NPR Marketplace recently did a segment on Plaza Adelante at Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA San Francisco). Click below to listen to the compelling audio that includes comments on success from CAMEO CEO, Claudia Viek! collins_plaza_adelante
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Talking the Talk
Save the Date! Telling the Micro Enterprise Story, with Joel ben Izzy, a nationally known communications trainer and professional story teller, March 24th in San Francisco. Last year we saw an increase in public awareness and government support for Micro Enterprise development and lending as important to economic stimulus. But we have by no means
Excessive Holiday Cheer Message
The CAMEO staff, Claudia, Shufina, Christine and Susan, congratulate all of our members for their hard work that produced great outcomes during these difficult times. The businesses you assisted in 2009 supported 47,000 jobs, most of them created over the past 36 months. Who else can say they are stimulating California’s economy this way?! CAMEO’s
Celebrate The Multiplier Effect of Stimulus Funds!
First, I want to correct my last blog where I inadvertently omitted several members who were awarded SBA PRIME grants for 2010-11. Congratulations to all the PRIME award winners as follows: CEO Women (Bay Area) $47,060 El Pajaro CDC (Watsonville) $250,000 MEDA (San Francisco) $250,000 Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (Bay Area) $150,000 Women’s Economic Ventures (Santa
CAMEO Members Benefit from Government Stimulus
CAMEO members throughout the state are putting government funds to work to stimulate new businesses and jobs for their communities. These organizations have shown leadership in their commitment to scale up their lending or business assistance programs to serve the increased demand– from businesses abandoned by the banks or struggling during the Recession, or by
USDA: $605k for Valley rural businesses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $605,000 in grants and loans Thursday to the Valley Small Business Development Corp. to benefit rural businesses. Read more:
Jobs and Meg Whitman
By Susan Brown CAMEO Rural Consultant I heard a part of the debate between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman recently. Meg bemoaned businesses moving out of California because of our unfriendly business policies. She should check out this report Business Relocation and Homegrown Jobs by Jed Kolko, of the Public Policy Institute of California. Kolko
Three Part Harmony Produces New Capital for Fresno Small Business
Valley Small Business Development, a CAMEO member CDFI serving the Fresno and greater San Joaquin Valley region, forged a unique partnership with both Wells Fargo Bank and the Fresno Regional Foundation to facilitate a $1 million equity equivalent (EQ2) investment in small businesses. These funds will help an estimated 25-30 businesses, and create about 200
Policy Briefings for the Rich and/or Famous
Everyone is looking for ways to create jobs in this Great Recession, and CAMEO is becoming a go-to place to find out how Micro Enterprise development can be a key strategy for mobilizing entrepreneurship and creating new jobs. Following are the highlights from briefings prepared for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for the two Gubernatorial candidates, Meg
Ms. CAMEO Goes to Washington- Part IV
On July 12 I participated in the Federal Reserve’s Capstone Forum, along with several of our members – Selma Taylor, Kurt Chilcott and Roberto Barragan.—to make recommendations for moving capital to small and micro businesses. Despite the protestations by bankers that they had plenty of money to loan but no demand from “credit-worthy” small businesses,