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Darden School of Business PCV Case Study
Check out the Darden School of Business’ recent case study on PCV, “Pacific Community Ventures And Galaxy Desserts: Community Development Through Private Equity Investing.” Eduardo Rallo, better known to his colleagues and friends as Edo [pronounced ED-oh], ran up to a row of turnstiles at the Powell Street Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station as he heard […]
Jul 14, 2015 – PCV News •
Inside the (restless, curious and eager) minds of great entrepreneurs
There are some traits inherent to great entrepreneurs like creativity, tolerance for risk and the desire for achievement that can, unfortunately, not be taught. However, when Saras Sarasvathy, still a Carnegie Mellon graduate student at the time, sought to discover how the minds of accomplished entrepreneurs worked, she uncovered some tips that less experienced entrepreneurs […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Thank You Letter to PCV Advisor Chuck Sinks
All-Safe Pools is a PCV-advised company that recently won the SBA Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Award. They just wrote their PCV Business Advisor Chuck Sinks an awesome thank you letter that we are excited to share. We are so proud of the work our companies, and our Business Advisors, are doing!
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
InterSchola Recognized as One of America’s Most Promising Social Enterprises
PCV-advised company InterSchola was recently recognized as one of America’s most promising social enterprises by Bloomberg Business Week. The top social enterprise will be decided by a vote. Please take a second and vote for InterSchola today! From the Bloomberg Business Week article – InterSchola sells surplus goods for school districts and public agencies on EBay (EBAY), […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Funding for Impact Investing Research Grants and Fellowships Announced by InSight’s Initiative, IIPC
Exciting news from InSight: one of its key initiatives, the Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (IIPC), just announced the availability of funds for a new research grant and fellowship program. IIPC is a global community of researchers and policymakers who share knowledge and influence capital markets to support more effective impact investing. The research grant and […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Impact Investing •
In Case You Missed It: Equity 101 with PCV and Working Solutions
At this week’s Access to Capital we discussed equity – what it is, who needs it and where to find it. We were lucky enough to have a very diverse panel, which included Ariel Jaduszliwer from PCV’s investment fund, Ryan Farr, owner of 4505 Meats and Scott Smith, a lawyer at Hanson Bridgett where the […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
PCV 2012 Annual Event Highlights Video
Our 2012 Annual Marketplace & Fundraiser was an incredible event, and we’re so grateful to the entrepreneurs, advisors and PCV supporters who made it such a success. Check out this short video, which highlights the marketplace of awesome small businesses that we support and the luncheon program featuring Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn.
Jul 14, 2015 – PCV News •
Business Advice from the Fancy Food Show
For those who may not know, the Fancy Food Show is the largest specialty food and beverage event in North America. Attendees can discover almost 200,000 food and beverage products from 2,400 exhibitors from 80 countries and regions. Jane Applegate, President and CEO of the Applegate Group, says, “At the Fancy Foods Show, you see […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
5 Counterintuitive Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Some food for thought over the weekend: There’s something different about entrepreneurs whose startups take off and those whose just sputter along – beginning with how they begin. They think “small” rather than search for a “big idea” They use the start-up phase to take risks and experiment rather than be cautious They realize that […]