In this Must Know… The First CAMEO Summit: A Recap The 2023 CAMEO Summit (our very first one!) was a resounding success – all thanks to our attendees, sponsors, volunteers, and of course, staff. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who made the trip to downtown Sacramento for Advocacy Day, MicroLenders Forum, or both. It
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced $39 million in state funding through the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF). The Fund, a cross-agency project administered by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), and the Labor & Workforce Development Agency, was created to support communities with their transition
In this Must Know… CAMEO Summit in Two Weeks We’re less than two weeks away from the 2023 CAMEO Summit on June 7-8! We are limited by space and are almost at capacity. If you’re on the fence, register now. We want to thank Ampac, CIBC, Umpqua Bank, and LenderFit for sponsoring this event. We have scheduled 17
In this Must Know… 2023 CAMEO Summit Join us June 7-8, 2023 at the CAMEO Summit, “Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Close the Wealth Gap.” We are thrilled to have Tara Lynn Gray, Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate as the Keynote Speaker for the MicroLenders Forum on June 8. And don’t forget that TOMORROW is the last
In this Must Know… 2023 CAMEO Summit Join us June 7-8, 2023 at the CAMEO Summit, “Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Close the Wealth Gap.” We have blocked out a number of rooms at the Citizen Hotel for $219+tax. Book by May 5, 2023 to get this special rate! The agenda for the Summit is quickly coming together. On
Last year, at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting, CAMEO committed to launch a National Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Academy to provide professional training and resources to thousands of CDFI staff members. Microlending CDFIs around the nation need access to robust, best-in-class training specific to their impactful work providing lending capital to BIPOC
In this Must Know… 2023 CAMEO Summit Join us June 7-8, 2023 in Sacramento, CA for the 2023 CAMEO Summit, “Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Close the Wealth Gap.” Early Bird tickets will be available until May 1, 2023. On June 7, Advocacy Day, we’ll hear directly from policymakers and advance the interests of our entrepreneurial communities. On June 8, Microlenders
The 2023 CAMEO Summit will take place June 7-8, 2023 in Sacramento, California. The two-day event will include Advocacy Day, where you can connect with California legislators and policymakers; and the Microlenders Forum, where we’ll discuss the most salient issues facing our industry. Big thanks to Wells Fargo, Ampac Business Capital, CIBC, Umpqua Bank, and Lenderfit for
In this Must Know… CAMEO Is Moving to A New Office After many years at Hallidie Plaza, CAMEO is moving! Our new address is: CAMEO Two Embarcadero Center, 8th floor San Francisco CA 94111. Please make a note of our new address for your records. And come visit! Upcoming CAMEO Events This month, CAMEO is
Before the global pandemic, in 2019 the Tax Policy Center released disturbing data about Black and Hispanic households. Black households in America have a median net worth of $17,000 or 10% of white household wealth and Hispanics are at $20,720 or 12% of white household wealth. Nor was the pandemic kind to Black and Brown