Small Business Loans
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Smoke Open Fire
Morgan Robinson doesn’t remember a day when he wasn’t in the kitchen. As a college student, Morgan worked as a prep cook until he decided to acquire the rigorous formal education of a classically-trained chef at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont. After expanding his training at the Ritz Carlton in Aspen, Bistro Don […]
Mar 17, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Jacob May Designs
David Ball worked for nearly a decade as a civil engineer, escaping each evening to his woodworking shop. What started as a hobby, eventually led to the creation of a butcher block that was so successful, David left his full time job to launch Jacob May Design in Oakland. Dedicated to American-made wood products, David […]
Mar 14, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Blue Stars Admissions Consulting
Dr. Amy Morgenstern worked for nearly two decades in academic and editorial roles before deciding to start her own company, Blue Star Admissions Consulting, assisting high school students to prepare for and apply to college. Since its inception in June 2010, Blue Stars grew through word of mouth and by establishing relationships with Amy’s contacts […]
Mar 02, 2016 – PCV News • Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Small Businesses Can Drive A Quality-Jobs Economy
While our economy’s improved on paper, most of us know in our gut that’s not the whole story. During the last few years, quality job creation has been anemic, and way too many workers have jobs that don’t allow them to support themselves and their families. Since the end of the Great Recession, 11.3 million […]
Mar 02, 2016 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
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 •
Small Business Lending: 4 Things We Know To Be True
As a small business owner, you understand the importance of capital to your business. After all, strategic plans and projections won’t mean much if you don’t have the working capital you need to fuel your plans for growth. Which is why we at Pacific Community Ventures designed our loan program to offer affordable, transparent capital […]
Dec 08, 2015 – Small Business Loans •
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 •
Small Business Saturday 2015 Is Fast Approaching
Now in its sixth year, Small Business Saturday serves as the ceremonial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for small businesses across the United States. Each year, shoppers spend tens of billions at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The day was also championed by elected officials in all 50 states and Washington D.C., including President […]
Oct 29, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
PCV Has Signed The Small Business Borrowers’ Bill Of Rights
Like many of our CDFI colleagues, Pacific Community Ventures is alarmed at the rise of predatory small business lending. Small business owners are struggling through many of the problems we saw in the subprime mortgage and payday lending crises. But there’s a critical difference—predatory small business lending is still young enough that we can slow […]