• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Pacific Community Ventures

  • Small Business Loans
    • Oakland Fund 2.0
    • Apply For A Loan
    • Loan Criteria
    • For Investors
  • Small Business Advising
    • Get Free Advising
    • Volunteer As An Advisor
    • Corporate Partnerships
  • Good Jobs Lab
    • Good Jobs, Good Business Toolkit
    • Good Jobs Innovation Lab
    • Impact Investing
    • COVID-19 Resources
    • Good Jobs Stories
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Small Business Clients
    • 25th Anniversary
    • Our Funders and Partners
    • Contact Us
  • Publications
    • 2024 IMPACT REPORT
    • Annual Reports
    • Good Jobs Lab Reports
    • Success Stories
  • Donate
  • Small Business Loans
    • Oakland Fund 2.0
    • Apply For A Loan
    • Loan Criteria
    • For Investors
  • Small Business Advising
    • Get Free Advising
    • Volunteer As An Advisor
    • Corporate Partnerships
  • Good Jobs Lab
    • Good Jobs, Good Business Toolkit
    • Good Jobs Innovation Lab
    • Impact Investing
    • Racial Equity Resources
    • Good Jobs Stories
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Small Business Clients
    • PCV 25 YEARS
    • Our Funders and Partners
    • PCV Website Refresh RFP
    • Contact Us
  • Publications
    • PCV 2024 IMPACT REPORT
    • Annual Reports
    • Good Jobs Lab Reports
    • Blog
    • Success Stories
  • Donate

Small Business Resources

Our Small Business Support Circle Is Growing

Pacific Community Ventures is bringing together a rapidly growing coalition of people, companies, and organizations invested in the success and resilience of small businesses across the United States. Members of the PCV Small Business Support Circle are helping to get millions of dollars of free advice into the hands of job-creating small business owners by […]

Feb 02, 2021 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources • Uncategorized •

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 •

How To Safely Reopen Your Small Business After COVID-19

As COVID-19 restrictions are slowly lifted, non-essential businesses are able to resume their operations. However, before reopening your small business, it’s crucial that you take the necessary steps to ensure that your employees and customers will be safe and to reduce their risk to exposure. Here are 7 key factors to consider when reopening your […]

Dec 10, 2020 – Small Business Resources •

6 Tips On Getting A Small Business Loans

Business loans can be beneficial to small businesses, when it comes to helping them get a new goal off the ground. Though, the process of obtaining a business loan can be tricky and confusing, since the goal is to provide a small company with financial help to handle its operations. Getting the wrong loan could […]

Nov 16, 2020 – Small Business Resources •

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 •

How Companies Can Handle Spending in the Wake of California’s AB5

If your company utilizes independent contractors, then California’s landmark Assembly Bill 5 legislation could have a dramatic effect on your business. Specifically, the cost of doing business could suddenly increase to the point that your business becomes unsustainable. Fortunately, there are steps your company can take to reduce spending in other areas so that you […]

Aug 03, 2020 – Small Business Resources •

How Businesses Can Offer Stable and Consistent Scheduling

In these unstable times, it can be difficult to figure out how to offer consistent work schedules to full- and part-time employees. However, a stable and consistent schedule is an important aspect of a business’s success and of employee loyalty. Having a clear routine and regiment allows employees to manage their time in ways that […]

Jun 03, 2020 – Small Business Resources •

How California’s AB5 Affects Small Businesses

Fair wages have always been a contentious point of discussion among workers and businesses, but the rise of contractual work and the gig economy has made this question even thornier. With many companies still slow to adopt California’s AB5 bill, below is a primer on what small businesses need to know in order to get […]

Apr 06, 2020 – Small Business Resources •

How To Access Healthy Food In The Bay Area During COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis, it is also causing economic ripple effects, particularly for the most vulnerable folks in our community. Food-insecure populations are at high risk as we practice social distancing and enact shelter-in-place. This page is intended to collect resources that can help Bay Area residents access healthy food […]

Mar 25, 2020 – Impact Consulting • Small Business Resources •

How To Get Started With SBA Disaster Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Small business owners should apply now for federal disaster loans, even if they think they don’t want or need them, since it’s […]

Mar 25, 2020 – Small Business Resources •

5 Steps To Offer Paid Leave At Your Small Business Without Dinging Your Budget

The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affecting small businesses and local economies across the country. On Sunday, the CDC updated its guidance to encourage all gatherings of 50 people or above to be canceled for the next eight weeks, and governors are calling on restaurants, bars, festival and sports venue owners, etc to switch to takeout […]

Mar 19, 2020 – Good Jobs • Small Business Resources •

5 Reasons for Businesses to Offer Paid Sick Leave

With business impacted by the spread of coronavirus and state and local measures to contain it, and customers practicing social distancing, the last thing you want is your employees coming in when they’re sick. But some of your workers may feel like they have no choice, if they can’t afford to miss a week, or […]

Mar 19, 2020 – Small Business Resources •

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 17
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Explore All Topics

  • Blog and News
  • Climate Justice
  • Good Jobs
  • Impact Consulting
  • Impact Investing
  • PCV News
  • Small Business Advising And Mentoring
  • Small Business Clients And Success Stories
  • Small Business Loans
  • Small Business Resources
  • Uncategorized
  • Webinars

Get the latest news from PCV

Sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Footer

(415) 442-4300

Questions?

In accordance with federal laws and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this organization is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Director, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20220; call (202) 622-1160; or send an e-mail to: crcomplaints@treasury.gov.

Donate

Resources

  • 2024 IMPACT REPORT
  • Careers at PCV
  • Contact Us
  • Publications
  • Newsletter
  • Advising Sign In
  • Language Assistance Plan
  • Nondiscrimination Statement
©Copyright 2025 Pacific Community Ventures Inc. All rights reserved.Privacy Policy