Small Business Resources
Small Business Marketing: Branding Basics
[This is a continuation of our Marketing 101 series] Branding is one of the most important things a small business can engage in, regardless of your industry or your products or services. It’s the way in which your customers understand you, what you stand for, and how you separate yourself from your competitors. Your brand is […]
Jul 22, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Marketing 101 For Your Small Business: What Is Marketing?
Most people tend to think that marketing equals promotion: an ad on television; a poster on the subway a promoted post on Facebook. By definition, “marketing” is the action or business of promoting and selling products or services. But in practice, it’s a much larger and broader discipline. As a small business owner, marketing is […]
Jul 22, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
How To Write A Business Plan For Your Small Business
For all small business owners, a business plan is core to your company’s success. It’s a written description of your business’s plans for the future, and explains to potential partners and investors how you’ll get there. These documents usually look ahead three-to-five years into the future, and outline the path your small business intends to […]
Jul 22, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Small Business Marketing: Content Marketing
[This is a continuation of our Marketing 101 series] Once you have the groundwork done in building your small business’ marketing — research and messaging, website, digital marketing, and maybe ads — you’re likely thinking two things. What’s next? And at this point, how can I afford to compete against larger businesses? For many […]
Jul 22, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Mentoring and Advising: Crucial To Small Business Success
Seventeen years ago, we saw venture capital firms doing something to drive startups to greater success: pairing an entrepreneur not just with working capital, but an expert business advisor as well. Our founder Bud Colligan connected the dots: small businesses are the engine of job creation in America, but more of them fail then they […]
Jul 22, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
5 Tips To Prepare Your Small Business For Capital
As a small business lender in California, we meet small business owners looking for capital for all sorts of reasons, and in all kinds of amounts and forms. One thing that almost all small business owners that we meet have in common? The need to do a little financial and business strategy housekeeping before they’re […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Free Webinar: Pillars of a Successful Small Business Brand
Update: If you missed the live webinar, you can watch the relay here: Join BusinessAdvising.org on Friday, July 24 for a free webinar on building your small business brand. You’ll learn four essential keys to developing, launching and sustaining a successful brand. Vision/Mission Statements – Where are you going and how are you getting there? […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources • Webinars •
Free Webinar: Small Business From Idea to IPO
This past Friday, our BusinessAdvising.org program hosted entrepreneur Noah Alper — founder of Bread & Circus and Noah’s Bagels — and discussed strategies and practices to take your small business from its conception through to an IPO. This webinar leads small businesses — especially those in the food and restaurant industry —on a path to […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources • Webinars •
Is It Always Bad If My Credit Score Drops?
Most Americans don’t realize how much their daily life is affected by their credit score. Almost everyone is aware that their credit score is used when they want to finance a major purchase, but it goes far beyond this. Your credit score is a determining factor in most auto, renters, or homeowners insurance rates. Most […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Free Webinar—Debt or Equity: What’s Right for My Business?
Update: Thanks to Sherry Bijan for hosting a fantastic webinar! If you weren’t able to attend in person, you can watch the recap here: Debt or Equity: What’s Right For My Small Business? from PacificCommunityVentures on Vimeo. Join BusinessAdvising.org and Sherry Bijan — a seasoned veteran of the securities industry — for a […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources • Webinars •
A New Matching Loan Program Open To Our Entrepreneurs
Our partner Kiva Zip is teaming up with LISC to provide more loans and expand financial opportunities to the small businesses in our network! This partnership means that small business borrowers endorsed by PCV will only have to raise half of the total loan amount from the crowd on the Kiva Zip website. LISC will […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
The Small Business Administration Is Examining Equity-Based Crowdfunding
Many small businesses, including several in PCV’s network, are utilizing crowdfunding as an alternative form of funding. Recently, our company Kuli Kuli ran a successful campaign on Kiva Zip, while another of our companies, Core Foods, is running a Kickstarter. But one method of crowdfunding remains untapped in the United States: equity-based crowdfunding. The U.S. […]