Small Business Clients And Success Stories
Local Mission Market is now open!
The kitchen at Local Mission Market is abuzz today. Every burner has been 24 hours a day for the last three-plus days. Chef-partner Jake Des Voignes spent 12 straight hours on Sunday butchering meat. The rest of the kitchen, which overlooks the market area, is full of cooks. They are jarring, […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Mission Main Street Grants featuring PCV companies!
Chase is committed to helping small businesses grow with Mission Main Street Grants. Twelve lucky businesses will recieve $250,000 to grow their business and add to the economic vitality of their neighborhoods. The process is simple – small businesses set up a profile and must secure 250 votes before the voting period ends on November […]
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Long Story, Short Bread
Blog Author: Reece Soltani, New Sector Alliance Fellow Seeing as how ClaireSquares (http://www.clairesquares.com/) is listed under the “50 Treats to Eat in SF Before You Die,” (http://www.7×7.com/eat-drink/50-treats-eat-sf-you-die) I was ecstatic to hear the Small Business Advising team was hosting a Roundtable Strategy session for the mysterious Claire of Clairesquares. Not only because that surely meant […]
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Roundtable Spotlight: Chiefo’s Kitchen
This week, our Business Advising team held a Strategy Roundtable session for Chiefo’s Kitchen. The mission of Chiefo’s Kitchen is not only to serve delicious West African cuisine, but also to elevate the presence and appreciation of the culinary treasures of West Africa in the Bay Area. This environmentally conscious, woman-owned business needed help around […]
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Roundtable Spotlight: Clairesquares
Have you ever tried a Clairesquare? If not, you are seriously missing out. Clairesquares are rich, buttery and extremely delicious shortbread cookie treats that come in three different flavors – plain, milk chocolate with caramel or dark chocolate with caramel. You can also get Clairesquare “Flapjacks”, buttery oat bars drizzled with chocolate, on the Clairesquares […]
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Pacific Community Ventures Announces Sale of Its Stake in the Evergreen Lodge
Pacific Community Management (www.pcvfund.com), a private growth equity firm focused on investing in consumer-facing small businesses and an affiliate of Pacific Community Ventures, today announced the sale of PCV’s stake in Evergreen Lodge (www.evergreenlodge.com) to Meyer Family Enterprises, an impact investor and client of Imprint Capital (www.imprintcap.com). Over the course of a decade, Evergreen’s management […]
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Inspiring Entrepreneur! Corey Rennell, CORE Foods
PCV interviewed one of the entrepreneurs that we work with, and we are feeling so inspired! Meet Corey Rennell, Founder of CORE Foods. Corey started his business in 2010 with a mission to empower people with fresh foods and honest resources. In addition to creating delicious and nutrition meal bars, CORE Foods is also staying […]
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Welcome to SAIL, Tokyomoto!
We’d like to introduce our latest SAIL borrower, Tokyomoto, on their $80,000 loan! Tokyomoto was born in 2011 out of Nansee Kim Parker’s vision of a motorcycle shop that treated customers with respect regardless of their skill level or their gender. Since then, the company built a loyal following among Bay Area motorcycle riders due […]
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A PCM Success Story: Evergreen Lodge
Pacific Community Management has successfully sold their stake in Evergreen Lodge to Meyer Family Enterprises, a socially-minded investor and client of Imprint Capital. Over the course of a decade, Evergreen’s management team has transformed the lodge from a mom-and-pop seasonal motel to a year-round, full-service premier destination resort. Management has also implemented an outstanding internship […]
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Roundtable Spotlight: Petit Collage
Started in 2006 by artist Lorena Siminovich, Petit Collage creates modern and eco-friendly wall décor and home accessories influenced by midcentury design. The Petit Collage studio, located in an artistic hub of San Francisco, is an incubator of new ideas, art, and illustration where creating great design and pushing the envelope on new formats is […]
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Local Mission Market closes $75k SAIL loan!
Congratulations to Local Mission Market on the closing of their $75,000 PCV SAIL loan! Local Mission Market is one-third of the establishments that make up the Local Mission Group, which also includes two popular restaurants – Local Mission Eatery and Local’s Corner. Opened in 2010, Local Mission Eatery is a vegetable-focused restaurant inspired by Northern […]
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Meet Petit Collage, SAIL borrower!
Congratulations to Petit Collage for receiving a loan of $150,000.00 through PCV’s SAIL program! Petit Collage is a San Francisco-based producer of modern baby and child wall décor and accessories with a vintage twist. This loan will provide working capital to help this popular business meet demand for its toys and games and to fuel […]