Small Business Loans
Pacific Community Ventures Awards “Good Jobs Grants” To 37 Small Businesses
Pacific Community Ventures has issued $112,500 in “Good Jobs Grants” to 37 California small business owners who worked with the organization to retain their employees and improve job quality even during the last two difficult years. PCV doubled the size of their good jobs rebates this year in order to acknowledge the progress their borrowers […]
Oct 29, 2021 – Good Jobs • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
$56.5 Million in New Funding Available to Help California’s Smallest Businesses Build Back from COVID-19 Pandemic
California’s smallest businesses now have access to an additional $56.5 million through the California Rebuilding Fund, which offers flexible, low-cost loans to support long-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. First announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom in November 2020, the California Rebuilding Fund is a public-private partnership that blends capital from private, philanthropic and public sector […]
Sep 20, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
0% Loans Now Available in San Francisco
San Francisco’s small business climate is symbolic of what many cities are facing — as COVID forced many office buildings and business and financial districts to shut down as workers went remote, small businesses reliant on office workers and tourism were hit especially hard. We’ve seen this play out through the eyes of hundreds of […]
Jul 08, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
PCV Receives $1.8 Million From CDFI Fund To Support CA Small Businesses
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today awarded $1.25 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to 863 community development financial institutions (CDFIs). The awards were announced today by Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. The grants will be made through Treasury’s CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) and […]
Jun 15, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
Announcing The Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant Program
California recently announced a $500 million Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant program for eligible small business owners and nonprofits who have been impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting health and safety restrictions. Grants of up to $25,000 will be given to eligible small businesses to help cover expenses during the pandemic. You can visit the new […]
Dec 29, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
Announcing The FOUND/LA Small Business Recovery Fund
COVID-19 has devastated small business communities across the country, hitting hardest in big states and cities like New York, our backyards of San Francisco and Oakland, and FOUND/LA’s hometown of Los Angeles. We know entrepreneurs of color face the greatest challenge, as long-standing issues like inequitable access to access to capital have only been amplified […]
Dec 08, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
Announcing The California Rebuilding Fund
California small businesses are drivers of economic growth – creating two-thirds of new jobs and employing nearly half of all private sector employees. California is home to 4.1 million small businesses, representing 99.8 percent of all businesses in the state and employing 7.2 million workers in California, or 48.5 percent of the state’s total workforce. […]
Nov 20, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
PCV is Part of a New Initiative That Looks to Support California Small Businesses
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) today announced the California Rebuilding Fund, a new public-private partnership of which Pacific Community Ventures is a part, that will leverage government backed capital to support California’s small businesses – especially the smallest under-served firms and entrepreneurs from communities that have been historically disenfranchised. The initiative […]
Aug 27, 2020 – PCV News • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
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 – Blog and News • Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
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 •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: Peaches Patties
Peaches Patties is owned and operated by Shani Jones and Yeheyis Bedada. The duo bake and cater traditional Jamaican dishes and patties. The name for Peaches Patties comes from Shani’s mother, who is lovingly referred to as “Peaches” by friends and family. According to Shani, if you visited the Jones family household anytime in the […]
Feb 21, 2020 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Meet Our Latest Small Business Borrower: Reem’s California
In 2010, the dream of Reem’s was born at the doorstep of a street corner bakery in Beirut, Lebanon. Founder Reem Assil says, “The scent of za’atar, yeasted bread, and sweet orange blossom syrup right out of the oven and the sounds of laughter and chatter in Arabic all around me conjured up memories of […]