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Michael Gurton Bio

Michael Gurton is the Program Director of MarketLink, a service of the Oregon Microenterprise Network. At MarketLink, Michael oversees a program, funded by the Small Business Administration, the Portland Development Commission and several private foundations, that provides low-income and rural entrepreneurs throughout Oregon with customized primary and secondary market research. Michael provides research to Greater

Diane Strachan Bio

owner of Positive Futures. Diane’s mission is to strengthen businesses, organizations, communities, and individuals through effective communication, visionary planning, leadership coaching, and training. Services include; stewardship and resource management, marketing and development, effective meeting facilitation, management training, communications and strategic media relations. Known for her large-scale, community-inspired facilitation and training projects, Diane has assisted hundreds

Joanne Steele Bio

owner of Rural Tourism Marketing Speaker, blogger and internet marketing specialist, Joanne Steele has traveled extensively in the U.S. and western Canada, assisting SBDC’s, RC&D’s and rural development associations in the expansion of internet marketing capacity among their micro-business clients. Her articles have been published in the St. Louis Federal Reserve regional development magazine, Bridges

Jose Corona – Bio

Jose Corona Chief Executive Officer Inner City Advisors As Chief Executive Officer, Jose leads the ICA team by providing strategic leadership, management and direction to Inner City Advisors. Jose’s primary emphasis has been placed on strong and innovative management, the cultivation of a strong network of high caliber consultants and advisors, and on promoting a

Carmen Hensch Bio

Carmen has been a pioneer in the realm of Hispanic Marketing, from the creation of an innovative promotions department for the launching of Los Angeles’ Channel 52 (now the flagship station for the Telemundo network) to the creation of Ethnic Marketing Group, a company specialized in designing and implementing integrated marketing programs. 1985 – KVEA-TV

Dr. Liliana Cabouli Bio

Dr. Liliana Cabouli began her career as a licensed psychologist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1988. For the next nine years, she operated a private practice and worked in hospitals and the counseling center at Maimonides University. She has a strong psychoanalytic and systemic background and specializes in applying these disciplines to family therapy, child

Federal Lending Symposium

This invitation is for CDFI’s only. Dear Community Partner: You are invited to attend the upcoming Banks and CDFIs in Partnership to Expand Small Business Lending Symposium scheduled for November 2, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 101 Market Street, San Francisco. This interagency event is

Fall 2011 Newsletter

Download a pdf version of the 2011-Fall-Newsletter FALL 2011 CEO Letter CAMEO Program Highlights Member Program Highlights Board Moves Save the Date Engage Welcome New Members CAMEO and its members extend a warm welcome to the following organizations that joined CAMEO in 2011! *Indian Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. (IDRS, Inc.) *Farmer Veteran Coalition *Finance for

State Funding Sources for Micro

The following agencies and programs are instrumental for the creation and sustainability of Micro Enterprise development: California Capital Access Program The California Capital Access Program (CalCAP) encourages banks and other financial institutions to loan to small businesses that fall outside of their conventional underwriting standards. CalCAP is a form of loan portfolio insurance which may