Small Business Resources
Is Your Business Compliant?
Retailers and businesses in eleven California zip code areas can expect to receive letters from the Board of Equalization (BOE) notifying them about vists from the Statewide Compliance and Outreach Program (SCOP). The SCOP was created to make the California tax system fair for all businesses by helping them understand what state tax and fee […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
San Francisco Small Business Week is almost here!
Registration for San Francisco’s Small Business Week is now open! The event will run from May 14th to the 18th and will include networking opportunities and numerous conferences about all things small business. PCV will be there and we hope you will be too! Flavors of San Francisco kicks-off the week on Monday, May 14. […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Sharing Is Caring
I’m not going to lie: I’m not great at sharing. Growing up in a busy household with four siblings and a menagerie of pets had me scrambling for the spotlight, the last bit of mac n’ cheese and most importantly, the front seat in my mom’s minivan. And yes, I definitely made a line down […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Looking for Capital? A list of the Bay Area’s most active Angel Investors
The San Francisco Business Times recently released a list of the most active angel investors in the greater Bay Area. This list is ranked according to capital invested in 2011 and includes active angel investors in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma. Capital Invested in 2011 1 […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
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 […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Innovation Uncensored: Top 10 Steps to Success
I had the awesome opportunity to attend Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored gathering in downtown San Francisco yesterday – and man, what a day! Besides hearing about the latest and greatest innovations from folks like David Cush (CEO, Virgin America) and John Donahoe (CEO Ebay), we heard inspiring stories about how groups like Livestrong, Water.org, Cinequest […]
Jul 08, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
One of the least understood aspects of entrepreneurship is why small businesses fail, and there’s a simple reason for the confusion: Most of the evidence comes from the entrepreneurs themselves. I have had a close-up view of numerous business failures — including a few start-ups of my own. And from my observation, the reasons for […]
Jul 08, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
8 Things You Need To Know About Seeking Funding
This blog is written by a member of Fast Company’s expert blogging community and expresses that expert’s views alone. As part of our Getting Funded series, we asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council what they wish they knew when they sought funding that they know now. Here are their suggestions, including finding the right […]
Jul 08, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
6 Flavors Of Microfinance
What do great food and microfinance have in common? Before last night I would have said: “not much.” But after attending Opportunity Fund’s A Taste of Microfinance event, I think I found the answer. Given the right mix of ingredients, both microfinance and food can have a big impact. Below are six local chef-entrepreneurs who […]
Jul 08, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Five things I learned yesterday about online marketing at PCV
Yesterday, Chase and I attended a ’25 Ways to Market your Website’ seminar through the SF Non-Profit Leadership Series. Here is what I thought the five most interesting take-aways were: 1) Content is STILL king. There is no replacement for creating and putting out meaningful content, dialogue and interesting ways of engaging your audience. 2) […]
Jul 08, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
A Little Advice on Advising
I recently came across an article in the Boston Business Journal about how few entrepreneurs 1) seek out advice from experienced business people or 2) don’t make good use of the advice they may have received. It seems like what this author is writing about is very relevant to our small business advising network! The […]
Jul 08, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
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 […]