In this Must Know…
- Join us June 5, 2024 in Sacramento for the 2024 CAMEO Advocacy Day
- Our Advocacy Day Priorities
- Join our webinar, Maximizing Your CAMEO Membership, on June 11, 2024 at 10:00am PT
- Apply for CAMEO’s Climate Resiliency cohort before June 14, 2024
- This week’s Goodie Highlight is the White House’s announcement of new actions and resources to expand access to climate capital for small businesses.
Advocacy Day Next Week
Tomorrow is the last day to register for the 2024 CAMEO Advocacy Day.
Join us next Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Sacramento where our collective voice is CRUCIAL to the integrity of the entrepreneurial ecosystem that we’ve built together.
We’ll start the day with some morning networking and then kick off with a keynote address from DFPI Commissioner Clothilde Hewlett, followed by Maria Gallegos Herrera, USDA State Director for California.
After a working lunch to prepare for the legislative meetings, we will spend the afternoon with our legislators and debrief at happy hour.
Our Issues!
Advocacy Day is the perfect chance to get facetime with your representatives and advocate for your community. Here are CAMEO’s policy priorities:
- Maintaining current levels of funding for the Small Business Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
- A fully funded DFPI
- SB 1482 (Protecting Small Business Borrowers – Glazer)
- SB 1286 (Fair Business Debt Collection Practices – Min)
- SB 1103 (Protecting Small Commercial Tenants – Menjivar)
Webinar: Maximize Your CAMEO Membership
As part of our 30th anniversary this year, we are launching a new and improved CAMEO Academy, our online learning platform.
Whether you are familiar with the platform, you are a long standing member, or a new CAMEO member, join us June 11, 2024 at 10:00am PT to learn about the new CAMEO Academy features as well as other membership benefits that can build your organization’s capacity!
The Goodies
For Your Clients
- Applications to present pitches at the National ACE’s 7th Annual Minority Women Lead pitch competition are open until June 10, 2024.
- Do you have clients who are veteran women entrepreneurs? Ask them to share their experiences, challenges, and triumphs by participating in the “HerVoice” survey.
Industry News
- The White House announced new actions and resources to expand access to climate capital for small businesses.
- The California Shop Small eCommerce program features over hundreds of online small business storefronts.
Professional Development
- Join the Hewlett Foundation’s training series on “Building a Thriving Nonprofit Culture” on on June 4, 18, and 25, 2024 at 11:00am PT.
- Join Nonprofit Library’s free webinar, “Professional SEO For Nonprofits From Google Experts” on June 6, 2024 at 10:00am PT.
Other Goodies
- New Research: A GoDaddy poll showed that Black- and Hispanic-owned small businesses are leading the way in generative AI usage.
- Jobs: Self-Help, RCAC, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, and OFN announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!