California Small Business Summit: Building Local Economies
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Contacts and Downloads
Handouts
Panel: Starting and Building Your Business
Moderator: Claudia Moreno
Southern California Outreach Manager, Small Business Majority
Claudia Shah
Business Advisor, SBDC East Los Angeles Initiative
Veronica Corona
Owner, CM Cleaning Solutions
Kimberly Rolfe
Professor, University of Southern California
Remy Meraz
Founder, MeTyme Network
Presentation: Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
Gail Lara
Executive Director, Women’s Collaborative Mentoring Program
Marsha Olson
Director, Community Partnerships & Programs at Wurwand Foundation
Elsa Macias
Research Analyst, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
Panel: Getting Cash to Expand and Build Your Business Using Venturize
Moderator: Richard Pallay
BusinessSource Program Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department, City of Los Angeles
Anna Marie Cruz
Loan Officer, Small Business Finance CDC
Daniel Fernandez
Director of Microlending, Opportunity Fund
Kateri Gutierrez
Co-Owner, Collective Avenue Coffee & Economic Development Association, LURN Network
Yvette Salas
Relationship Manager, Camino Financial
Breakout Sessions
TRACK A: Nuts and Bolts of Small Business Lending: You see the gap, you know the players, now what?
Bianca Blomquist
Northern California Outreach Manager, Small Business Majority
TRACK B: Crowdfunding for Established Businesses
Claudia Moreno
Southern California Outreach Manager, Small Business Majority
Lunch With Panel Discussion: Public-Private Partnerships to Support Small Businesses
Moderator: Mark Herbert
California Director, Small Business Majority
Jonathan Herrera
Outreach & Marketing Manager, CalSavers
Sonya Blake
Director of Community Business, Mayor’s Office of Economic Development City of Los Angeles
Panel: Hiring and Keeping Your Employees
Moderator: Xiomara Peña
California Deputy Director, Small Business Majority
Andrew McDowell
Owner, With Love Market & Café
Diego Cartagena
Vice President, Legal Programs, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
LaShondra Mercurius
President, JLM Strategic Partners
Policy and Advocacy 101: How to Become a Small Business Spokeperson
Mark Herbert
California Director, Small Business Majority
Adam Rochon
Owner, Sequoia Employee Benefits & Insurance Solutions & member of Small Business Majority’s Small Business Council
Heather Altman
Owner, Altman Environmental Consulting
Robert Martinez