Internal Newsletter March 2019
Greetings! Read on to catch up on LA SBDC network happenings in March, including some amazing photos from #SBDCDay.
Network Numbers
Outreach ideas?
We are off to a strong start in 2019 in Jobs Supported and Clients Served , slightly behind in Capital Infusion and tracking behind in New Business Starts . If you have any thoughts on strategies/best practices for outreach to find pre-venture clients, please share your ideas here !

#SBDCDay
SBDC Day Awards

We were honored to present a Certificate of Appreciation to Congresswoman Linda Sánchez for her dedicated support to the small business community. It was great to see Victor Parker from the SBA as well.

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Joe and Desirea Ung, Cassidy's Corner Cafe
At Cassidy's Corner Café in Lakewood, we presented our clients Joe and Desirea Ung with the LA SBDC's Community Entrepreneur Award for their entrepreneurial resilience and commitment to the Lakewood community.
SBDC Day in Compton
Meanwhile in Compton, we celebrated SBDC Day by hosting 40 clients for business website training. Shout out to Sé Reed for teaching for 4 info-packed hours!
Huge thanks to Constance and China for hosting at their beautiful PCR training rooms in the Center for Sustainable Communities in Compton.
Compton Councilwoman Tana McCoy presented client Margarita Flores of El Buen Pastor Bookstore an LA SBDC Community Entrepreneur Award.
Thanks Kristina Tejada for making things run smoothly on SBDC Day!
Nice to see Victor Parker at our Compton event too!
All in all, our 3rd Annual SBDC Day was a wonderful demonstration of teamwork to honor the SBDC community -- and a huge success!
Neoserra shut-down on April 9th @ 3pm
Just a friendly reminder to enter all activity into Neoserra before lockdown Friday, April 19th @3:00pm.
Business Advisor Spotlight
Laura Lara
Business Advisor at El Camino College for 10 years.

Specialties:  Accounting/Finance

Small Business Experience: Laura has her own successful Accounting & Bookkeeping company.

Fun fact: " I’m an Accountant that is funny."
Best part about being a Business Advisor: " Helping businesses grow."
What I've learned from clients: "I’ve helped many clients who had financial books but were not able to understand them. One in particular, a workout studio, has grown financially in two years to the point that she is now considering the purchase of another existing business competitor."
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