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Newsletter
April 2017 Highlights
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HealthX - Career Fair & Health Expo Recap
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The Valley Economic Alliance (TVEA) and Los Angeles Valley College hosted
HealthX - Career Fair & Expo
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April 19th
at Los Angeles Valley College.
An Alliance Board of Director's meeting kicked off the eventful morning, where the DIY Girls received a $5,000 check towards their solar powered homeless shelter invention. The funds were collected during TVEA's TechX on March 16th and will go towards their trip and a chance to win at Massachusetts Institute of Technologies Eureka Fest in June. Donors include The Valley Economic Alliance, Alltemp, FanCONNECT, Concorde Career College, and PCL Construction.
HealthX featured a
TED talk style program with presentations and demonstrations on advances in health
. Dr. Sean Younai and Dr. Bruce Fishman of the Stem Cell Institute of Los Angeles shared advances in stem cell research that allow stem cells to be harvested from fat and used to heal damaged body parts. Steven Stubbs with Adventist Health Glendale discussed innovations in health including tele-medicine and healthcare contracting. Globally recognized animal activist, holistic nutritionist and founder of The Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation, Marc Ching discussed holistic alternatives for a healthy pet.
Weyland Morse of Concorde Career College North Hollywood demonstrated an electronic badging system that identifies health employee skills and Dr. Margarita Clement of The BuddyGuard Corporation demonstrated BOEMBA, a device that assists caregivers in moving patients in and out of bed.
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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 about various health services and resources available.
Event sponsors included Adventist Health Glendale, Stem Cell Institute of Los Angeles, Concorde Career College, MAXIMUS and ProHealth. Media sponsors included WCOBM TV, Agency 398, Daily News, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, and San Fernando Valley Sun.
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In the News
Girl Power Goes Solar to Benefit the Homeless
By San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Source: The San Fernando Valley Business Journal, April 3, 2017
By Helen Floersh, Staff Reporter
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20th Annual Valley of the Stars Gala & Awards Ceremony
Saturday, June 3, 2017
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Business Assistance Program
Success Story
The Valley Economic Alliance (TVEA) continues to connect businesses to the resources and leadership of the San Fernando Valley. TVEA's recent success is Jesus Angulo, owner of
Angulo Food Services. They are located in Valley Glen and have 13 employees.
Jesus has been in the food industry for most of his life and had a food truck on the campus of Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) for 3 years. He was asked to run the College's full service cafeteria, which was a new facility built in 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 team and expressed having rent increase, administrative costs, and oversight issues. Since LAVC student foot traffic had decreased, he struggled with keeping staff employed, bringing down operating 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 help his business. Program Manager Angelica Banuelos of Valley Economic Development Corporation North Valley Business Source guided him in creating a business plan and provided Quick Books classes. Clemente Delatorre, Territory Manager of Heartland Payment Systems, addressed his merchant services and operating expense issues. These resources helped Jesus develop a business plan, improved his challenging operating expenses, cross training staff, and helped develop better bookkeeping practices. He was able to keep 6 of his staff employed, continue to provide 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]
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Women's Collaborative Mentoring Program
The Valley Economic Alliance has launched its first
Women's Collaborative Mentoring Program (WCMP)!
The WCMP is a result driven accelerator focused on women owners' specific needs, and connects entrepreneurs with highly skilled mentors and business development programs to ensure they achieve sustainable growth. The WCMP is designed to solve problems affecting Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB,) provide greater opportunities, and build a powerful collaborative business community.
Women accepted into the collaborative will have a sequential program designed specifically for them. Women, who do not qualify, will enter the Directive Training Program through Business Development Center partners. The program also offers mentoring grants to serve the EDWOSB community.
Gail Lara is Director of the WCMP and offers over two
decades of experience in business development, training, and leadership.
"The problem with current training is that sixteen hours isn't enough time for an aspiring entrepreneur to complete a business plan and be ready for lending. Their lack of direction combined with no advisory team and low/no start-up capital, results in high failure rate of women owned businesses. Our goal is to help women achieve $150k in annual revenue and prepare her for funding," said Gail.
WCMP is currently seeking sponsors and investors. Please contact Gail Lara at 818 359-2692 or
[email protected] for more information.
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VITA Global Networking Breakfast
Legal 101 to Doing International Trade
Wednesday, May 21, 2017
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In the News
How California is Responding to Defective Airbags
Here'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 Airbag Recall: Southern California, a group that comprises community organizations, public interest groups, private companies, elected officials, faith communities and other concerned parties unified in 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 explained that it is using digital forensics - the process of culling, processing and organizing enormous quantities of unstructured recall data - to identify hundreds of thousands of problem vehicles per month.
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 - reducing the danger on America's roads.
- Plugged 46 data sources into its system, making it the most comprehensive recall database in the world.
- Been the first software company to digitize "don't drive" and "stop sale" recall tracking into its 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 your vehicle contains a defective airbag, this part of your daily life could threaten your life," said Kenn Phillips, President and CEO of
The Valley Economic Alliance, an organization whose mission is 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 shops throughout the area to check drivers' vehicles for outstanding recalls and to educate them on how to get their airbags replaced free of charge at a local dealership," Phillips continued. "Our organization is committed to supporting outreach efforts throughout Southern California and to helping prevent another deadly accident caused by a defective airbag inflator."
Source: Auto Remarketing
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California Women's Conference
Wednesday, May 10 & Thursday May 11, 2017
The Valley Economic Alliance and The Women's Collaborative Mentoring Program are leading the Speed Mentoring Event at the 30th Annual California Women's Conference (CWC). CWC is the largest women's conference in the world!
This year's theme is "Women of the Future - Leading the Way" and is based on the Women Network "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 Career
- Mentor/Mentee Networking Session
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Out and About
Marianne Haver Hill's Farewell party from
Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND).
Marianne began working for MEND in July 1987. She will continue to serve the non-profit as a consultant.
Pictured is Marianne Haver Hill and Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
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Alliance investor, Glendale Adventist Medical Center unveiled their new name and brand on April 14th.
Starting late July, the Glendale hospital will be known as Adventist Health Glendale. It is part of a larger 21-hospital ministry system known as Adventist Health, which will change its name to One Adventist Health.
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Alliance investor, Valley Presbyterian Hospital hosted their 4th Annual Celebration of Excellence on April 27.
Alliance Board Member and strategic partner Bill Allen, CEO of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, received the Excellence in Community Service Awards.
Pictured is Master of Ceremonies and California State Senator Robert Hertzberg. |
Alliance investor, Cal State University, Northridge and the Alumni Association hosted
Distinguished Alumni Awards on April 29th at the Four Seasons Hotel.
The 2017 recipients were one of Wall Street's most accomplished figures Milton Berlinkski, acclaimed Television Executive Mike Darnell and Principal Director for Systems Development, Operations and Protection of NASA Patricia Maloney.
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The San Fernando Valley Business Journal (SFVBJ) hosted the
Women in Business Awards on
April 25th at Hilton Woodland Hills.
The awards program honors the outstanding achievements by women who make a difference throughout the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Conejo and Antelope Valley community.
From left; Pictured is CEO of the Year honoree Therese Ticker of BlackLine, SFVBJ Editor and Publisher Charles Crumpley, and Presenting Sponsor Melissa White of Wells Fargo.
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Your Success Is Our Business!
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The mission of The Valley Economic Alliance is to elevate the economic vitality of our five-city region by assisting
the San Fernando Valley in business, education, & government.
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