Leslie Labowitz-Starus used funds and training she received from VEDC to sustain her organic and natural food small business through the recession.
Month: October 2013
Symposium Pre-Reg and State Bills
October 25, 2013: Pre-register for our Womens Symposium (Food Glorious Food Biz); State bills related to micro-business
Happy 25th Anniversary HR 5050
Women’s Business Ownership Act San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 24, 2013 CAMEO celebrates that on this Friday 25 years ago (October 25, 1988), President Ronald Reagan signed H.R. 5050: Women’s Business Ownership Act. Before the law was signed, in some states, including California, a woman had to have a male relative co-sign a small business
2013 State Small Business Legislation
While national news took up all of the airspace, California’s legislative session was wrapping up. What follows is a round-up of bills that are of interest to micro-business, microlending and the business climate. AB 285 Assembly Member Cheryl Brown of San Diego introduced, and CAMEO sponsored, AB 285 to require the California Workforce Investment Board
Beny Benjamini, License2Bling
Thanks to help from Pacific Coast Regional, Beny Benjamini was able to obtain a $200,000 business loan for his small business creating crystal studded license plate holders.
Kiva Loans: Persian Dining
Crowdfunding microloans for California small businesses, vetted and backed by CAMEO members. Funding this week: a Persian restaurant!
Women Symposium Pre-Registration
October 17, 2013: Government is open and so is pre-registration for Food, Glorious Food Biz, our women’s symposium. Also take note of a couple of exciting fellowships.
Federal Government Back To Work
From Madison Services Group in DC. Seventeen days after the federal government shut down, the Congress passed a short-term funding measure to re-open the government and stave off an impending breach of the nation’s debt ceiling. The measure, adopted first in the Senate on a 81-yeas to 18-nays vote in the early evening and then
Kiva Loans: Entertainment for the Autistic
Crowdfunding microloans for California small businesses, including an autism-friendly children’s amusement park, a spray tanner and a Persian restaurant.
DIY Economies = Economic Growth
October 10, 2013: More evidence in favor of our Do-It-Yourself Economies approach to local economic development.; marketing opportunity and success stories.