Susan's Corner
CAMEO’s Carrot Fund: Loans to Lenders
The California Association of Microenterprise Opportunity (CAMEO) received funding from Capital One to create the Carrot Fund, which offers loans to Community Development Financial Institutions
Nonprofit Financial Management
Over the course of the year, I’ve worked with a nonprofit organization on financial management. The organization had experienced some losses, the board had not
Small Business Valuation
Small Business Valuation Lately I’ve been consulting with people on selling their businesses. The first challenge is facing the realities of business valuation. Entrepreneurs love
Spark Lending Platform
Spark Lending Platform I’ve had several meetings with Nick Elders, Vice President of Technology Solutions and Services at Community Reinvestment Fund about their online small
Crowdfunding
Converts Social Capital into Currency Crowdfunding is an option for small business owners who have clients with a large, engaged online networks, but who can’t
Local Investing
Local Investing Here is a great story from Mendocino County – social impact lending using a Direct Public Offering (DPO) in which an investment opportunity
Opportunity Fund
Opportunity Fund, a CDFI based in San Jose that I’ve had the pleasure of working with on several projects, is impressive. They closed 1,500
Training the Business Trainers
Using CDBG funds, the Portland Development Commission (PDC) runs a business development program for low and moderate incomes residents. To deliver services they contract with
Authentic Communication
As my blog posts and client lists attest to, most of my consulting practice revolves around small business and community development. I was at a
More Flawless Consulting
I participated in a Peter Block webinar based on his book, Flawless Consulting. As I’ve written in a previous post, his authentic-communication-with-compassion approach is refreshing.
CAMEO Microlending Forum
I facilitated CAMEO’s Microlending Forum in San Francisco where we digested the results of the Excellence in Lending assessment project I’ve been heading up for
Growing Businesses
I am working with growing businesses through JEDI’s Power Up Program, offering business and financial management tools. My part of the training covers the financial