South Bay Entrepreneurial Center Inc (SBEC)

LA Investors Lead the Charge Q3 LA Seed Deal Report https://blog.amplify.la/la-investors-lead-the-charge-q3-la-

https://www.builtinla.com//la-ranks-sixth-among-global-tec

One of our cohorts, non-profit Gladius Foundation, at the first ever fencing tournament for autistic athletes!

Cool startup story and a cool product for accessing capital as a startup business

Great seminar this morning on "Access to Capital" for startup businesses!

On Wednesday, March 28, from 11:45am to 1:15pm, join us for the Friends of the SBEC Networking Luncheon. Meet local entrepreneurs, mentors and other SBEC friends. We’ll introduce our outstanding mentors and cohort companies, giving you a chance to learn from their experience as entrepreneurs. Our presentation this month qualifies as MUST SEE. If you aren’t familiar with the sweeping changes of President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Job Act, you will be amazed at how much you can le...arn in a short period of time from Merrietta Fong, a partner at SBEC Community Partner Servatius, Obrien & Fong. Reserve your spot! https://www.meetup.com/SouthBayEntrepreneur//pgvdkmyxfblc/

Much has changed over the past five years with Los Angeles as an entrepreneurial launchpad. Capital is pouring into LA like never before because of several successful startups. http://amplify.la/latech

South Bay Dancing with the Stars It’s a fun event, held once a year, to find people in the South Bay who have lots of good friends, and then give them the opportunity to work with a professional choreographer. Participants get up on stage, perform, and have a panel of judges and an audience participation element. It’s for a good cause. The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation, and a favorite charity will benefit. The winning dancer gets $1,000 donated to their charity. One of... our SBEC community partners, Ms. Merrietta Fong, is participating. Spread the word, cheer for Merrietta, come to the after-party, and have some fun! Best of all, let’s support the Switzer Learning Center and the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation. Voting is now open! https://torrancearts.org/dancing-with-the-south-bay-stars-v

Friends of the SBEC Networking Luncheon Wednesday, February 28 11:45am to 1:15pm 1215 El Prado Ave., Torrance, CA Meet local entrepreneurs, mentors and other SBEC friends for our monthly Networking Luncheon.... RESERVE YOUR SPOT! https://www.meetup.com/SouthBayEntrepreneur//pgvdkmyxdblc/

An awesome SBEC February Cohort Best Practices Meeting just took place today. Guest speaker and SBEC mentor Devon Blaine spoke about her specialty in PR/Communications and how businesses can benefit with this domain.

Know Someone Looking for Work? Speed to Contact, one of SBEC’s earliest cohort members, is expanding. If you know talented colleagues looking for new opportunities, check out STC’s job board. http://www.speedtocontact.com/join-our-team

REALLY GOOD LINKS How to Write a Business Plan Guidance from successful business strategists & financiers for entrepreneurs new to formal business planning. https://startupnation.com/star/how-to-write-a-business-plan... Trends to Work Into Your 2018 Plans Five small business trends that will make a splash in 2018. https://blog.indinero.com/2018-small-business-trends 6 Tips For Planning A Great 2018 You think the New England Patriots or the Golden State Warriors head into the new season and every game without a plan? https://www.forbes.com//six-tips-for-planning-a-great-20/