Our Work and Mission
Pacific Community Ventures is a non-profit community investor supporting underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses’ financial health, quality job creation and climate resilience. Through Restorative Capital, Pro Bono Business Advising, and our Good Jobs Innovation Lab we provide entrepreneurs and their workers with the financial and strategic resources they need to grow, hire, and prosper.
Small Business
Loans
We provide small business loans to entrepreneurs across California, investing in the people who build businesses and generate jobs in our neighborhoods.
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Advising
Our BusinessAdvising.org platform connects small business owners across America with free and confidential expert business advising to help them seize opportunities and overcome challenges.
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Innovation
We design effective products, services, and communications to help community partners and small business owners create good-quality jobs.
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We’re working to strengthen small and local businesses, and create good jobs with dignity and more equitable communities. In the last two decades, we’ve impacted the lives of thousands of business owners who have created and grown tens of thousands of jobs.
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Good Jobs, Good Business
We know business owners like you want to provide really good jobs, but sometimes you're not sure how to raise wages, add benefits, or engage employees in ways that work or your bottom line. The Good Jobs, Good Business Toolkit gives you the practical tools you need to offer jobs that balance the needs of the business with the needs of your employees.
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Have a question or want more information about our small business or impact investing services? Contact us and we’ll respond as quickly as possible.
PCV’s 2023 Impact Report on Restorative Capital and Inclusive Economic Growth
We are excited to release our latest impact report, highlighting the transformative power of Restorative Capital in supporting underestimated entrepreneurs with building wealth and creating thriving communities!
Good Jobs Journey
With nearly 50% of U.S. workers employed by small businesses, empowering them to build community-scale wealth by providing Good Jobs is key to creating thriving economies. Yet, for many small businesses, offering Good Job benefits remains challenging.
Read our latest Good Jobs Journeys report to gain insight and strategies for helping small businesses advance Good Jobs and build thriving economies.
The Oakland Fund Playbook
The Oakland Fund Playbook is a place-based guide to investing in underestimated people and places by first listening to, and co-creating with, community power builders. The playbook is structured around three pillars: Capital Structuring, Community Engagement & Trust-Based Outreach, and Data-Driven Impact Optimization. Each section highlights stories to inform and inspire future place-based efforts, as well as a User Guide with questions and resources for practitioners.
Embark on a journey to explore the future of sustainable and inclusive development! Download the playbook now to gain a deeper understanding of impactful strategies and contribute to positive change.
Thank you for attending PCV’s 25th Anniversary
Thank you for joining us at Pacific Community Ventures (PCV)’s 25th Anniversary Celebration on November 11, 2023. Your presence enriched our milestone event, where we honored 25 years of nurturing small businesses and promoting racial equality. This celebration was a testament to our shared achievements and a beacon for future aspirations. We invite you to experience the event again through our website, where a collection of photos and videos await.
Feel inspired by our journey? Find out how you can contribute to our ongoing mission with a donation. Together, let’s continue shaping a vibrant future for our community.