Small Business Clients And Success Stories
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Native Juice Co.
Native Juice Co. is a juice and smoothie bar that specializes in fresh beverages made from local ingredients. The company also serves healthy snacks such as salads, wraps, avocado toasts, and soba noodle dishes. The owners support the broader local economy and local producers by sourcing all of their ingredients from Bay Area farmers’ markets […]
May 18, 2017 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Maker’s Common
Maker’s Common is a combined eatery and retail market, located in Downtown Berkeley, from the team that created the popular Mission Cheese restaurant in San Francisco. The restaurant is opening in 2017, and the team’s plan for the space is to have — of course — tons of cheese, plus charcuterie, wine, bread, and beer […]
Nov 11, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Preservation & Co.
Preservation & Co. offers a line of jams inspired by cocktails, and also cocktail mixes and pickled products. It was founded by Jason Poole in 2011, after he’d worked for 17 years in the service and hospitality industry. His passion for food got bigger and bigger, and he decided to start the company as a […]
Nov 11, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Boba Guys
Boba Guys offers artisanal boba and tea. The company brews real tea leaves and never uses powder. All teas are steeped in house. They have partnered with local producers like Straus Family Creamery to use organic milk and offer Califia almond milk or organic soy milk for non-dairy alternatives. For sweeteners, the company makes their […]
Oct 31, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Red Door Catering
Red Door Catering is a local business that supports local business. They work with local farmers and producers to gather the best organic, seasonal ingredients they can to make their food simply taste good. The company prides itself on composing new fusions to excite the palette as well as putting a fresh twist on the […]
Jul 22, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Out Of The Box Collective
Out Of The Box Collective is a certified B-Corp farm-to-table home delivery service. Founder Jennifer Piette had an international career in film before moving to Los Angeles in 2007. She was a screenplay writer for three more years before her passions for food, health, and the environment led her to start Out Of The Box […]
Jun 22, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Borrower: Scholastic Expeditions
Scholastic Expeditions was started by Susan Schai in partnership with educators who sought to reimagine the traditional educational travel experience for students. Susan Schai began leading tours for U.S. middle school and high school students to Costa Rica, gradually adding Panama, Nicaragua and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Susan’s trips regularly sell out, and are […]
Jun 06, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Small Business Success: Kainbigan
Kainbigan is a minority-owned, female-owned Filipino restaurant and catering company in the heart of Oakland, California. Kainbigan’s success suddenly made their space seem cramped, so they needed to grow by purchasing kitchen space and catering equipment (including a van!) Kainbigan chose to work with our CDFI, Pacific Community Ventures, because after liquidating personal assets (and with a […]
Apr 15, 2016 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Big Wins For Small Business Advising
Meet Deb Doyle, a marketing marvel making a massive impact in the small business world. Deb is one of our many talented business advisors here at Pacific Community Ventures. Not only does she mentor business owners and hold free webinars with our nonprofit, she’s on the board of directors with NAWBO (National Association for Women […]