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Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
PCV Executive Director Beth Sirull on Impact Investing
This blog was written by Beth Sirull, Executive Director of Pacific Community Ventures. This past Friday, I was honored to testify at a hearing held by California Assemblymember Nora Campos who represents San Jose. Assemblywoman Campos, along with Sunne McPeak, currently CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund and former Secretary of the California Business, […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Impact Investing •
The Facts on U.S. Social Enterprise
Ben Thornley shares some recent findings from the Great Social Enterprise Census and discusses the need for data on social enterprise in the United States. Read his article below. Social enterprises in the U.S. are small on average, by revenue and number of employees, an even mix of for-profits and non-profits and are scattered throughout […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Impact Consulting •
Cash Flow Matters
We want to share this great post we found on unreasonable.is about the importance of understanding your cash flow. The author of this post, Pascal Finette, is the Director of Mozilla’s Open Innovation Group, and consults entrepreneurs on their strategy and operations. “Cash-flow is simple: Money in minus money out. If your cash-flow is positive […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Roundtable Spotlight: 18 Rabbits
We had a great Strategy Roundtable session with 18 Rabbits yesterday! We were joined by the 18 Rabbits team, including Alison Vercruysse, Founder & CEO of the organic granola and granola bar company. Alison started her company based on the idea that everyone has the right to pure and simple food. Since the beginning, 18 […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Event Recap: Marketing for Small Business
Yesterday, PCV hosted its Marketing for Small Business seminar at Mechanics’ Institute Library (which was an awesome venue and had the coolest spiral staircase, pictured below) in downtown San Francisco. The expert panel, including representatives from Constant Contact, AdRoll and Chubbies Shorts, was curated by one of PCV’s superstar marketing advisors, Danielle Petersen, who owns Leading […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
The Pioneering Impact Investor
In his most recent article in the Huffington Post, PCV’s Ben Thornley details the pioneering efforts of impact investors with videos from a recent panel discussion at SOCAP12 in San Francisco, building off the new report – A Market Emerges: The Six Dynamics of Impact Investing. Read the full article below: Impact investing is not […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Getting Competitive Bids for Your Small Business Insurance
Your business insurance is coming up for renewal and you are interested in getting competitive bids for the renewal. Scott Hauge, President of CAL Insurance and Associates gives us some tips on how to start and what to do. Start the process about three months before your policy renews. Identify brokers beside the incumbent broker […]
Jul 15, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
What Management Can Do to Keep the Workplace Virus Free
Felicia Savage is a content strategist and up-and-coming PR specialist living in Indianapolis. When she isn’t sharing online content, Felicia loves to draw and watch animated films in her spare time. Twitter: @canonicalkitteh The next time your employees surf the web at work, they should do so with caution. Someone’s watching them. Most companies like […]