In this Must Know…
- Join our webinar on How to Run a District Meeting on March 19, 2024 at 3:00pm PT
- This week’s Goodie Highlight is ‘The Barber of Little Rock’ documentary which is up for an Academy Award this Sunday!
Join AEO’s Regional Council for the West Region
AEO’s Regional Councils will convene ecosystem stakeholders, including but not limited to lenders, technical assistance providers, entrepreneurs, and legislators, on a quarterly basis to develop a regional strategy aimed at finding pragmatic approaches to the challenges facing microbusinesses and service providers.
Carolina Martinez, CEO of CAMEO, and Ron Fong, Executive Director of the API Small Business Collaborative, are co-chairs of the West Region Council. The first Regional Council meeting will be held virtually on March 26, 2024 at 11:00am PT.
Support SB 1482 to Protect Business Borrowers
Over the last fifteen years, practices from the pre-crisis subprime mortgage market have become common in small business financing. SB 1482 (Glazer) plugs several holes in California’s legal framework that are allowing some brokers and financing companies to take advantage of small businesses. SB 1482 will establish a framework of transparency for brokers, put non-loan financing companies under the purview of DFPI, and close loopholes in price disclosure regulations.
SB 1482 will be heard in the Senate Banking Committee in April. Please sign our letter of support!
Webinar: How to Run a District Meeting
The California legislature will be on spring recess from March 21 to April 1, 2024. It’s the perfect time to meet with your representatives face to face and talk to them about the issues that matter the most to you and your organization.
Whether it’s your first time or you just want to brush up on your advocacy skills, join our webinar on March 19, 2024 at 3:00pm PT. CAMEO’s VP of Engagement and External Relations (and our longtime advocacy pro), Heidi Pickman, will walk you through the process of setting up and running a successful district meeting, step by step.
The Goodies
Virtual Events
- CAMEO is partnering with SBA and Public Private Strategies to bring you the Invest in America Webinar on advancing U.S. manufacturing, on March 13, 2024 at 10:00am PT.
- Join COOK Alliance on March 20, 2024 at 12:00pm PT for HomeCOOKed 2024, their conference for home cooks, advocates, and policy makers from across the nation.
Industry News
- House and Senate leaders released a 6-bill spending package last weekend. It is expected to make it through the legislative process this week and could be passed ahead of the March 8 deadline.
- Yesterday, a federal court ruled that the Minority Business Development Agency can no longer use race to determine eligibility for its programs.
Member & Partner Kudos
- ‘The Barber of Little Rock’, a film by Credit Builders Alliance member People Trust, is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Make sure to root for them this Sunday!
- Congratulations to Working Solutions on reaching the $50 million mark in loans and grants deployed!
Other Goodies
- For Your Clients: ESO Ventures’ new podcast, Build Where You Are, brings you the raw and uncut journeys of entrepreneurs across a range of industries.
- Jobs: Working Solutions, La Cocina, and Feed The Hunger Fund announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!