Good Jobs
Meeting The Moment: U.S. Impact Investing Policy, Inequality, and COVID-19 Recovery
By: Sanjana Seth, Jacqulyn Washington, Tom Woelfel, and Brenna McCallick Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) is excited to announce the release of Meeting the Moment: U.S. Impact Investing Policy, Inequality and COVID-19 Recovery. This discussion paper examines how impact investing policy can be leveraged at the federal level to support the impact investing ecosystem in harnessing […]
Oct 28, 2020 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News • Publications •
PCV Receives A Grant From The Tipping Point Fund to Advance Policy Ideas That Mobilize Private Capital for Public Good
Black and Brown business owners need affordable loans and accessible, free advice. They also need markets to support them at all levels. For centuries, the finance industry has not only been complicit in racist policies like redlining, underinvesting in Black-owned businesses, and profiting off of bad mortgages to Black homeowners, but many fortunes were built out […]
Jul 08, 2020 – Good Jobs • Impact Investing • 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 •
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 •
5 Steps To Offer Paid Leave At Your Small Business Without Dinging Your Budget
The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affecting small businesses and local economies across the country. On Sunday, the CDC updated its guidance to encourage all gatherings of 50 people or above to be canceled for the next eight weeks, and governors are calling on restaurants, bars, festival and sports venue owners, etc to switch to takeout […]
Mar 19, 2020 – Good Jobs • Small Business Resources •
Become A Good Jobs, Good Business Advisor
Looking for more meaningful volunteering opportunities that not only use your skills, but use them to help small businesses create good jobs? Consider becoming a special advisor with our first Good Jobs, Good Business cohort. America’s unemployment rate is at a half-century low. At the same time, we have a job-quality problem that affects nearly half […]
Feb 21, 2020 – Good Jobs • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
5 Unusual Retirement Perks Your Business Can Offer
You can draw a different crowd of employees to your business if you’re willing to offer unique perks. Many of these perks can prove to be beneficial when they extend into retirement. By offering the best benefits and wages, you can set your company apart and attract high-quality employees. The more you care about your […]
Jan 09, 2020 – Good Jobs • Small Business Resources •
5 Ways To Increase Retention Rates By Engaging Workers
How much is high turnover costing you? While investing in your workforce can seem expensive, spending too little on training and employee compensation can negatively affect your bottom line. Losing employees, particularly those with experience, places a burden on your business. The cost to replace a $10-per-hour retail employee is approximately $3,300. On the other […]
Oct 23, 2019 – Good Jobs • Small Business Resources •
How CDFIs and Impact Investors Can Walk The Talk On ‘Good Jobs’
At Pacific Community Ventures, we’ve seen firsthand though our work with small businesses and impact investors that job creation alone is insufficient to create lasting economic change in underinvested communities. We view the advancement of good-quality jobs as an important avenue to better support our communities and address rising income and wealth inequality across the […]