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Pacific Community Ventures Receives Google.org Grant From OFN to Support Small Business Recovery In The Bay Area
Today, Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced that Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) was one of six CDFIs in the first round of CDFIs to receive grants from Google.org. The grant will help PCV better serve minority-owned small businesses. Pacific Community Ventures helps small business owners grow and create good local jobs through a “Good Jobs, Good Business” […]
Jun 17, 2020 – PCV News •
June CEO Notes: Shaping an Inclusive Recovery with a Good Jobs Agenda
Good morning, PCV community, This past week has brought the plight of our already distressed communities to the center of the national dialogue, with the twin crises of pandemic and economic realities worsened by racial injustice and killings in the black community. Our neighborhoods, our black-owned businesses, are especially hurting right now. PCV stands with […]
Jun 05, 2020 – PCV News •
The Good Jobs Agenda: Pacific Community Ventures 2019 Good Jobs Report
Pacific Community Ventures’ work has never been more crucial to the communities we serve. The coronavirus pandemic wiped out 22 million jobs — 10 years of job growth — in the first four weeks, with an additional 37 million jobs vulnerable to layoffs and tens of millions of small businesses in danger of closing. The […]
Jun 04, 2020 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News • Publications • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
How Businesses Can Offer Stable and Consistent Scheduling
In these unstable times, it can be difficult to figure out how to offer consistent work schedules to full- and part-time employees. However, a stable and consistent schedule is an important aspect of a business’s success and of employee loyalty. Having a clear routine and regiment allows employees to manage their time in ways that […]
Jun 03, 2020 – Small Business Resources •
PCV Stands With The Black Community
This past week has brought the plight of our already distressed communities to the center of the national dialogue, with the twin crises of pandemic and economic realities worsened by racial injustice and killings in the black community. Our neighborhoods, our black-owned businesses, are especially hurting right now. PCV stands with the black community, as […]
Jun 01, 2020 – PCV News •
It Takes A Village: New Grants and Partnerships
Good news: Pacific Community Ventures has received a Project Innovation Award from NBC Bay Area, Telemundo, and the Comcast NBCUniversal Community Impact. We’re going to use the funding to support our Good Jobs Agenda and deliver services and programs that address the needs of those impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve also received a new […]
May 29, 2020 – PCV News •
PCV Receives Project Innovation Award from NBC Bay Area, Telemundo, and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
We’re excited to announce that PCV has received a Project Innovation award from NBC Bay Area / KNTV, Telemundo 48 Area de la Bahia / KSTS, and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation today. We’re being recognized as one of eight organizations that are using innovation to tackle everyday problems and urgent COVID-19 needs in the community. […]
May 13, 2020 – Good Jobs • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Respond and Rebuild: Inclusive Recovery and The Good Jobs Agenda
Good morning, PCV community, In the last two weeks, we saw the first federal relief effort to help small businesses burn through all of its funds, to a fraction of those in need. Of the 30 million small businesses who were eligible for support, only a small percentage were able to get approved. Our friend […]
May 05, 2020 – PCV News •
Small Business Stories: Responding To COVID-19
Nzilani Glass Conservation embodies everything great about Oakland. Established in 2003 by Ariana Makau, a woman of color who both lives and bases her business in Oakland, Nzilani is a highly specialized stained glass conservation and new art glass fabrication company that gives back to its community. Nzilani’s core values are “Be Safe. Have Fun. […]