Small Business Advising And Mentoring
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 •
Small Business Stories: Holy Land Pivots Online Due To COVID-19
Miri Levy is the owner of Oakland’s Holy Land restaurant, and like all business owners in the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s had to hustle. She’s a single mom and business owner running a dine-in restaurant, which is incredibly hard in the best of times. Miri took over Holy Land from her parents 20 years ago, and […]
Apr 28, 2020 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
April is National Volunteer Month – Advise a Small Business from Home!
More than 37 million in jobs in the United States are vulnerable to layoffs right now, and the most vulnerable workers are those who can’t afford it. The restaurant industry has ground to a halt across much of the country, with businesses being ordered to shutter entirely and social distancing keeping people at home. The […]
Apr 01, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Remote Volunteering: Help Small Businesses Hit By COVID-19
As coronavirus spreads across the globe, state and local governments are banning large events, and companies are playing their part in encouraging or mandating that all employees who can work from home, to stem the tide of the virus. One unfortunate side effect of this is that companies are having to cancel or postpone volunteer […]
Mar 17, 2020 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Small Business Resources For COVID-19
Our team is paying close attention to the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and its impact on small business owners like you across the country. Please reach out to us if you need assistance for your business, so that we can discuss your particular situation and figure out ways in which we can help. If you’re a […]
Mar 16, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • 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 •
Is My Small Business Bankworthy?
“You’re not a good fit with our bank. We wish you the best of luck in finding a financial institution who can meet your needs.” How many times have you heard that from your friendly local banker? More times than you care to admit. I recently spoke to a banker who put into perspective the […]
May 06, 2019 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
8 Ways to Use Social Network to Market Your Business
Most small business owners are focused on management improvements and online marketing. Sometimes social media channels fall by the wayside when you’re wearing so many hats. Did you know that 366 million new people started using social media in 2018? For 2019, the predictions revolve around half a billion new users. If statistics like these […]