategy Roundtable at our office earlier this week! If you are unfamiliar with Parties That Cook, they plan, execute and host events that promote collaboration through the culinary arts. While the majority of their events are corporate team building events they also specialize in […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Small Business Loan Success Story: IDF Studio’s Collaboration with PCV
About IDF Studio IDF Studio is a San Francisco-based design firm that specializes in creating innovative, unique and functional living and work spaces for Bay Area residential clients as well as businesses (including Nerdwallet’s!). IDF, however, is more than just your typical design firm. Aside from crafting beautiful spaces, the company also creates plenty of job opportunities for […]