In this Must Know…
- Join next week’s session of our Climate + Small Biz Summer School series: Technical Assistance for Green Businesses on August 16, 2023 at 11:00 am PT.
- August 6-12 is National Farmers Market Week. Support the farmers markets in your community!
- This week’s Goodie Highlight is California IBank’s Myths & Facts sheet on the State Small Business Credit Initiative.
SSBCI Funding Awards Announced
Last week, the Treasury Department announced the first awardees of two SSBCI-funded programs: the Minority Business Development Agency’s Capital Readiness Program (more on that below) and the Technical Assistance Grant Program, which totals $57 million so far for 12 states.
CalOSBA is approved for up to $25.3 million for the technical assistance program. This funding will be used to
oversee regionally-based legal, accounting, and financial advisory services to help small businesses apply for support from state and/or federal small business programs, and will also help connect companies directly with its SSBCI-supported capital programs.
California Orgs Awarded CRP Funding
Eight California organizations were announced among the awardees of the MBDA’s Capital Readiness Program. These awardees will launch and operate business incubators or accelerators designed to prepare minority and other underserved entrepreneurs to secure capital from the $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and other capital sources.
One of the awardees is CAMEO member CalAsian Chamber of Commerce. Congrats!
Summer School Next Week
Join next week’s session of our Climate + Small Biz Summer School series: Technical Assistance for Green Businesses on August 16, 2023 at 11:00 am PT.
Corona Maria from California Green Business Network and Amanda Anthony from Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center will talk to us about the resources that are out there that can make it easier for small businesses to participate in the climate economy.
The Goodies
Member News
- Check out “Beyond Courage: One Family’s Will to Survive,” a book based on the life and experiences of VSEDC’s Namoch Sokhom as a Khmer Rouge survivor.
- Visit BELLA’s Latina Owned Online Marketplace. CAMEO is BELLA’s fiscal sponsor!
New Research
- RISE Economy released a report on “The Role Banks Played in Funding Climate Change through the Paycheck Protection Program.”
- The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce recently published their California Competitiveness Report.
Professional Opportunities
- Join NCRC’s webinar on August 15, 2023 at 11:00am PT for a closer look at their membership and the benefits included.
- Join Pacific Community Ventures’ three-part series, Oakland Restorative Loan Fund Playbook.
Other Goodies
- New Resource: California IBank released a Myths & Facts sheet on the State Small Business Credit Initiative.
- Jobs: PCV, RUNWAY, and the WBC at JEDI announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!