As you may have heard, CAMEO has launched our Help Unemployed BYOB – Be Your Own Boss (#BYOBoss) campaign to encourage Governor Brown and the California legislature to extend unemployment benefits to Californians seeking to start their own business. This program — called the Self-Employment Assistance Program — is made possible thanks to 35 million
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Help Unemployed BYOB-Be Their Own Boss
CAMEO Initiates Campaign to Help Unemployed BYOB-Be Their Own Boss! and Start Their own Small Business! This Labor Day CAMEO, the California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity, wants to celebrate by recognizing those people who are employed by their own sweat and hard work, the self-employed who create their own small businesses. San Francisco, CA
Jessica Nowlan, Hope Solutions
Jessica Nowlan got her business, Hope Solutions, off the ground thanks to help from CAMEO member Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment.
Vonita Murray, Mariposa Valley Farm
Gulf War veteran Vonita Murray got the help she needed to make her farm a success from CAMEO member Farmer Veteran Coalition.
Buy or Sell A Biz
CAMEO has learned about a new website that could help lenders find clients or be a resource for trainers who have clients that might buy or sell a business. From 20/20 Advisers: 20/20 Advisers is a unique new website that is designed to help entrepreneurs buy and sell small businesses and provide them with an
Congrats to CVBI’s Rich Mostert
Rich Mostert named UC Merced SBDC State Star From CVBI Central Valley Business Incubator SBDC Director Kirk Nagamine and UC Merced SBDC State Regional Director Diane Howerton announced Rich Mostert, CVBI-SBDC Assistant Director, will receive the UC Merced SBDC State Star Award at the annual ASBDC Conference in New Orleans on September 11, 2012. The
Why Small Business Needs Social Media
Guest Post by Erica Bell Cold, Hard Facts and Social Media Stats To Convince Your Clients To Go Online Social media is changing the way businesses work. Businesses and customers alike are embracing the change. As your clients’ micro-businesses blossom, incorporate social media into their online marketing campaigns. With a relatively low cost, where the
Women Entrepreneurs Fastest Growing
From our friends at Inner City Advisors This month Fast Company is highlighting women working to “changes the lives of girls and women everywhere, with their cover story, The League of Extraordinary Women. The article echoes what ICA has known for some time: Investing in women is not just a gender equality issue, it is an economic opportunity for
Obama Adminstration Announces Small Biz Initiatives
Today, the Obama Administration announced six small business initiatives that it says will help our nation’s small businesses expand and create jobs. From a White House press release: “Five of these initiatives are immediate executive actions that will accelerate Federal payments, reduce paperwork, and make it easier for small firms to access loans and tax
Fresno CDFI Client in Chase $250K Contest
From the Fresno CDFI blog… Jaymor Enterprises is in the Running to Win a $250,000 Grant Fresno CDFI client, Jaymor Enterprises, is in the running to win a $250,000 grant from Chase/Living Social through the Mission Small Business challenge. Jaymor distributes an environmentally friendly alternative to WD-40. CEO Gerald Moreno has distributed the product since