Small Business Advising And Mentoring
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 […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
Parties That Cook recounts the 2012 PCV Marketplace and share an awesome recipe
So excited to find this blog post by Parties That Cook about their participation in our Annual Marketplace & Fundraiser on June 6th! We loved having PTC at the event, and are also so excited that they shared their recipe for the salmon tartare that they were serving. Read on for their take on the […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
California is 3rd Most Entrepreneurial State
With a startup rate of 440 per 100,000 adults, California is the third most entrepreneurial state according to CNNMoney. Despite California’s lingering budget woes, high unemployment and burdensome taxes and regulations, it seems as if the entrepreneurial spirit is very much alive here, only beaten out by Arizona and Texas. CNN writes, “The Golden State […]
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Ending SF’s Payroll Tax: The Winners and Losers
Eileen Hassi, owner of Ritual Coffee Roasters (who just showcased in PCV’s Annual Marketplace on June 6th), was shocked when she received a bill for almost $4,000 in payroll taxes for 2006, her first full year in business. At the time, she had only $11,000 in her bank account and couldn’t pay the tax on […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
PCV-Advised Company All-Safe Pools Wins SBA Award
Reed Hauge and All-Safe Pool Safety Products received the Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year Award from the Small Business Administration. Hauge, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of the firm, was nominated for the award by Chuck Sinks, Regional Director of Business Advising for Pacific Community Ventures, in recognition of his leadership of the […]
Jul 14, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
What is a Small Business? Let’s Get it Straight
Among the many issues being discussed at the Clinton Global Initiative America conference in Chicago is how we can greater serve small businesses. This is fantastic! But if we don’t properly define what a small business is, then we may be tracking our progress inaccurately. Yesterday morning President Clinton spoke before members of various non-profit, […]
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Bank of America Small Business Owner Survey: How San Francisco Ranks
Bank of America recently released its inaugural Small Business Owner Report, a semi-annual study exploring the concerns, aspirations and perspectives of small business owners across the country. The survey, which includes an oversampling of small business owners across the San Francisco market, uncovered that 52% of San Francisco small business owners surveyed are confident their local […]
Jul 14, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
Motivate Your Employees to Create Passionate Brand Ambassadors
Employee happiness is becoming a hot topic among CEOs and in boardrooms, and it’s about time. Happy, engaged employees are more productive and generate better outcomes for their companies. Companies today must accomplish more with fewer people, so the question of employee happiness is becoming more and more relevant. However, all of this emphasis on […]