> Mark Sylvester, ambassador for 805connect and CEO of introNetworks, will present the talk “Do connections really matter?” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Cal Lutheran Westlake Center, 31416 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Sylvester has been building online communities for 12 years. His talk will focus on how to create a collaborative culture within your company and why it’s important to your company’s success. He will show how his current project, 805connect, launched in collaboration with many institutions in the 805 area code, including the Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship, is a platform for communication, connection and collaboration for all businesses across the region. It’s an example of how he put problem-solving and communication techniques to work on a real project. To RSVP, visit https://clusom.wufoo.com/forms/entrepreneur-speaker-series-wed-dec-3/
> The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will present Manuel Arriola of SCORE who will talk about “How much Obamacare is going to cost your small business” at its next “Hispano Mixer” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at the Heritage Cultural Center, 141 W. Fifth St., Suite E, downtown Oxnard. Contact Carlos Delgado at 805-816-7387, carlosdelgado@yahoo.com; or Armando Sahagan at 805-947-6075, sahagun007@gmail.com for more information.
> The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the U.S. Small Business Administration will present “How to do business with local, city, state and federal government”from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Ventura County Office of Education, 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo. Seminar includes industry leaders as guest speakers and senior purchasing agents from local, city, state and federal government agencies. Learn how to get an 8a Program certification from the SBA, proper ways to look for government bids, understand what administrators seek in a proposal or a response to a request for quotation. Learn how to locate and understand the impact of proper use of NAICS codes. Advance registration is $79; $90 at the door. RSVP by visiting https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=9ke9fycab&oeidk=a07e9sokmcu90ba5ba7
> The EDC-VC will present its 18th annual meeting from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. The cost is $75. RSVP by visiting https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ea5dkpsm282295bb&oseq=&c=&ch=