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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//certific/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

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! https://www.kiva.org/lend/1774542

VEDC invites you to our clients Grand Opening! Cunchy Fruits Store - A Fresh Fruit-to-Juice Summer Oasis! Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Friday, June 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM Location: Cunchy Fruits, 27219 Camp Plenty Road, Santa Clarita, 91351... Join us, along with, U.S. SBA Regional Administrator Michael Vallante and Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean See more

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! https://www.forbes.com//applications-now-open-for-the-ca/

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: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/certification-programs-for-the

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

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. See more

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 #PosibleLA #Univison #Wellsfargo #VEDC #pequenasempresas #empresarios https://www.posiblela.com/

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-bringi #advancingwomen #STEM #womeninbusiness #womenintech

Ronda Jackson, founder of Decor Interior Design, explains how she built her business during the recession. Key takeaways include 1) Being nimble and willing to change course when necessary 2) Business is hard - but possible @MayorofLA #IAmAnLAEntrepreneur #supportsmallbusiness ... https://www.facebook.com/LACommBiz/videos/851701295208301/ See more

Our very own Coco Corona, Director of Small Business Risk Education, presenting our work with Travelers Foundation at the Social Impact Summit. The Small Business Risk Education program educates entrepreneurs in evaluating their business risk and assists them in putting together an action plan to address those risks. @travelers foundation @socinnovation #sis2019 #socialimpact #educatingentrepreneurs #supportsmallbusiness

Travelers Risk Control Executive Dawn Safine and VEDC Director of SBRE Coco Corona having a one-on-one session with vetrepreneurs at V-WISE Atlanta conference. Though business ownership, they will change lives, families, and their communities! #VWISEAtlanta #VEDC #Travelers

This weekend marked the 3rd expo of the Mujeres Empresarias. The event was our largest event yet. It was filled with motivation, empowerment, sharing and most importantly represented a moment to reflect and plan for our mutual successful futures. Thank you to the VEDC Women's Business Center for setting the stage for the event. Thank you to the Mujeres Empresarias - VEDC-WBC committee for organizing such a well put together event. Thank you to all the speakers and volunteers who donated their time. Thank you to Mario Oporto of LaPrensa de LosAngeles for the photos below.

#VEDC and #TravelersSBRE @ #VWISEAtlanta where over 200 women veterans and military spouses looking to start or grow a new business will have access to the advice, tools and resources they need through IVMF's V-WISE conference in Atlanta.