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All About Advocacy

In this Must Know… Join us on June 9, 2020 for Advocacy Day. CRA Reform – Need Your Clients’ Input CAMEO is hiring This week’s Goodie highlight are three funding opportunities! Advocacy Day 2020 Last year, our first-ever Advocacy Day was a resounding success. This year, we plan to make it even better. Join us in Sacramento on June 9 for Advocacy Day

Mobilize Small Business Owners in Support of CRA

From our friends at Opportunity Fund: Thank you for agreeing to be part of our campaign to amplify the voices of small business owners and partnering with us to get them to sign onto a letter calling on the OCC and FDIC to prioritize small businesses in their proposed CRA reforms. The letter to the regulators asks

Conferences, Conferences, Conferences

In this Must Know… Join us on March 11, 2020 for the 2020 MicroLenders Forum in San Francisco. AEO 2020 Conference California Small Business Assistance Providers Conference Join our Third Thursday Webinar, “Ensuring a Fertile Regulatory Environment for Food Business,” TODAY, February 20, 2020 at 12:00pm PST. Happy National Entrepreneurship Week! This week’s Goodie highlight is our summary of Democratic presidential candidates’ small

Cooking Up Success: Ensuring A Fertile Regulatory Environment for Food Business

This is Webinar 3 of “Cooking Up Success,” our webinar series in partnership with NALCAB. Latino and immigrant small business owners are critically important contributors to local economies. The viability of small businesses is connected to the vibrancy of the neighborhood where the small businesses are located.  When it comes to food-based businesses, policy, laws

Amy Truby, Mt. Shasta Counseling & Neurofeedback

When Amy Truby learned about neurofeedback and its potential to change people’s lives for the better, she decided it was time to open her own practice. But she barely knew anything about running a business – especially when it came to taxes and bookkeeping.

Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Small Business Plans

In honor of Presidents’ Day… With the Democratic presidential primaries in full swing, it is vital to know where each candidate stands on the issues that are most important to us. In honor of Presidents’ Day, we’ve put together a summary of the proposals that each of the top Democratic candidates have put forward in

Do Your Clients Have Crowdfunding Potential? | Policy of Food Business

In this Must Know… Do Your Clients Have Crowdfunding Potential? Join our Third Thursday Webinar, “Ensuring a Fertile Regulatory Environment for Food Business,” on February 20, 2020 at 12:00pm PST. Join us on March 11, 2020 for the 2020 MicroLenders Forum in San Francisco. Happy Valentine’s Day. Show your love to a small business! This week’s Goodie highlight is Governor Newsom’s proposed 2020-21

Webinar 2 of “Cooking Up Success” Today and Membership Changes

In this Must Know… Join us TODAY at 12:00pm PST for for the access to capital webinar of “Cooking Up Success” – “Growing Your Clients’ Food Businesses.” Membership Changes Must Know: Spread The Word Join us on March 11, 2020 for the 2020 MicroLenders Forum in San Francisco. This week’s Goodie highlight is the Responsible Business Lending Coalition’s statement on the proposed implementation

Cooking Up Success: Growing Your Clients’ Food Businesses

This is Webinar 2 of “Cooking Up Success,” our webinar series in partnership with NALCAB. For growth, businesses need capital. Latino and immigrant entrepreneurs face well-documented barriers in accessing capital from mainstream banks, and non-profit CDFI business lenders play a critical role in meeting their capital needs. Join us for a look at some of the

California Proposed FY2020-2021 Budget

“It’s often said that budgets are statements of values. In America’s most populous and productive state, our state Budget is more than that. It is a blueprint for a better quality of life and brighter future for millions of individuals striving and succeeding together—in pursuit of their own version of the California Dream.”– Excerpt from