In this Must Know…
- 25th Anniversary Celebration Recap
- Join us for MicroLending Essentials on January 22-23, 2020 in San Francisco
- Register for CALED’s Annual Conference on March 25-27, 2020
- This week’s Goodie highlight is Heidi’s op-ed in the Santa Cruz Sentinel!
25th Anniversary Celebration Recap
25 years – a quarter of a century – may seem like a long time. But to those of us who have focused on the work and challenges of supporting entrepreneurs, time goes by in a flash. That rings true for many people who have been involved with CAMEO; memories of our inception still fresh in their minds. To honor those memories and lay a path for what comes next, CAMEO held its 25th Anniversary Celebration on December 5, 2019 in downtown San Francisco.
Read our recap of the event and check out all the photos. Thanks to the sponsors, guests, and vendors who made it a success.
MicroLending Essentials 2020
Don’t miss out on the next MicroLending Essentials class, our popular microlending training.
Join our microlending specialist, Susan Brown, on January 22-23, 2020 for a two-day training where lenders will learn how to underwrite microloans through hands-on case studies and loan analysis.
If you’re a business assistance provider, it will help you think like a lender so that your referrals experience a higher rate of success.
CALED Conference
CALED is hosting their 40th Annual Training Conference on March 25-27, 2020 in Sacramento.
The conference will celebrate how California’s economic developers are “Getting It Done” every day in their communities through relationship building, strategic planning, and connecting to key resources. Our CEO, Carolina Martinez, is on the planning committee!
The Goodies
New Resources
- CalNonprofits’ new Guide to Getting Your First Government Grant helps community nonprofits access government funding.
- Check out our holiday shopping guide for a list of directories from CAMEO members. If your guide isn’t on the list, let us know!
Industry News
- Our VP of Programs and Policy, Heidi Pickman, wrote an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel on what to do about declining entrepreneurship in rural areas.
- SBA’s National Small Business Week 2020 Award Nominations are now open. Deadline for submission is January 7, 2020.
For Your Clients
- Small Business Majority’s “CA Healthcare 101” webinar takes place on December 17, 2019. The Spanish version is on December 19, 2019.
- Federal Reserve is conducting their valuable Small Business Credit Survey. We need your clients to participate. The survey closes December 31st, 2019.
Other Goodies
- Funding Opportunity: Nonprofits Insurance Alliance’s 2020 Annual Nonprofit Photo Contest is giving away $2,500. Upload your photo by January 3, 2020.
- Consumer Federation of California, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, and Prospera announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!