In this Must Know…
- CAMEO’s Coaching Academy
- 30th Anniversary of HR 5050, The Women’s Business Ownership Act
- Take Action: Protect Immigrant Entrepreneurs
- CAMEO members that complete the microTracker Census by the end of October will receive $100 toward lunch for their staff (and FIELD is offering a gift card raffle.)
- The Goodies – This week’s highlight is CRC’s training on how to fight back to defend the CRA on November 6, 2018, at 1:00 pm PST.
Coaching Academy
CAMEO launched the Coaching Academy to develop new approaches to expanding business assistance training in the face of a rapidly changing landscape. The goal is to ensure that our member organizations operate with sophistication, professionalism, and efficiency while fulfilling their mission and meeting the needs of their clients. Features are similar to those of the Micro Lending Academy.
Click here to learn more about these programs.
30th Anniversary of the Women’s Business Ownership Act
Before 1988 – a mere 30 years ago – any woman looking for a business loan would have needed a male relative as their co-signer and faced other significant barriers to business success. HR 5050, Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988, sought to remedy the situation and made it possible for women to take out business loans under their own name. A report commissioned by Congress concluded that “Women-owned businesses may well provide the cutting edge—and the American advantage—in the worldwide economic competitiveness fast upon us.”
Read more about today’s 30th anniversary of HR 5050 on our blog: Women Business Owners, 30 Years after HR 5050.
Take Action: Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Immigrants have a propensity toward entrepreneurship. Immigrants are twice as likely as U.S.-born people to start their own business and that rate is rising and first-generation immigrants start businesses at a 27% higher rate than native-born Americans.
Our friends at EBALDC request that we take immediate action to protect our immigrant communities. Submit your comment to demand that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does not expand the “public charge” definition.
Read more on our blog about EBALDC’s Campaign to Protect Immigrant Communities.
The Goodies
Webinars/Training
- The CRC will be doing a training on how to fight back to defend the CRA on November 6, 2018, at 1:00 pm PST.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will host two workshops – Credit Risk and Operational Risk Workshop – in San Francisco on November 6-7, 2018.
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CALED is hosting a webinar on California Opportunity Zones on November 7, 2018, at 1:00 pm.
- Prosperity Now will introduce their new Financial Coaching Program Design Guide on November 14, 2018, at 3:00 pm ET.
For Your Clients
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The new CalSavers website is now live!
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American Express’ Shop Small Studio’ has a host of customizable marketing materials to get ready for Small Business Saturday.
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Small Business Majority is celebrating National Women’s Small Business Month with a series of free webinars throughout October.
Professional Opportunities
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Join Small Business Majority for their CalSavers Retirement Savings Program webinar on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at 11:30 am (PDT).
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The Social Enterprise Academy helps nonprofits generate revenue through charitable ventures. Classes start in January 2019 and applications are due November 12, 2018.
Other Goodies
- Member Kudos: Congrats to the 71 CAMEO members who received funds from the state’s $23 million investment in small business development.
- Jobs: Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, Pacific Community Ventures, CalSavers, JEDI, California Farmlink, Cutting Edge Capital, and Chinatown Service Center are hiring!