Candice Twyman, Better Business Bureau's Executive Director of the BBB Foundation, enlightened the audience with unbelievable stories, describing current scams that are targeting consumers and business owners.  She cautioned business owners about scammers who are calling companies and warning of non-compliance and requesting immediate fines be paid.  She also warned of sophisticated scams that hack into business accounts to hijack international money or wire transfers to foreign businesses. BBB is a readily-available resource for consumers and businesses and can provide reliable information to protect you or your employees from being the next victim. For questions on possible scams, email ctwyman@bbbhou.org. View Photos Here.

Bill Imada, IW Group, Inc., presented captivating insights into the current consumer market of Millenials and Asians in the US.  Millenials are the generation of Americans born between the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Bill's unique presentation highlighted the skyrocketing economic power of these groups and how companies through educational outreach efforts can increase their revenues.  Thank you to presenting sponsor H-E-B and sponsors HCC and Indatatech and our emcee, Angela Chen from FOX 26 News KRIV-TV. View Photos Here

Michael Mau, Asian Pacific American Community Outreach Program Manager, Diversity and Inclusion Office, Central Intelligence Agency, provided insightful information on this agency. Career opportunities for individuals with different backgrounds. Paid student summer internships are available in DC where more than 70% of the interns receive job offers.  View Photos Here. 

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ACC and HCC - Executive Business Program in Mandarin

Our thoughts and prayers are with Linda Toyota and her husband Ken Olah in the loss of her sister-in-law.  

Click Here to Nominate a Business Owner for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program! This is a national program. Locally organized through HCC.

Criteria:
* Be the owner or co-owner of the business
* A minimum of $150,000 in revenue in the most recent fiscal year
* Have at least 4 employees, out of which 2 are full-time
* Be in business at least 2 years
* When applying, please select referred by Asian Chamber

Here's the link to apply: https://www.10ksbapply.com/

• Communication workshops from Performance English, Chamber member. Information here.

• Speech of the 25th US Ambassador to India the Honorable Richard Verma delivered at the 16th Annual IndoAmerican Chamber Gala on September 19. 

• The Asian Chamber is a non profit sponsor for the SASE (Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers) conference and job fair - October 9-10, 2015 at the Hilton Americas. This dynamic non profit provides high school, college and young professionals with programs to develop their "soft skills." Attendees have opportunities to interview at the job fair.  More information is located here.
   

From the Kauffman Founders School. 

Thanks to our smartphones, tablets, and laptops, it's easy to be working all the time. But our devices can actually make us less productive by interfering with an important mental process: daydreaming. To be effective, our brains need opportunities to be "off," which is hard when we're constantly taking in new information through our devices. And research has found that letting our minds wander facilitates creativity and long-term thinking. If we're facing a challenge that needs new ideas, we're more likely to find some if our minds drift away from the problem for a while. So the next time your mind starts to wander, let it. Don't check your favorite website or your email. Instead, walk to a window and think about the people and cars going by, close your eyes and notice the sounds around you, or go for a short walk. And remember: leave your device behind.

Adapted from "Zoning Out Can Make You More Productive," by Josh Davis.