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California Has Been Open One Month | Survey: Vaccine Attitudes Among Workers

In this Must Know…  California Has Been Open One Month – Let’s Stay Open! Survey: Vaccine Attitudes Among Workers Join a business leader briefing with the Department of Commerce on July 27, 2021 at 12:00pm PT. CAMEO is hiring a Marketing Specialist. This week’s Goodie highlight is an update to the California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program. California Has Been Open One

CA Open for Business Part 2 – Q&A

As of July 14, CA has administered 42,620,086 total vaccines, follow the daily progress! At our May meeting, guests updated us on beyond the “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” the state’s effort to fully reopen our economy. The Vaccinate ALL 58 team came back, and was joined by the Health Action Alliance.We addressed your clients biggest concerns and our guest speakers

Michael and Deborah Baldini, Biordi Art Imports

A leading importer of the finest Italian Ceramics from Italy, Biordi Art Imports offers hand-painted dinnerware and home décor from artisans in Italy. Biordi Art Imports has been a historical treasure in San Francisco’s North Beach for 75 years.

State Budget 2021 | New CAMEO Members

In this Must Know…  California State Budget 2021 Welcome New CAMEO Members! Join the White House’s Business Leader Briefing TODAY at 11:00am PT CAMEO is hiring a Marketing Specialist. Reminder: CAMEO will be closed tomorrow and every Friday in July. This week’s Goodie highlight is the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Business Applications by County. California State Budget 2021 The California

California State Budget 2021

The California legislature approved a $263 billion budget proposal Monday that is now sitting on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. While negotiations were over homelessness, transportation, and education, most of the small business pieces were not up for negotiation. Some of the budget pieces that will benefit our sector and your clients include: $1.5 Billion was added to the COVID-19

Entrepreneurship Advantage June Virtual Meetup: Modernizing TA for Minority-Owned Small Businesses

The Milken Institute is researching how to modernize evaluation strategies and improve the responsiveness of small business technical assistance (TA) programs through the application of behavioral science. Applying behavioral science means that you’ll understand: Elements that go into the small business owners’ decision making process, such as what stresses them out, their views on money, their

Commercial Rent Relief | CAMEO is Hiring!

In this Must Know…  Commercial Rent Relief CAMEO is Hiring! Fridays Off in July This week’s Goodie highlight is USDA’s Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant program. Commercial Rent Relief Commercial rent remains a problem – for both businesses and the small landlords who are at risk of losing their buildings because they can’t pay their mortgages when tenants

Soichi and Raechel Kadoya, Soichi Sushi

Chef Soichi Kadoya was a highly respected fixture in San Diego’s sushi scene. After 25 years of training in Japanese cuisine, he and his wife Raechel were ready to branch out and start their own restaurant.

CDFI Fund Awards | State Budget | Loan Loss Reserve Fund

Greetings!Bear with us as we have LOTS of small biz news this week! In this Must Know…  CDFI Fund Awards State Budget Loan Loss Reserve Fund Celebrating Juneteenth Fill out the form to express interest in applying to be a “spoke” in our Community Navigator application. Join Heidi and Small Business Majority TOMORROW at 12:00pm PT for a briefing

Celebrating Juneteenth and Black Excellence

On June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom from slavery in Galveston, Texas. This marked the moment when all of the South’s slaves were finally informed of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Declaration, and their freedom was enforced by the Union Army.  These days, June 19 – Juneteenth – is celebrated across the country