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EDC Business Alert — Census Last Day September 30!

This decennial Census has significant impact on our business community. The Census not only determines local funding for schools, hospitals, and infrastructure, but it also allocates money for direct business resources. As a business owner, you can consult the Census data to understand where cities are expanding and strategize investing in your current business or opening a new location. We encourage you to check in with your employees, friends, and community to ensure everyone is counted.

EDC January 2020 NEWS- EDC Welcomes Nan Drake as Board Chair

EDC WELCOMES NAN DRAKE AS 2020 BOARD CHAIR Nan Drake of E.J. Harrison & Sons was recently installed as 2020 chair of the Economic Development Collaborative’s board of directors at the organization’s 23rd Annual Meeting. “Nan Drake brings extensive experience…

EDC-VC update — In Memoriam: Laurel Shockley

IN MEMORIAM: LAUREL SHOCKLEY Clients, Partners and Stakeholders, it is with sadness and regret we write to share the heartbreaking news that our Board Member Laurel Shockley has passed away following a couple of years of health challenges that never…

April 23 — EDC VC to present Building Resilient Communities Forum: Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Panel including EDC’s President & CEO Bruce Stenslie

Building Resilient Communities Forum: Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Panel including EDC’s President & CEO Bruce Stenslie Free Registration Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 at 9 a.m. Child Development Resources 221 E. Ventura Boulevard Oxnard, CA 93036 Register The Federal Deposit…

EDC-VC update for June 4

Click here for the entire e-newsletter President’s Message   Bruce Stenslie May 10th was a red letter day as EDC-VC joined local officials, First 5 Ventura County and Gus and Alma Ferrel, owners of ABC Kids Preschool, to cut the ribbon at…

EDC-VC update for March 28

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   Chairman’s Message   Chris Meissner One of my priorities as 2018 Chair will be to work closely with Bruce Stenslie as the EDC-VC enhances communication and support for the growing network of organizations and…

EDC-VC Business Line update for Dec. 22

Click here to view the entire e-newsletter President’s Message   Bruce Stenslie Our hearts go out to all those who lost homes and so much in the Thomas Fire disaster.  While the emergency isn’t over, it is both humbling and inspiring…

EDC-VC SBDC (Thomas Fire) update for Dec. 20

  ? Disaster Update: Making a Difference To our clients and partners,   Our hearts go out to all those who have lost homes, property, revenue and much more in this disaster. We are standing in this recovery effort with…

Small Business Development Center Adds New Advisor who specializes in business, corporate law

CENTRAL COAST — The Small Business Development Center of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, which provides free one-on-one consulting to help strengthen the bottom lines of area companies, has added attorney Joyce Wallach as a new consultant to its roster…

EDC-VC Business Line update for Sept. 29

Click here for the entire e-newsletter     Chairman’s Message   Cheryl Heitmann is EDC-VC board chair and Ventura City Councilwoman Celebrating the Power of Women Entrepreneurs in Ventura County October is National Women’s Small Business Month, which calls us to…

Economic Development Collaborative–Ventura County’s SBDC Expands Roster of Advisors

VENTURA COUNTY — The Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County has added Jay Tsao to its team of 30-plus advisors providing free one-on-one consulting to local businesses to help area companies strengthen and grow their bottom line. Tsao’s expertise in international trade…

EDC-VC Business Line: President’s Message

Click here for the entire e-newsletter President’s Message   Bruce Stenslie It’s good news that increasingly we’re seeing national media and politicos as well as corporate leaders championing the value and return on investment for early child education. Consider, for example,…

Getting to Know EDC-VC’s Alondra Gaytan, SBDC Program Specialist

CAMARILLO — As a program specialist for EDC-VC’s Small Business Development Center since 2014, Alondra Gaytan helps assess small business owners and innovators seeking professional/technical assistance and connects them with the appropriate resources, including SBDC’s business advisors who provide free one-on-one…

New Advisor to Help Launch Spanish-Language Program for Small Business Development Center

CENTRAL COAST — The Small Business Development Center of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (SBDC), which provides free one-on-one consulting to help strengthen the bottom lines of area companies, has recently added a bilingual advisor with experience helping Spanish-language businesses.…

Small Business Development Center Expands Advisor Roster

CENTRAL COAST — The Small Business Development Center of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, which provides free one-on-one consulting to help strengthen the bottom lines of area companies, has added law attorney Virginia Fuentes as a new consultant to its…

EDC-VC’s Small Business Development Center Receives Funds for Doing What Matters for Jobs & the Economy Initiative

CENTRAL COAST — The Business & Entrepreneurship Center at Cuesta College (BEC) recently awarded $25,000 to the Economic Development Center-Ventura County’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as part of the Doing What Matters for Jobs & the Economy initiative. The funding,…

Local business information

> The EDC-VC and EDD will present a “Federal / State Basic Payroll Tax Seminar” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Ventura EDD Tax Office, 4820 McGrath St., Suite 200, Ventura. Participants will receive information…

Local business information

> Ventura SCORE will present the free seminar “Improve your website design and add videos and extra punch” from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Ventura Community Foundation Non-Profit Center, 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo. Click here to…

Local business information

> The EDC-VC and EDD will present “Get it Right from the Start — State Labor Law and Payroll Tax Seminar” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 at the America’s Job Center of California, Simi Valley Room,…

Local business information

> 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…

Local business information

> The Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County has launched an enhanced website to ensure that business leaders can easily and efficiently access the latest information to help their companies grow, the organization reported in a media release. The site, www.edc-vc.com, has…