In this Must Know…
- Do Your Clients Have Crowdfunding Potential?
- Join our Third Thursday Webinar, “Ensuring a Fertile Regulatory Environment for Food Business,” on February 20, 2020 at 12:00pm PST.
- Join us on March 11, 2020 for the 2020 MicroLenders Forum in San Francisco.
- Happy Valentine’s Day. Show your love to a small business!
- This week’s Goodie highlight is Governor Newsom’s proposed 2020-21 budget.
Do Your Clients Have Crowdfunding Potential?
Last November, our Third Thursday Webinar covered crowdfunding as a capital-raising process for small businesses and entrepreneurs. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here.
Members who attended the webinar were given access to Crowdfund Better’s 3-Step Rapid Assessment program which includes evaluation and feedback on their clients’ crowdfunding potential. We have a handful of slots still open for members. If you have clients who could benefit from crowdfunding, please contact Heidi to learn more.
Policy of Food Business
Join us on February 20, 2020 at 12:00pm PST for the third and final webinar of our “Cooking Up Success” series, “Ensuring a Fertile Regulatory Environment for Food Business.”
Local policies on everything from zoning and land use to licensing and permitting, create the climate that can either support or hinder small business economic growth. Find out what advocates and governments can do to ease the burden on food entrepreneurs and foster start-ups and growth.
2020 MicroLenders Forum
Join us on March 11, 2020 for the 2020 MicroLenders Forum at the Google Community Space in San Francisco. The Forum is one of our favorite events of the year where we bring our lenders together to network, get ideas, and build capacity.
We’re excited to announce the two trainings we’ll be offering for staff attendees in the afternoon:
- P&L Statements with Susan Brown
- SEO for CDFIs with CNote’s Mike Ivancie
The Goodies
For Your Clients
- Small Business Majority is hosting a webinar on AB 5 and how it may impact small businesses on March 2, 2020 at 11:00am PST.
- Public Private Strategies and AARP launched the Small Business Caregiving Guide, a free online resource that helps small business owners create a caregiving-friendly workplace.
New Reports
- A report by the SBA Office of Advocacy found that small banks devoted larger shares of their assets to small business loans, while large banks issued a higher total volume of small business loans.
- The Democracy at Work Institute released their 2019 Worker Cooperative Economic Census.
Professional Opportunities
- The 40th Annual CALED conference, “Getting It Done,” takes place March 25-27, 2020 in Sacramento. Carolina Martinez is on the planning committee.
- The AEO 2020 National Conference will take place May 4-7, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
Other Goodies
- Policy News: Governor Gavin Newsom submitted his proposed 2020-21 budget. Read about it on our latest blog post.
- LISC, Pacific Community Ventures, and Los Angeles Food Policy Council announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!