VEDC

07/18/2019

Dear VEDC Friends and Family,

We regret to inform you that VEDC will no longer be providing workshops.

Our deepest apologies to those who RSVP’d for workshops or had appointments scheduled. All of those events have been cancelled and, at this time, will not be rescheduled. For any other questions or issues please email [[email protected]].

If you are seeking assistance please visit one of the many free resources available to you such as SBA’s Women’s Business Centers, Small Business Development Centers, SCORE, or the City of LA BusinessSource Centers. To find the location nearest you please utilize the following links:
• BusinessSource Center Locations & Contact Information:
https://business.lacity.org/resources/service-centers
• SBA Los Angeles District Office: https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/ca/glendale
• Find your closest SBA Resources Partner: https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/find/

If you are seeking financing there are a number of safe alternative lenders that are Certified Development Financial Institutions or SBA lenders.
• List of approved Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs): https://www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/certification/cdfi/Pages/default.aspx
(click on “View the list of certified CDFIs”
• SBA Lender Match (Matches you with an appropriate bank, SBA lender, or CDFI):
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/lender-match

We appreciate all the interest you have shown through the years and have been happy to serve you and the community. We wish you and your business a most prosperous future.

Regards,
VEDC

06/28/2019

Join VEDC and KIVA in supporting small business. It only takes 10 min to register as a KIVA lender. Once registered, you will be able to lend to small businesses worldwide. Click the link below to find out more about Krystal Moreno of MIcho & Mary in Long Beach, CA. Help her realize her dreams with as little as $25! Best part is.....you get your money back!

A loan of $4,500 helps bring on board a marketing team to assist me gain visibility and launch my new vegan product line.

06/24/2019

Attention Women Entrepreneurs: Cartier has opened up application for a *HIGHLY* competitive Business Plan Competition. Check the previous awardees to see if this is a good fit for you!

The luxury brand will present more than $1.1 million in prize money to help 21 women grow their business

06/24/2019

Do you want to sell your products and services to the County of Los Angeles? Come to this informative workshop presented by the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs about how to become Certified and be more competitive for government contracts.

RSVP Here:

Do you want to sell your products and services to the County of Los Angeles? The Department of Consumer and Business Affairs offers certification programs designed to make your business more visible, more competitive, and more likely to succeed in government contracting. Come learn about the differe...

06/22/2019

¿Estás listo para llegar más lejos con tus ideas? Acompáñanos en Expo Empresarial el 22 de junio y deja que nuestros expertos te ayuden a emprender tu negocio. Regístrate http://bit.ly/POSIBLE2019
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Expo Empresarial es un evento único, diseñado para ti emprendedor y empresario de micro, pequeña o mediana empresa. Para más información visita: PosibleLA.com

06/22/2019

TODAY 1:00 - 4:00 PM is our Women in Technology Expo. It's not too late to join us!

Learn about our Keynote speaker:

Cam Kashani is known as the “Godmother of Silicon Beach”. She is a 3x founder, a highly sought after transformational and mindset coach, an Expert Speaker with US State Department, and a single mom of twin boys. She’s worked with 4000+ Entrepreneurs and 700+ startups. She has also been named by Inc. Magazine as one of thirty “Inspirational Women in Tech”. She previously cofounded the first coworking space in Los Angeles for technology startups and entrepreneurs in 2010, Coloft. During her four years there, Coloft had over 1800 alumni, including Uber LA, Instacart, Fullscreen and others. Cam is on a mission is to humanize business, and her vision is a global economy that thrives on “WE” as opposed to “ME”. While Cam works with men and women, she has a deeply rooted passion for working specifically with women as she believes that women that embrace their deeply rooted power can collectively shift the energy in business, and ultimately create a more harmonious environment for us all.

Women in Tech is coming very soon, June 22 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Have you RSVP?

Learn about our Keynote speaker:

Cam Kashani is known as the “Godmother of Silicon Beach”. She is a 3x founder, a highly sought after transformational and mindset coach, an Expert Speaker with US State Department, and a single mom of twin boys. She’s worked with 4000+ Entrepreneurs and 700+ startups. She has also been named by Inc. Magazine as one of thirty “Inspirational Women in Tech”. She previously cofounded the first coworking space in Los Angeles for technology startups and entrepreneurs in 2010, Coloft. During her four years there, Coloft had over 1800 alumni, including Uber LA, Instacart, Fullscreen and others. Cam is on a mission is to humanize business, and her vision is a global economy that thrives on “WE” as opposed to “ME”. While Cam works with men and women, she has a deeply rooted passion for working specifically with women as she believes that women that embrace their deeply rooted power can collectively shift the energy in business, and ultimately create a more harmonious environment for us all.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-women-in-stem-bringing-women-together-tickets-60939276015?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

06/18/2019

Ruth Garcia-Corrales es la Directora del Centro de Negocios para Mujeres en VEDC. Ella estará en una platica de asistencia tecnica para empresarios este sábado, 22 de junio. VEDC está feliz de participar en POSiBLE LA, un evento hecho posible por Univision y Wells Fargo. Acompañenos


https://www.posiblela.com/

06/18/2019

Women in Technology have you registered for the upcoming Expo? Register today! Meet one of our panelist: Janeya Griffin

Janeya Griffin – Janeya is a HBCU STEM graduate of Grambling State University and the Lead Technology Transfer Specialist contractor for NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. For the last 7 years, she has focused on licensing, commercialization and management of NASA’s intellectual property portfolios.Ms. Griffin is also a member on the National Executive Board for the Federal Laboratory Consortium, where she has created an ad-hoc committee focused on increasing minority owned business engagement with the federal labs. She is passionate about educating her community on the access they have to federal laboratory resources, technologies, facilities, subject matter experts, and funding.
RSVP Today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-women-in-stem-bringing-women-together-tickets-60939276015?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing

Women in Technology have you register, do it today. Meet one of our panelist:

Janeya Griffin – Janeya is a HBCU STEM graduate of Grambling State University and the Lead Technology Transfer Specialist contractor for NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. For the last 7 years, she has focused on licensing, commercialization and management of NASA’s intellectual property portfolios.Ms. Griffin is also a member on the National Executive Board for the Federal Laboratory Consortium, where she has created an ad-hoc committee focused on increasing minority owned business engagement with the federal labs. She is passionate about educating her community on the access they have to federal laboratory resources, technologies, facilities, subject matter experts, and funding.
RSVP Today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-women-in-stem-bringing-women-together-tickets-60939276015?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete