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PCV Stands With Our AAPI Communities
PCV stands with our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. There have been 3,800 reports of hate incidents targeting members of AAPI communities across the country since last March when the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the advocacy organization Stop AAPI Hate, and a long history of violence and systemic racism before that. As a CDFI […]
Mar 23, 2021 – PCV News •
Our Small Business Support Circle Is Growing
For Shani Jones, growing up Black in San Francisco meant a constant feeling of disconnection. Shani is the co-owner of Peaches Patties — the name comes from her mother, who is lovingly referred to as “Peaches” by friends and family. Shani’s company is one of the only Jamaican food purveyors in San Francisco. Jerk chicken, […]
Mar 12, 2021 – PCV News •
GoFundMe + Pacific Community Ventures: Supporting Women and Minority-Owned Small Businesses
By Kim Wilford, General Counsel of GoFundMe. This piece first appeared here. At GoFundMe, we are fortunate to connect those who need help with the everyday heroes who so generously give. It’s an active mission: inspiring hope and changing lives through giving. It’s a mission that extends beyond our platform and drives the hundreds of […]
Mar 12, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Happy International Women’s Day! Building Forward Better Means Investing In Women of Color
As an introverted child growing up in Brazil, food became a love language for Vanessa Silva, and by the time she was 10 years old she was quite fluent, preparing special dishes for family gatherings. In 2016 she launched Culinary Artistas in a 2,400-square-foot space in San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square, across the street from the […]
Mar 08, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
After One Year of COVID, Women Remain The Face of Entrepreneurship
Dear PCV Community, There are two reflections on my mind as we kick off March. One, March marks Women’s History Month — but also one year of social isolation and shelter-in-place restrictions for most of us around the country, starting right here in our Bay Area backyard. This past year has meant hard work, pivots, […]
Mar 02, 2021 – PCV News •
Build Forward Better, Remembering Black History
A new year, and a new administration in Washington, means an opportunity for us to reimagine our country and our economy in ways that truly allow for opportunity and mobility for ALL Americans. In this moment in time, with economic, health, and climate crises that all disproportionately hurt Black and Brown communities, we must recommit to […]
Feb 02, 2021 – Good Jobs • PCV News •
Our Small Business Support Circle Is Growing
Pacific Community Ventures is bringing together a rapidly growing coalition of people, companies, and organizations invested in the success and resilience of small businesses across the United States. Members of the PCV Small Business Support Circle are helping to get millions of dollars of free advice into the hands of job-creating small business owners by […]
Feb 02, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources • Uncategorized •
Essential Needs for Essential Workers in a Just Recovery
Happy New Year, PCV community! As we turn the corner from 2020 into 2021, I am reminded that even in the darkest of times, we need to look for the light. And if we don’t find it, we need to be the light. There’s a vaccine rolling out as we write this, which gives us hope […]
Jan 05, 2021 – PCV News •
Announcing The Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant Program
California recently announced a $500 million Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant program for eligible small business owners and nonprofits who have been impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting health and safety restrictions. Grants of up to $25,000 will be given to eligible small businesses to help cover expenses during the pandemic. You can visit the new […]