Category: Must Know

In This Must Know… CAMEO is looking for a Digital Literacy and Fluency expert – download the RFP! Kauffman’s new report “Seeding an inclusive and equitable recovery“ New report from Gusto: Entrepreneurs Seizing New Business Opportunities Amid the Great Resignation Our Los Angeles Member Regional Meeting is on July 29, 2022 from 11:30am-2:00pm PT at With Love Market & Cafe! Join us for Uplevel Your Online Training for

In This Must Know… Small Business Lending UDAAP Protections! Advocacy Playbook: Racial Economic Equity In Small Business Funding The LA Times is surveying CDFI’s across the country Join us for Uplevel Your Online Training for Inclusivity, August 10-11 & 17-18, 2022! Registration is open for our MicroLenders Forum on September 15, 2022! This week’s Goodie highlight is the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s

In This Must Know… Final 2022-23 State Budget (AB/SB 178/193) for Small Business  Registration is open for our MicroLenders Forum on September 15, 2022! Join us for our two upcoming professional development opportunities! This week’s Goodie highlight is two easy legislative actions to take on employee ownership and EBTs at farmers markets. MicroLenders Forum This year Governor Newsom and the state legislature

In this Must Know… Save The Date: MicroLenders Forum, September 15, 2022 CAMEO Coming to a Region Near You! Join CAMEO and California FarmLink on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 11:00am PT for Growing Successful Agricultural Businesses – Info Session This week’s Goodie highlight is Kudos to Tara Lynn Gray for winning at the inaugural California Diversity Awards! MicroLenders Forum CAMEO will host

Happy Juneteenth! CAMEO’s office will be closed on Friday to celebrate. In this Must Know… CAMEO commends the finalization of regulations to enact California’s SB-1235 Advocacy Playbook: Racial Economic Equity In Small Business Funding Join CAMEO and California FarmLink on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 11:00am PT for Growing Successful Agricultural Businesses – Info Session This week’s Goodie highlight is to Register

CAMEO is partnering with Lenderfit! Join our Growing Successful Ag Businesses Info Sessionon June 28, 2022, at 11:00am PT CAMEO In The News: Carolina was featured in Forbes talking about “Five Recommendations To Help Women Entrepreneurs Succeed.” This week’s Goodie highlight is Applications now open for the Antares REACH Grant Program Lenderfit Partnership CAMEO is pleased to announce we are partnering with Lenderfit to

In This Must Know… The State Assembly and Senate announced a joint budget agreement with good stuff for small business. SB 972 passes Senate and AB 2019 passes Assembly CAMEO In The News: Carolina is featured in Authority Magazine talking about the work we do at CAMEO. Following up on last week’s topic, download “Supporting Employee Mental Health After Mass Shootings.”

We want to honor the victims and survivors of the violence of Buffalo and Uvalde, the two-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, and the other tragedies happening around the globe. The world seems heavy right now. I recently visited the MLK Memorial in DC and found some solace in the Doctor’s quote: “Darkness cannot drive out

In This Must Know… California FY22-23 May Revised Budget Join us for “Marketing Your Organization to Reach Underserved” on May 24-25, 2022 From CBA: Read: It’s Personal: How Consumer Credit Paves the Way for Business Success Breaking News: AB 2314, our responsible small business lending bill just was voted off the suspense file, which means it moves forward!

In This Must Know… There’s a lot of Industry News! The Calsavers Program deadline is June 30, 2022 Our Central Coast Regional Meeting was a success! Happy AAPI Heritage Month – check out our success story. Join us for “Marketing Your Organization to Reach Underserved” on May 24-25, 2022 MiLEs next week is SOLD OUT. Email Liza to get on the waiting list! This week’s Goodie