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PCV Awarded $500,000 From Citi Foundation
We’re excited to announce that we’ve been awarded $500,000 in unrestricted funding by the Citi Foundation to scale our work serving small businesses owned by people of color across California. The small businesses that line our streets, employ our neighbors, provide the goods and services we rely on everyday, and generally serve as the foundation […]
Jul 21, 2021 – PCV News •
0% Loans Now Available in San Francisco
San Francisco’s small business climate is symbolic of what many cities are facing — as COVID forced many office buildings and business and financial districts to shut down as workers went remote, small businesses reliant on office workers and tourism were hit especially hard. We’ve seen this play out through the eyes of hundreds of […]
Jul 08, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
PCV Receives $1.8 Million From CDFI Fund To Support CA Small Businesses
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today awarded $1.25 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to 863 community development financial institutions (CDFIs). The awards were announced today by Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. The grants will be made through Treasury’s CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) and […]
Jun 15, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
The State of Small Business: PCV’s 2020 Impact Report
Times of crisis force us to dig deep in so many ways, and test us in new ways. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a magnifying glass over structural inequity that is generations’ old, and the fallout threatens yet another generation of businesses owned by entrepreneurs of color. The same entrepreneurs that have always had the […]
Jun 08, 2021 – PCV News • Publications •
PCV Receives $2 Million Wells Fargo “Open For Business” Grant
Wells Fargo today announced $13 million in grants to Bay Area Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to help small businesses stay open and maintain local jobs. The funding will help the CDFIs provide grants, loans, technical assistance, and business coaching for diverse entrepreneurs. The grants are part of Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund (OFB) […]
Apr 28, 2021 – PCV News •
A Special Thank You To Our Advisor Community For Volunteer Appreciation Week
In honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Pacific Community Ventures and our Small Business community would like to offer a massive shoutout to you and all of our amazing family of volunteer advisors. Because of your efforts, PCV’s Business Advising program was able to empower over 1,000 small companies across America last year, during one of the […]
Apr 21, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
PCV Stands For Justice And Empathy
Over the past year, our society has experienced an immense amount of tragedy during the pandemic. It has been with great heartache, tenacity, and our commitment to addressing racial injustice and inequality that we recognize the impact of racial violence, police brutality, and economic disparities amongst people of color, especially Black people. We want to […]
Apr 21, 2021 – PCV News •
Environmental Justice Is Economic Justice
Think about how much plastic we use just in the process of feeding ourselves and our family. You use plastic wrap to cover a bowl of dough, half an avocado, or to wrap a sandwich. Z Wraps founder and environmentally-conscious mom, Michelle Zimora, has always been the tinkering type, taking what was around her and […]
Apr 14, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
An Urgent Call to Biden-Harris Administration: Create White House Initiative on Inclusive Economic Growth
Today the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, B Lab and a coalition of more than 50 impact-oriented organizations are calling for the creation of a White House Initiative on Inclusive Economic Growth to coordinate federal policies that will reshape and rebuild our economy so that it works for all of us. The proposed Initiative’s bold approach […]