Category: Must Know

Note: We are watching the federal government budget talks and will update you as appropriate next week when we know more on a government shutdown. In this Must Know… CAMEO Partners with COOK Alliance to Expand MEHKOs in California CAMEO is excited to announce that we are partnering with COOK Alliance on a $5 million project that will

In this Must Know… On the Governor’s Desk The California Legislature finished its 2023 session last week. Several bills benefitting small businesses and nonprofits await Governor Newsom’s signature, including: New Bill Introduces Welcome Changes to RMAP Last month, Representatives Zach Nunn (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced a marker bill that outlines improvements to the Rural

In this Must Know… Good News for Nonprofits Contracting with the State of California As the California legislative session comes to a close, we are happy to report that three bills from the California Nonprofit Equity Initiative have been voted through committee and now await final floor votes. The Equity Initiative is a package of bills that

In this Must Know… Summer School: Operationalizing Climate Programs Join us next Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 11:00am PT for the final session of this year’s Climate + Small Biz Summer School, where we’ll tackle operationalizing climate programs. Naima McQueen, former Executive Director of the Alliance for Community Development, and Masika Henson, Change Management Consultant, will join us

In this Must Know… SBA Prime Grants Announced Earlier this week, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the awardees of the 2023 Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) grant awards. CAMEO is excited to announce that we are one of the recipients, along with CAMEO members California FarmLink and the International Rescue Committee. Together, these three organizations

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

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.

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

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