Valerie Velazquez, owner of Meet Your Makers, discusses her small business and the support she received from Women’s Economic Ventures of Santa Barbara.
Month: August 2013
Monday Kiva Loans
Crowdfunded microloans posted on Kiva from CAMEO member Working Solutions. Small business borrowers include a clothing manufacturer and retailer.
Micro Really Is THE Job Creator
August 22, 2013: Micro Really Is THE Job Creator, creating 5.5 million jobs from 2004-2010; Understanding Healthcare Webinar recap
Very Small Businesses Created 5.5 Million Jobs
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 21, 2013 Very small businesses create the jobs. From 2004 to 2010, U.S. micro-businesses (1 to 4 employees) created a net of 5.5 million jobs; large businesses (those with greater than 500 employees) lost 1.8 million jobs during the same period. Download more findings: Micro-businesses are the real job creators
Myra & Jacqui, Star Partners Security
Sister Myra and Jaqui opened Star Partners Security together, and grew their small business thanks to training and support from CAMEO member Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center.
What Healthcare Reform Means for Your California Small Business
Open enrollment for California’s new healthcare exchange opens in October, and purchasing starts January 2014, so we thought it was a good time to fill you in so that you can teach your clients about their options. This webinar will focus on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for small businesses. It will focus on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
Monday Kiva Loans
Small business loans from Working Solutions crowdfunding through Kiva, including a taxi driver and a clothing retailer.
Veteran Program Ramp Up
August 15, 2013: Veteran Program Ramp Up and Understanding Obamacare Webinar
Sarah and Louise, The S’Cream Truck
As moms of middle-school children, Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne-Gonzalez saw the treats being served from ice cream trucks near schools and thought there should be a healthier alternative. Thus was born the S’Cream Truck.
Monday Kiva Loans
Currently fundraising small business loans from PACE and Working Solutions, including a taxi driver, a clothing store and a jellymaker.