In this Must Know…
- Government Shutdown and Federal Policy Updates
- Inland Empire Member Meeting Highlights
- CAMEO Network is hiring a Finance Manager
- Join CAMEO Network’s 2025 Annual Virtual Member Meeting
- Encourage your clients to complete the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Small Business Credit Survey. The survey closes November 14!
- This week’s Goodie Highlight is Credit Builders Alliance’s Growing Credit Building Networks grant program.
Federal Policy Updates
The government shutdown has ended after both the House and Senate approved the Continuing Resolution (CR), with the President signing the bill into law late Wednesday night. Other recent happenings in the federal landscape are also impacting our industry. See below for the latest federal policy updates:
- Congress approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) to bring the shutdown to an end and extend government funding until January 30.
- The shutdown is ending without a renewal of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits. This means that ACA marketplace enrollees, of which more than half are small business owners, self-employed entrepreneurs or small business employees, will pay 114% more on average for their monthly healthcare premiums.
- The enactment of the CR would compel agencies to reverse all reduction-in-force (RIF) actions that have taken place since the shutdown began (including at the CDFI Fund), and bar the Trump administration from conducting further RIFs until after January 30.
- On November 6, the Treasury Department launched an audit of nearly $9 billion in contracts to investigate potential fraud and misuse in small business set-aside programs like 8(a), signaling increased scrutiny of how disadvantaged business contracts are awarded and monitored.
- Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two challenges to President Trump’s legal authority to impose tariffs. Several members of Congress, along with small business owner advocates, used the opportunity to highlight how small businesses are heading into the critical holiday season with ongoing unpredictable trade policies that threaten their survival.
Inland Empire Member Meeting Highlights
Thank you to everyone who joined our Inland Empire Member Meeting last week, and to AmPac for hosting us in Ontario! COOK Alliance’s Lauren Wolfer gave updates on the MEHKO program and CIELO’s Alex Alvarez shared the challenges facing immigrant entrepreneurs. Members also discussed strengthening small business support through financial education, local partnerships, and community engagement across the growing Inland Empire.
CAMEO Network Is Hiring
CAMEO Network is hiring a Finance Manager!
The Finance Manager will support CAMEO Network’s mission by overseeing finance, accounting, risk management, and HR functions. Reporting to the CFO, this role ensures operational excellence and collaboration across teams and partners. It’s an opportunity for an experienced finance professional to drive sustainable growth and impact within a dynamic, mission-driven organization.
The Goodies
Funding Opportunities
- Credit Builders Alliance is launching the Growing Credit Building Networks program that offers $20,000 grants for credit-building organizations to expand access to financial empowerment resources. Apply by November 20, 2025.
- FinRegLab is offering up to $100,000 grants for lenders to participate in its new project to help CDFIs use electronic bank data to measure small business borrowers’ financial health.
For Your Clients
- Public Private Strategies and AARP are hosting “Demystifying Medicare: What Every Employer Needs to Know,” a webinar on all things Medicare for employees, on November 20, 2025 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET.
- The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area has compiled a list of resources to protect small businesses during immigration enforcement operations.
Other Goodies
- Free Webinar: Join the California Budget and Policy Center’s Dollars + Democracy training on December 8, 2025 at 4:15pm PT.
- Jobs: Pacific Community Ventures, National Consumer Law Center, Greenlining, and Main Street America announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!