April 2017 Highlights Newsletter · A Career Fair and Health Expo concurrently took place at the...
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Visit Our Website Newsletter April 2017 Highlights HealthX - Career Fair & Health Expo Recap The Valley Economic Alliance (TVEA) and Los Angeles Valley College hosted HealthX - Career Fair & Expo on April 19th at Los Angeles Valley College.
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NewsletterApril 2017 Highlights
HealthX - Career Fair & Health Expo Recap
The Valley Economic Alliance (TVEA) and Los Angeles Valley College hosted HealthX - CareerFair & Expo on April 19th at Los Angeles Valley College.
An Alliance Board of Director's meeting kicked off the eventful morning, where the DIY Girlsreceived a $5,000 check towards their solar powered homeless shelter invention. The funds werecollected during TVEA's TechX on March 16th and will go towards their trip and a chance to win atMassachusetts Institute of Technologies Eureka Fest in June. Donors include The Valley EconomicAlliance, Alltemp, FanCONNECT, Concorde Career College, and PCL Construction.
HealthX featured a TED talk style program with presentations and demonstrations on advances inhealth. Dr. Sean Younai and Dr. Bruce Fishman of the Stem Cell Institute of Los Angeles sharedadvances in stem cell research that allow stem cells to be harvested from fat and used to healdamaged body parts. Steven Stubbs with Adventist Health Glendale discussed innovations inhealth including tele-medicine and healthcare contracting. Globally recognized animal activist,holistic nutritionist and founder of The Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation, Marc Chingdiscussed holistic alternatives for a healthy pet.
Weyland Morse of Concorde Career College North Hollywood demonstrated an electronic badgingsystem that identifies health employee skills and Dr. Margarita Clement of The BuddyGuardCorporation demonstrated BOEMBA, a device that assists caregivers in moving patients in andout of bed.
A Career Fair and Health Expo concurrently took place at the College's Student Union Plaza,where attendees networked with employers, received free health screenings and learned aboutvarious health services and resources available.
Event sponsors included Adventist Health Glendale, Stem Cell Institute of Los Angeles, ConcordeCareer College, MAXIMUS and ProHealth. Media sponsors included WCOBM TV, Agency 398,Daily News, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, and San Fernando Valley Sun.
View more photos from the event on Facebook : www.facebook.com/Health2017Photos
In the NewsGirl Power Goes Solar to Benefit the HomelessBy San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Source: The San Fernando Valley Business Journal, April 3, 2017By Helen Floersh, Staff Reporter
20th Annual Valley of the Stars Gala & Awards CeremonySaturday, June 3, 2017
Business Assistance ProgramSuccess Story
The Valley Economic Alliance (TVEA) continues to connectbusinesses to the resources and leadership of the SanFernando Valley. TVEA's recent success is Jesus Angulo,owner of Angulo Food Services. They are located in ValleyGlen and have 13 employees.
Jesus has been in the food industry for most of his life andhad a food truck on the campus of Los Angeles ValleyCollege (LAVC) for 3 years. He was asked to run theCollege's full service cafeteria, which was a new facility builtin 2016.
Every business leader has challenges, however many do not
know where to turn. Jesus reached out to Kenny Broderick of TVEA's business assistance teamand expressed having rent increase, administrative costs, and oversight issues. Since LAVCstudent foot traffic had decreased, he struggled with keeping staff employed, bringing downoperating costs, and needing to retain staff to do more than one job duty.
Kenny worked with Jesus to prioritize his challenges and immediately provided resources to helphis business. Program Manager Angelica Banuelos of Valley Economic Development CorporationNorth Valley Business Source guided him in creating a business plan and provided Quick Booksclasses. Clemente Delatorre, Territory Manager of Heartland Payment Systems, addressed hismerchant services and operating expense issues. These resources helped Jesus develop abusiness plan, improved his challenging operating expenses, cross training staff, and helpeddevelop better bookkeeping practices. He was able to keep 6 of his staff employed, continue toprovide great food in a timely manner, and manage the daily operations.
To learn more about TVEA's Business Assistance Program or to schedule a free assessment,contact Kenny Broderick at 818-379-7000 or [email protected]
Women's Collaborative Mentoring Program The Valley Economic Alliance has launched its first Women's Collaborative MentoringProgram (WCMP)!
The WCMP is a result driven accelerator focused on women owners' specific needs, and connectsentrepreneurs with highly skilled mentors and business development programs to ensure theyachieve sustainable growth. The WCMP is designed to solve problems affectingEconomically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB,) provide greateropportunities, and build a powerful collaborative business community.
Women accepted into the collaborative will have a sequential program designed specifically forthem. Women, who do not qualify, will enter the Directive Training Program through BusinessDevelopment Center partners. The program also offers mentoring grants to serve the EDWOSBcommunity.
Gail Lara is Director of the WCMP and offers over two decades of experience in businessdevelopment, training, and leadership.
"The problem with current training is that sixteen hours isn't enough time for an aspiringentrepreneur to complete a business plan and be ready for lending. Their lack of directioncombined with no advisory team and low/no start-up capital, results in high failure rate of womenowned businesses. Our goal is to help women achieve $150k in annual revenue and prepare herfor funding," said Gail.
WCMP is currently seeking sponsors and investors. Please contact Gail Lara at 818 359-2692 [email protected] for more information.
VITA Global Networking BreakfastLegal 101 to Doing International Trade
Wednesday, May 21, 2017
In the NewsHow California is Responding to Defective AirbagsHere's a statistic that might startle auctions and dealerships in the Golden State and beyond.
Southern California leads the nation in fatalities caused by defective airbags, according to AirbagRecall: Southern California, a group that comprises community organizations, public interestgroups, private companies, elected officials, faith communities and other concerned parties unifiedin the effort to raise consumer awareness about the ongoing airbag inflator recall.
With claims such as that one as a backdrop, Silicon Valley tech startup Recall Masters explainedthat it is using digital forensics - the process of culling, processing and organizing enormousquantities of unstructured recall data - to identify hundreds of thousands of problem vehicles permonth.
Recall Masters claims to have compiled these five achievements:
Identified 63 million vehicles in open recall since 2000.Directed hundreds of thousands of recalled vehicles into dealerships for repairs - reducingthe danger on America's roads.Plugged 46 data sources into its system, making it the most comprehensive recalldatabase in the world.Been the first software company to digitize "don't drive" and "stop sale" recall tracking intoits SaaS API and batch processing platforms.Generated millions of dollars in revenue without any outside funding.
"In southern California, many of us drive or ride in a car every day, several times a day. If yourvehicle contains a defective airbag, this part of your daily life could threaten your life," said KennPhillips, President and CEO of The Valley Economic Alliance, an organization whose missionis to elevate the economic vitality and stability of a five-city region including Burbank, Calabasas,Glendale, Los Angeles and San Fernando.
"To confront this issue head-on, The Valley Economic Alliance has partnered with auto body shopsthroughout the area to check drivers' vehicles for outstanding recalls and to educate them on how toget their airbags replaced free of charge at a local dealership," Phillips continued. "Ourorganization is committed to supporting outreach efforts throughout Southern California and tohelping prevent another deadly accident caused by a defective airbag inflator."
Source: Auto Remarketingwww.autoremarketing.com/trends/how-california-responding-defective-airbags
California Women's ConferenceWednesday, May 10 & Thursday May 11, 2017The Valley Economic Alliance and The Women's Collaborative Mentoring Program are leading theSpeed Mentoring Event at the 30th Annual California Women's Conference (CWC). CWC is thelargest women's conference in the world!
This year's theme is "Women of the Future - Leading the Way" and is based on the WomenNetwork "5 To Thrive" program focusing on the five key areas of life: Financial, Career, Physical,Social and Community well being.
This conference provides a forum for:
Encouraging and celebrating women as they build successful businesses. Improving the lives of women as they strengthen their careers. Supporting women in reaching their personal goals and influencing their communities. Creating leaders that will make a difference in people's lives. Empowering women of all ages, across the country and the world.
The Speed Mentoring Program Agenda (11:30am-1:05pm):
3 Speed Mentoring Sessions (8 minutes per session)Panel Discussion: How Mentors and Sponsors Helped My CareerMentor/Mentee Networking Session
For more information and to register for tickets, visit http://bit.ly/GLARA2017CWC.
Out and About
Marianne Haver Hill'sFarewell party from MeetEach Need with Dignity(MEND).
Marianne began workingfor MEND in July 1987.She will continue to servethe non-profit as aconsultant.
Pictured is MarianneHaver Hill and Former LosAngeles CountySupervisor ZevYaroslavsky.
Alliance investor, GlendaleAdventist Medical Centerunveiled their new name andbrand on April 14th.
Starting late July, theGlendale hospital will be
known as Adventist HealthGlendale. It is part of alarger 21-hospital ministrysystem known as AdventistHealth, which will change itsname to One AdventistHealth.
Alliance investor,Valley PresbyterianHospital hosted their4th AnnualCelebration ofExcellence on April27.
Alliance BoardMember and strategicpartner Bill Allen,CEO of the LosAngeles CountyEconomicDevelopmentCorporation, receivedthe Excellence inCommunity ServiceAwards.
Pictured is Master of Ceremonies and California State Senator Robert Hertzberg.
Alliance investor, CalState University,Northridge and the AlumniAssociation hostedDistinguished AlumniAwards on April 29th atthe Four Seasons Hotel.
The 2017 recipients wereone of Wall Street's mostaccomplished figuresMilton Berlinkski,acclaimed TelevisionExecutive Mike Darnelland Principal Director forSystems Development,Operations and Protection
of NASA Patricia Maloney.
The San Fernando ValleyBusiness Journal (SFVBJ)
hosted the Women inBusiness Awards on April25th at Hilton Woodland Hills.
The awards program honorsthe outstanding achievementsby women who make adifference throughout the SanFernando, Santa Clarita,Conejo and Antelope Valleycommunity.
From left; Pictured is CEO ofthe Year honoree ThereseTicker of BlackLine, SFVBJEditor and Publisher CharlesCrumpley, and PresentingSponsor Melissa White ofWells Fargo.
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