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Featured Advisor: Sherri Beasley

This week's featured volunteer advisor is Sherri Beasley, Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Children’s Health in Tennessee. She's been an allstar advisor with 3 partnerships since she joined the Pacific Community Ventures family back in July of 2015. We recently matched …

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Advisor Spotlight: Jenna Cafiero

This week we're pleased to feature our stellar advisor, Jenna Cafiero! Jenna is a Program Manager at Google and is advising Brian Wallace of Endorfin Foods, a small chocolate production company in Berkeley, California, focused on highlighting the beauty and taste of the cacao bean. Brian came to …

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What We’ve Learned in 20 Years

We’re working against a hard, ingrained problem that’s existed since before we were founded – it’s the problem of building and shaping an economy that first and foremost creates good-quality jobs. In the introduction to PCV’s first social impact report from 1999, our founders Bud Colligan and …

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Business Owner Spotlight: June Dillinger

This week’s small business owner spotlight features June Dillinger, the owner of I Do Hawaiian Weddings. June joined the Pacific Community Ventures Small Business Advising family back in January when she needed advice on how to better budget. We paired June with Maricar Apuya, a professor in …

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PCV Contributes To The Navigating Impact Project

We have some exciting news: the new financial inclusion theme of the our partner the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)’s Navigating Impact project is live! Created in consultation with several hundred industry experts, impact investors, and standards setters, the Navigating Impact project …

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Investing For Stronger Communities

The more things change, the more they stay the same. In PCV’s first social impact report from 1999 our founders Bud Colligan and Penelope Douglas wrote, “No one could ask for more business activity than the country has seen in the last eight years, yet lower-income people are not any better off and …

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The Business Case for Impact Measurement

Too many people struggle to make ends meet because they’re denied opportunities to prosper. We can make a big difference by giving investors who want to do good the tools they need to create quality jobs and strengthen communities. One of the ways we’ve done that for 20 years is through a little …

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7 Steps To Creating A Strong And Successful Small Business Brand

You may think that the most valuable thing about your company is something material but that is as far from the truth as it can be. People can't relate to your buildings, machines and processes but they can relate to a brand. This is a proven strategy, as people famously love buying from companies …

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Meet Our Latest Borrower: Courtsmith Basketball Industries

Courtsmith Basketball Industries is a basketball apparel and accessory store located in Oakland, CA. Founded by Courtney Smith in September 2014, the company has grown from its start selling one t-shirt at a time to selling a range of products including backpacks, hoodies, and hats to players, …

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