CAMEO Blog

Our latest blog posts on micro-business.

Microbusiness Bills in the 2021-22 California Leg Season October 6, 2022
The 2022-23 legislative session was successful for CAMEO. CAMEO supported 17 bills, 11 were signed into law by Governor Newsom, and 6 bills died in the legislative process. Out of ...
CAMEO’s Strategic Framework for 2023-2025 October 4, 2022
CAMEO 2023-2025 Strategic Framework Download the framework to learn more. INCUBATION: Build the CAMEO Academy into a national leader in micro enterprise incubation that offers training and capacity building support for all players ...
CAMEO Awarded $2M Grant to Launch Country’s First CDFI Shared Services Center September 23, 2022
CAMEO has been awarded $2 million from Citi Foundation’s Community Finance Innovation Fund. With the new funding, CAMEO will launch the country’s first Shared Services Center for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), ...
Unmasking Economic Justice for Small Business Recovery September 22, 2022
Last week CAMEO hosted our annual Microlenders Forum 2022 in person! More than 70 small business lenders came together to explore our theme for this year, “Unmasking Economic Justice for ...
Latino Entrepreneurship September 21, 2022
Last month, the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (CHCC) hosted their annual convention in Oakland. For three days, small business owners, service providers, and advocates – including many CAMEO members ...
Commitment to Launch National CDFI Academy September 21, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wiF0QWTv0g CAMEO has committed at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting today to launch a National Community Development Financial Institution Academy (CDFI) Academy that will provide professional training and resources ...
Yordanos Asmelash Haile, Asmara Cafe August 12, 2022
Asmara Cafe specializes in traditional brewed Eritrean and Ethiopian coffee and food such as chicken kilwa, foule and sambusas. Owner Yordanos Asmelash Haile is a first-generation American having immigrated to ...
Increasing Transparency in Fintech Takes the State in Congressional Hearing August 10, 2022
On July 13, 2022 the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations held a hearing titled: “Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.” Fintech is ...
Economic Opportunity Coalition August 4, 2022
Last week, the White House announced the Economic Opportunity Coalition, a solid step to help underserved communities. The federal government and a coalition of 24 companies and foundations are aligning ...
Small Business Lending UDAAP Protections! July 7, 2022
Thanks to our colleagues Amyra Hassan and Louis Caditz-Peck (Lending Club and CAMEO board member) of the Responsible Business Lending Coalition for this post. Exciting news! Last year, you joined the ...