CAMEO: Reclaiming the California Dream, One Micro-business at a Time
CAMEO members work with every day entrepreneurs to harness their innovative ideas and creativity to become their own bosses. Micro-businesses are everywhere in California – the organic tomato stand at the Saturday market, the childcare center at work, the technology service firm who fixes your computer when it crashes, your favorite neighborhood restaurant, or the new sophisticated ice cream truck.
CAMEO members create jobs for entrepreneurs, help Main Street businesses survive and thrive during difficult economic times, revitalize neighborhoods through business development, and provide infrastructure that strengthens families.
In 2010, CAMEO members served 22,000 very small businesses with training, business and credit assistance and loans. These firms – largely start-ups with less than five employees – supported or created 38,000 new jobs in California.
- The businesses created a total of $1.3 billion in economic activity.
- Federal taxes paid increased 35% over a five-year period.
- Small local businesses have a multiplier effect on their local economies that is twice that of big national chains.
- We’ve seen $1 turn into $30.
Source: 2010 Annual Member Survey
The California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO) is a 501(c)3 non-profit statewide association of Micro Enterprise development providers.
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