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How To Get Started With SBA Disaster Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Small business owners should apply now for federal disaster loans, even if they think they don’t want or need them, since it’s […]
Mar 25, 2020 – Small Business Resources •
5 Steps To Offer Paid Leave At Your Small Business Without Dinging Your Budget
The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affecting small businesses and local economies across the country. On Sunday, the CDC updated its guidance to encourage all gatherings of 50 people or above to be canceled for the next eight weeks, and governors are calling on restaurants, bars, festival and sports venue owners, etc to switch to takeout […]
Mar 19, 2020 – Good Jobs • Small Business Resources •
5 Reasons for Businesses to Offer Paid Sick Leave
With business impacted by the spread of coronavirus and state and local measures to contain it, and customers practicing social distancing, the last thing you want is your employees coming in when they’re sick. But some of your workers may feel like they have no choice, if they can’t afford to miss a week, or […]
Mar 19, 2020 – Small Business Resources •
Remote Volunteering: Help Small Businesses Hit By COVID-19
As coronavirus spreads across the globe, state and local governments are banning large events, and companies are playing their part in encouraging or mandating that all employees who can work from home, to stem the tide of the virus. One unfortunate side effect of this is that companies are having to cancel or postpone volunteer […]
Mar 17, 2020 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Small Business Resources For COVID-19
Our team is paying close attention to the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and its impact on small business owners like you across the country. Please reach out to us if you need assistance for your business, so that we can discuss your particular situation and figure out ways in which we can help. If you’re a […]
Mar 16, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Types of Paid Leave to Improve Employee Health and Productivity
Paid time off is not only good for your employees—it’s good for your business as well. Not only does it improve employee productivity and happiness, it also keeps you ahead of the competition. A recent study found that about 70% of US employees have access to some form of paid time off. Although federal law […]
Mar 09, 2020 – Small Business Resources •
EAEF Inaugural Impact Report
PCV’s Research & Consulting team is proud to have worked on the inaugural impact report of the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund (EAEF). This report is the culmination of a year-long effort to analyze EAEF’s developmental impact in Egypt from its inception in 2013 through 2019. The EAEF has supported close to 5,000 jobs, seeded what […]
Mar 02, 2020 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • Publications •
March Note From Our CEO: Women Mean Business
Good morning, PCV community, March is Women’s History (or Herstory!) Month, and that has everyone here at PCV thinking about the hundreds of amazing women small business owners we work with across the country, and the effect that women business owners have on our local communities and economies. 11.6 million U.S. businesses (38%) are women-owned […]
Feb 28, 2020 – PCV News •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: Peaches Patties
Peaches Patties is owned and operated by Shani Jones and Yeheyis Bedada. The duo bake and cater traditional Jamaican dishes and patties. The name for Peaches Patties comes from Shani’s mother, who is lovingly referred to as “Peaches” by friends and family. According to Shani, if you visited the Jones family household anytime in the […]