Wells Fargo, CAMEO and a number of member CDFIs gathered in Sacramento on June 18th for a dynamic conversation about the state of small business lending. Hosted by Wells Fargo’s Community Development Manager Tim Rios, and co-hosted by CAMEO, the goal was to identify challenges and solutions to expanding CDFI lending activity. CAMEO and the
Month: June 2014
Growing and Evolving with MMS
Thanks to Susan Brown for this article. Working Solutions (WS), based in San Francisco and serving the nine Bay Area counties, joined CAMEO’s Microlending Management System (MMS) last year and put their first deal through the system about eight months ago. Since then, their loan volume has grown significantly. In the year prior to using
SBA Approps; Learn and Participate with Us
June 26, 2014: Progress in DC with SBA Appropriations; Join a CAMEO Committee and enhance your professional development
20th Anniversary Recap
Thanks for Joining CAMEO at our Annual Member Meeting and 20th Anniversary Celebration. Over 100 people helped us celebrate two decades of micro and building wealth in our communities! We had a great day of learning, inspiration and fun. During the morning, we heard about community level factors that are correlated with microbusiness and what
Here’s to Another 20 Years; Help Us Help You
June 19, 2014: 20th Anniversary recap and measure your impacts with microTracker
WIPP Annual Leadership Meeting – 2014
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Announces Annual Leadership Meeting for Women Business Owners Women business owners from across the country will be gathering in Washington, D.C. to grow their businesses, enhance their leadership skills and advocate on key issues impacting the women entrepreneurship community. Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) will be hosting their Annual Leadership
Start Microlending the Smart Way
Have you been thinking about adding microlending to your TA-lead microenterprise organization’s programs? Learn how CAMEO’s Microlending Management System (MMS) project can make a microloan program launch more efficient, lower cost and more successful.
Entrepreneurial Equality
New Tools for a More Inclusive SBA On June 10, 2014, the SBA Administrator Contreras-Sweet outlined her priorities and goals for the SBA during a speech at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. And for the past few days, more details about specific programs have been issued by the SBA. She outlined three
Alfredo Garcia, Watsonville Diesel
Alfredo Garcia had twenty years of experience in diesel trucking, but needed some business development training to grow Watsonville Diesel. Thanks to the firm foundation of strategy and financial management training that CAMEO member El Pajaro CDC provided, he was able to open a second location and make progress toward becoming an international dealer.
It’s A New Day at the SBA
June 12, 2014: New programs at the SBA and celebrate 20 years of microbusiness