Lidia Mendez, Taqueria Lidia
Thanks to advice from the El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, Lidia Mendez was able to recover a $20,000 loss and find a new location for Taqueria Lidia.
Author: Heidi Pickman
- About Heidi Pickman
- Heidi Pickman is the VP, Engagement and External Relations for CAMEO.
Posts by Heidi Pickman
Running A Successful District Meeting
– District meetings are a highly effective way for the micro-business sector to advocate on its own behalf. CAMEO’s Heidi Pickman hosts a webinar on how to most effectively leverage your strengths when meeting with a state legislator.
Jobs. Period.
September 09, 2011: CAMEO’s push for self-employment as job creation makes it into President Obama’s jobs plan and The San Diego Union Tribune op-ed.
Productive Regional Collaboration
August 26, 2011: Collaborations between northern and Sacramento members bears fruit.
American Jobs Act
Yesterday, the country watched President Obama’s jobs speech to a joint session of Congress in which he unveiled the American Jobs Act – a $447 billion plan to stimulate job creation and put the economy back on the right track. You can get the details of the American Jobs Act or view a graphical representation
PRIME Grant Awardees
Today this year’s Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME) awards were announced. Congratulations to: Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program/Little Tokyo Service Center, CAMEO, Central Valley Business Incubator, C.E.O. Women, El Pajaro, MEDA, OBDC, Opportunity Fund, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, VEDC, Women’s Economic Ventures, and Women’s Initiative for Self Employment. California
Technology Training for Small Biz
CARAT has funding from the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) to provide technology training to small businesses in California. This is stimulus project funding through the US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA). CARAT is collaborating with partners in 6 regions in California to administer the targeted technology training program. The training
Heating Up in Sacramento
August 18, 2011: Heating up the potential in Sacramento
Collaborations and Kudos
August 11, 2011: Central Coast Regional Meeting and Member Kudos
SC WIB Beats ROI Gold Standard
The gold standard for venture capitalist is a 10 times return on investment. What this means is for every dollar invested you get $10 back. The Santa Cruz California Workforce Investment Board (WIB) beat that goal with a $50,000 investment in ‘Layoff Aversion.’ Working together, Davis Lundberg and the staff at the Santa Cruz County