In 2010, the dream of Reem’s was born at the doorstep of a street corner bakery in Beirut, Lebanon. Founder Reem Assil says, “The scent of za’atar, yeasted bread, and sweet orange blossom syrup right out of the oven and the sounds of laughter and chatter in Arabic all around me conjured up memories of my childhood and my yearning to create home and community in the US.”
In this Must Know… Responsible Small Business Lending Win Earlier this month, California’s DFPI finalized a rule that will expand its authority to regulate unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAP). With the expansion, DFPI will be able to issue rules defining UDAAPs for commercial financing. This is great news! These regulations create UDAAP authority
Twenty percent of California workers need access to a retirement plan. Workers without a retirement plan will cost California $63 billion between 2021 -2040 if nothing is done to offer retirement options.
In this Must Know… Summer School Recap Yesterday, we held the second session of our Climate + Small Biz Summer School, which focused on technical assistance for green businesses. It was a packed session! First, we had Mitchell Smith from CDFA who told us about the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and how your orgs can participate.
When Ahriana Edwards landed her first corporate internship, she was thrilled—until it came time to shop for shoes.
For Ahriana, the limited shoe options available to women with larger feet had been a source of frustration and insecurity since middle school.
In this Must Know… SSBCI Funding Awards Announced Last week, the Treasury Department announced the first awardees of two SSBCI-funded programs: the Minority Business Development Agency’s Capital Readiness Program (more on that below) and the Technical Assistance Grant Program, which totals $57 million so far for 12 states. CalOSBA is approved for up to $25.3
In this Must Know… Summer School Part I Recap Yesterday we held the first session of our four-part series for the Climate + Small Biz Summer School. Joining us was Neda Arabshahi, VP of the Inclusiv Center for Resiliency and Clean Energy. She led a conversation on how climate change disrupts life and its economic impact on
Ana Yessica Guerrero is a social entrepreneur who dedicates her life to empowering first-generation Latinx students to reach their full potential. She is a proud immigrant from Mexico City and grew up on a ranch in Goleta, Calif. As a first-generation student herself, she had numerous aspirations and goals. Ana was an eager and determined scholar, yet she received little academic guidance and a lack of resources.
In this Must Know… Summer School Rescheduled Due to extenuating circumstances, we’re rescheduling the Climate + Small Biz Summer School to begin next week, August 2, 2023 at 11:00am PT. It will run through August 23, 2023. In Part I: Why Does Climate Resiliency Matter to the Entrepreneurial Economy?, we’ll discuss why small businesses and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem can and need
In this Must Know… Climate + Small Biz Summer School Join us next week for CAMEO’s Climate + Small Biz Summer School: Integrating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to the Climate Economy. Part I: Why Does Climate Resiliency Matter to the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem? is on July 26, 2023 at 11:00 am PT. Neda Arabshahi, VP of the Inclusiv Center for Resiliency