Category: Must Know

In this Must Know… Train-the-Trainer: Level up Your Marketing and Social Media Knowledge to Better Serve Your Clients Many business owners struggle with marketing their product and building up their brand image to generate sales. You can help them! We have two training opportunities for you. Take one or take both: These train-the-trainer webinars will

In this Must Know… ICYMI: Important to Your Clients – SBA Offers 60-Day Grace Period for PPP and EIDL Loans The SBA announced it will grant a 60-day grace period for COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan borrowers who still need to repay their EIDL loan or apply for PPP

In this Must Know… Sponsor our 30th Anniversary Celebration! Register for our 30th Anniversary Celebration – a celebration of California’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and its entrepreneurs! Or consider a sponsorship. Depending on the level, sponsors of our anniversary event may have the following perks: Click here to learn about all the sponsorship opportunities. Give Us Your Feedback and

In this Must Know… New Year, New Staff! CAMEO is thrilled to kick-start 2024 with three new team members. Please join us in welcoming: 2024 CDFI Essentials Join the 2024 Cohort of CAMEO’s CDFI Essentials, our monthly facilitated peer learning program. This year-long cohort is designed to train the staff of microlending and small business lending CDFIs to

In this Must Know… CAMEO’s 30th Anniversary: Celebrate with Us! If you attended our Annual Member Meeting in December you know that CAMEO is turning 30 this year! To celebrate, we are heading down the California coast on November 13-14, 2024 for an exciting two-day event at The Dana Hotel in sunny San Diego. We’re working on fun, engaging, and enriching

In this Must Know… New Year, New Opportunities for CDFIs Help us Improve our Website! At CAMEO, we are always working hard on being the best we can be for our members. This not only includes our programs and services, but also the basics such as communication. We are reviewing our website and want to

In this Must Know… CDFI Fund Updates ICYMI… New Certification Application Available Double Round of Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Awards Annual Member Meeting Recap Thank you to all those who attended our 2023 Annual Member Meeting on Tuesday! It was great to see old friends and meet new faces. We want to give a

In this Must Know… California SSBCI TA Program – Apply with Us! CalOSBA released an RFP for the SSBCI Technical Assistance for Capital Readiness Program 2023, due on December 22, 2023. CAMEO is applying for the Capital Readiness Network Manager role that will unify messaging, outreach and engagement, data collection, and program management across the selected network.  If

In this Must Know… Today: California SSBCI TA Program Info Session CalOSBA released an RFP for the SSBCI Technical Assistance for Capital Readiness Program 2023, due on December 22, 2023. CAMEO is applying for the Capital Readiness Network Manager role that will unify messaging, outreach and engagement, data collection, and program management across the selected network.  Join us

In this Must Know… It’s been an exciting year here at CAMEO – we officially launched the National CDFI Academy, held our first-ever CAMEO Summit, sponsored two major bills that were signed into law which protect small business borrowers, and more. We couldn’t have done it without you, our members. So we want to express