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CAMEO Is Everywhere! OFN Last Week, California Economic Summit This Week!

In This Must Know… Carolina and Emily were in New York last week at the Opportunity Finance Network Conference! Heidi and Carolina are at the California Economic Summit this week! Mark your calendar – Small Business Saturday is on November 26, 2022! Adriana Eiriz, VP of Partnerships at Accion Opportunity Fund, joined KFROG radio to discuss everything small business owners should know about the

Unmasking Economic Justice for Small Business Recovery

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 Small Business Recovery”from different angles, including innovations in equitable lending, fostering support for accessing capital, and more. After that warm welcome Carolina moderated a discussion

Centering Women Business Owners in Recovery; SBA Microloan Program Basics 101

In This Must Know… Join us for Centering Women Business Owners in Recovery on September 29, 2022, at 11:00am PT Join us for SBA Microloan Program Basics 101 on September 28th, 2022 CAMEO is proud to announce that Emily Gasner will be presenting a session at the 2022 National NALCAB Conference! Agenda for our MicroLenders Forum on September 15 is up – register! Join us for Getting Comfortable In the Weeds: How to Serve California Agriculture, Businesses, September 27-November 15

Upcoming CAMEO Events! COVID Impact on Women’s Biz

In This Must Know… We have a lot of upcoming CAMEO Events! COVID-19 Impact on Women’s Businesses Fill out the Federal Reserve Survey by August 31, 2022! This week’s Goodie highlight is to join Bet Tzedek for Independent Contractor vs. Employee on August 30, 2022 at 5:00pm PT!. Upcoming CAMEO Events Who said summer months were slow ones? We have a lot lined up the next few

Training Opps! CDFI Basics 101; Growing Successful Ag Businesses

In This Must Know… Join us for CDFI Basics 101 on August 24, 2022 at 9:30am PT to 12:30pm PT! Join us for Getting Comfortable In the Weeds: How to Serve California Agriculture, Businesses, September 27-November 15 CALED has released an Economic Development Recovery & Resiliency Playbook to which CAMEO contributed Agenda for our MicroLenders Forum on September 15 is up – register! This week’s Goodie highlight is that our

Racial Equity Toolkit; Centering Women Business Owners in Recovery

In this Must Know…(so much happening!) Look for the Racial Justice Playbook and Social Media Toolkit in our Small Business Coalition for Racial Justice course! Join us for Centering Women Business Owners in Recovery on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Increasing Transparency in Fintech Takes the State in Congressional Hearing Thanks to all who signed the comment letter to DFPI for UDAAP regulations! Deadline extended

Big Investments in Micro; Join us for a Policy Briefing!

White House announces Economic Opportunity Coalition Big Investments in Micro Catch up on policy updates with CAMEO and Small Business Majority this Friday, August 5, 2022 at 11:00am PT Join us for Getting Comfortable In the Weeds: How to Serve California Agriculture, Businesses, September 27-November 15 Join us for Uplevel Your Online Training for Inclusivity, August 10-11 & 17-18, 2022! Registration is open for our MicroLenders Forum on September 15, 2022! Happy Birthday to the SBA!

Take Action: Comment on CRA Overhaul; Food Incubator Meetup!

In This Must Know… Take Action: Submit a comment letter on the overhaul of CRA Join us on Friday, August 5, 2022 from 9:00-10:00am PT for a Food Incubator Meetup CAMEO In The News: Carolina has recently been featured in Forbes and GOBankingRates CAMEO is looking for a Digital Literacy and Fluency expert – download the RFP! The deadline is tomorrow, July 29! Join us for Uplevel Your Online Training for Inclusivity, August 10-11 & 17-18,

Support Small Biz Lending Protections; RFP for Digital Literacy and Fluency

In This Must Know… Support Small Business Lending UDAAP Protections! CAMEO is looking for a Digital Literacy and Fluency expert – download the RFP! The deadline is extended until July 29! We have a lot of upcoming opportunities on our CAMEO Calendar! CDFI Fund to pause acceptance of new CDFI Certification Applications for six months This week’s Goodie highlight is to Register for the 2022 NALCAB National Conference on September

RFP for Digital Literacy and Fluency; New Report from Kauffman

In This Must Know… CAMEO is looking for a Digital Literacy and Fluency expert – download the RFP! Kauffman’s new report “Seeding an inclusive and equitable recovery“ New report from Gusto: Entrepreneurs Seizing New Business Opportunities Amid the Great Resignation Our Los Angeles Member Regional Meeting is on July 29, 2022 from 11:30am-2:00pm PT at With Love Market & Cafe! Join us for Uplevel Your Online Training for