San Diego Equality Business Association

Come plug your business AND learn how to use LinkedIn better! Join the SDEBA's monthly "Power Lunch" and be our guest we will be sharing how to maximize your use of LinkedIn. And everyone gets to share why their business is great for up to 29 seconds! More info and registration links at: https://bit.ly/2MGdNON. This is tomorrow.

This is week 5 for BNG Introductions. We have 6 networking groups. Most are meeting via zoom. These are the heart of the SDEBA, and where most business connections happen. Only one industry is represented per group. Check this link https://bit.ly/3ngBZDz to see the days and times they all meet. Each week we will focus on a BNG. This week we focus on the Tuesday Afternoon BNG. They currently have 7 members, but want to see that number grow to 30. There is a lot of room for growth. Contact their facilitator Nicolle Mackey.

Join us Wednesday February 10th for our Monthly Power Lunch Networking. Our host Milo Shapiro will also be interviewing Mary Fain Brandt, a LinkedIn Consultant and Strategist. Hopefully, we all have a LinkedIn profile by now, but that's only the first step! Milo will be asking Mary about ways to empower our profiles, posts, and reach-out so that LinkedIn is working for us to make the best use of our time to yield new business. Don't fall victim to the biggest mistakes Mary sees people make with LinkedIn; come hear how simple changes to content and outreach can make a world of difference! Click here to register: https://bit.ly/39GPpFb

Do you have questions about the Paycheck Protection Program? We thought you might. Join NGLCC - The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and other affiliate chambers, as well as experts from TD Bank, the Small Business Administration, Paycor, the Small Business Development Centers, CDFIs, accounting firms, and more to learn how to navigate the CARES Act and next round of PPP funding for your LGBT business. This happens on Wednesday February 10th. There will be an opportunity f...or live Q&A during the program, which will be recorded for future playback. Register below: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_3FRaAUTERfe3Ma5eIw2xSQ

2020 proved to be the year of conducting business online. Check out these useful tips to ensure that you're on top of your virtual biz game in the New Year: http://ow.ly/ruWE50COqs1, presented by the NGLCC.

California Small Business & Non Profit COVID 19 Micro Grant application window runs Dec 30th through Jan 8th. For more information check out our latest email blast: https://lnkd.in/geMiAdX

Day 9: Volunteer with one of the committees. The SDEBA has several committees. They include: finance (bookkeeping, taxes), online marketing (seo, social media, email campaigns, website design, graphics), events (welcome guests, plan seminars and mixers, coordinate zoom meetings), and membership (welcome new members, become a new member sponsor, volunteer at new member mixers). If you have experience in any of these categories contact the board at [email protected]. We will direct you to the appropriate contact. There are only two days to join the SDEBA at the discounted rate. http://www.sdeba.org. We want to help grow your business in 2021.

Are you Latinx? Find out about VIDA's LGBTQ Latinx Scholarship Awards. The 2021 portal opens on Thursday, April 1, 2021. VIDA will award 2 - $1,000.00 scholarships to those LGBTQ Latinx individuals who have made a positive impact in our community and show how they plan to change the world for better. Scholarships will be awarded for the Fall Semester 2021 to those individuals attending or planning to attend college/university in San Diego or Tijuana. For additional information: https://vida.community/scholarship.

Need to set up a budget in 2021? Check out this seminar by MyPoint Credit Union. Begin 2021 with setting sound financial goals to budget, save, and reduce stress. Let us help you prepare with resolutions you can stick with while creating realistic goals. Learn budgeting tips and get on track with your finances for 2021. Wednesday, January 13, 2021 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Virtually Online Topics covered include:... Identify your money values SMART financial goals Components of a budget How to track your expenses Creating an emergency savings plan Guest Speaker: Matthew Gage, Partner Experience Manager GreenPath Financial Wellness Register today for this free event! Once registered, here's what you will need to join the Zoom Webinar: https://zoom.us/j/99809630828 Meeting ID: 998 0963 0828 Passcode: 015323 By Phone: 1-669-900-6833