Small Business Advising And Mentoring
Long Story, Short Bread
Blog Author: Reece Soltani, New Sector Alliance Fellow Seeing as how ClaireSquares (http://www.clairesquares.com/) is listed under the “50 Treats to Eat in SF Before You Die,” (http://www.7×7.com/eat-drink/50-treats-eat-sf-you-die) I was ecstatic to hear the Small Business Advising team was hosting a Roundtable Strategy session for the mysterious Claire of Clairesquares. Not only because that surely meant […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Don’t miss out! SFEDA Gift Alley coming to Crocker Galleria in December
Shop local this holiday season and give a gift that means something more! The San Francisco Economic Development Alliance presents the Holiday Gift Alley at Crocker Galleria on three dates in December. On each day of the Gift Alley, small businesses will be selling their wares at this holiday marketplace inspired by shopping at local […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Roundtable Spotlight: Chiefo’s Kitchen
This week, our Business Advising team held a Strategy Roundtable session for Chiefo’s Kitchen. The mission of Chiefo’s Kitchen is not only to serve delicious West African cuisine, but also to elevate the presence and appreciation of the culinary treasures of West Africa in the Bay Area. This environmentally conscious, woman-owned business needed help around […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
What is your business really worth? A multi-perspective introduction to “Valuation 101”
Blog Author: Reece Soltani, New Sector Fellow On Tuesday, October 7th Pacific Community Ventures, in partnership with Working Solutions convened three panelists to discuss valuation with small business entrepreneurs in theory, in practice, and in experience. Panelists included Michael Blum, Co-Founder of Granite Valuations, Ariel Jaduszliwer, Vice President of Pacific Community Management (an affiliate of […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Roundtable Spotlight: Clairesquares
Have you ever tried a Clairesquare? If not, you are seriously missing out. Clairesquares are rich, buttery and extremely delicious shortbread cookie treats that come in three different flavors – plain, milk chocolate with caramel or dark chocolate with caramel. You can also get Clairesquare “Flapjacks”, buttery oat bars drizzled with chocolate, on the Clairesquares […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Inspiring Entrepreneur! Corey Rennell, CORE Foods
PCV interviewed one of the entrepreneurs that we work with, and we are feeling so inspired! Meet Corey Rennell, Founder of CORE Foods. Corey started his business in 2010 with a mission to empower people with fresh foods and honest resources. In addition to creating delicious and nutrition meal bars, CORE Foods is also staying […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Doing Good is Good For Business
Noah Alper is an advising dream come true for many entrepreneurs in the food & beverage industry. As the founder of Noah’s New York Bagels, Noah has over 35 years of experience sustainably scaling successful businesses. He’s also an author. Noah recently released a book called “Business Mensch: Timeless Wisdom for Today’s Entrepreneur” – […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Sneak Peek: How Business Advising Matches Are Made!
Our new online advising platform, BusinessAdvising.org, uses a sophisticated algorithm to match small business owners with our network of expert volunteer business advisors. Our data driven process allows us to create the right matches, in order to best serve the entrepreneurs that we work with. Today, I went through the registration process myself to show […]
Jul 16, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
8 more reasons to sign up for BusinessAdvising.org
By now you’re very familiar with BusinessAdvising.org, our new, FREE online tool that uses a sophisticated algorithm to match small business owners with expert advisors, allowing small businesses across the country to grow and thrive. There must be a catch, right? Nope! Pacific Community Ventures has been doing this work in California for the past […]