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SVBCC Newsletter
October 2015  
VOL #51
Important Business & Community News for You

 
The holidays are almost here!!

Let me help you get the best deal out there. Going on a Cruise?
 Contact me also if you need a car rental, hotel, or any kind of entertainment tickets (NFL, NBA, Hockey etc.  Also opportunity to make $ while traveling

                         Call 408.421-4704 for more info!
 
As I thought of what would make sense and make a difference in reading this article about Black Enterprise's TechConneXt Summit Oct 12th -13th, at the Santa Clara Hyatt Regency, God just divinely connected Derek Dingle, BE's Chief Content Officer, and I to discuss exactly that. 

The below article is written by Black Enterprise's CEO Earl "Butch" Graves Jr and wonderfully tells the story on how we can create a successful technology culture of African Americans & African Ancestry, here in Silicon Valley.

Read why you should attend (read on)

Register with "Chamber" discount code NOW!
TechConneXt Speakers and TrailBlazer Award Recipients


FestivallFrom Dennis King 
President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley
To our friends and associates of the Silicon Valley Back Chamber of Commerce, we are extending a special invitation for your participation in Festiv'ALL 2015 that will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 15th of October, 2015 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds (344 Tully Road, San Jose).  Festiv'ALL is one of Silicon Valley's most celebrated and largest multi-cultural networking small business resource expos. FREE admission; FREE parking. Festiv'ALL will bring together a powerful combination and significant number of multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, small business and community-oriented organizations from all around the region. 

Festiv'ALL is an excellent opportunity for you to meet, greet, network and sample multi-cultural foods and entertainment. Festiv'ALL is a multi-cultural, mega mixer that will draw over a thousand small business owners, professionals and community leaders.  It will be an enjoyable way for you to extend your network in the spirit of celebrating diversity and building communities together.  We hope to see you there. 

Register for special drawing and guaranteed admittance!

workshop
Free Social Media & Your Business workshops

Workshop #1 - Basic Social Media - What you need to be successful in business using social media. Learn and understand the basics with "hands on" training during this 9am-11am workshop, Sat Oct 31st (register link#1)

Workshop #2 - Advance Social Media for your business, featuring six ways to keep your social media fans hooked.  Also DYI Turn Key Social Media solution you can use today. Also, 9am-11am workshop, Sat Oct 31st  (register link#2)

Free gift for everyone who attends either workshop 

Don't miss out on the chance to get FREE advice on using technology for your business. (limited seating so 1st come, 1st serve, sorry)  REGISTER NOW!
 

MemberProfile
Chamber Member Profile 

Deirdra Lampkins
 
Cre8tive Minds Enterprises and Crystal City Publishing
 
Deirdra brings more than 20 years of experience in advertising, marketing, communications and visual media to her role as Co-Owner and Director at the culture-shaping firm Cre8tive Minds.  Her primary focus is to increase global thought in diversity opportunities and brand awareness to help drive business results. She has daily oversight focuses on websites, video media, social media, and diversity content.
 
Deirdra works with small, medium and large businesses and organizations.  With her more than two decades of corporate communications, advertising, marketing and visual media experience, she assists in bringing a new flavor and a wide range of knowledge for non-profits and for profit businesses.
 
 
 

You can visit www.crystalcitypublishing.com or www.cre8tivecenter.com to find out more on Deirdra's companies.
 
AACSA
COMMUNITY NEWS              

Intel Corporation and African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) announce AACSA Technology Hub Renovation Project

San Jose, CA - Silicon Valley's based Intel Corporation has provided a grant of $25,000 to the African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) for its Technology Hub Renovation Project. The AACSA will also partner with numerous other companies such as Home Depot (Store #622), Building Futures and many more to make this project a success.  The project kick-off is Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Intel employees, corporate partners and other community members are expected to start the project to meet the technology hub deadline for its planned Grand Opening on November 14, 2015.
NeedsNewsCHAMBER NEEDS & NEWS....

Chamber Needs:  (Interns & Volunteers)

 

Volunteers for Next Generation Business Academy (see below)

 

Interns for positions below: 

Interns with the Silicon Valley Black Chamber sharpen and develop skills in the areas of: 
  • Finance
  • Marketing 
  • Social Media
  • Graphic Arts/Designs
  • Administration
  • Events Coordinator
  • Much More ...
NextGenVol  
Chamber News:  (Need Volunteers for Next Gen)

Do you have a heart to impact the next generation of business-minded youth?

The Black Chamber's Next Generation Business Academy takes high school students and equips them with the essential tools to be the next influential business owners of tomorrow. 

Teach valuable lessons (right out of the box) & easy, on 
  • Drafting business and marketing plans
  • Creating financial projections
  • Developing commercials 
  • Pitching products and services. 
Volunteers are essential in impacting the next generation of our business youth.  Sign up today. 
Memberships
Chamber Membership
Talk to us about the "VALUE" of being a Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce member.

Our goal is to help make your business as efficient and profitable as possible. We will work with you to help solve your business problems, while understanding that you have limited resources and a limited budget.

Contact our Membership Director, Felicia Davis [email protected]

eventsMAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS
  • Oct 9th -  "Women Building California" apprenticeship program discussion  (more info)  
  • Oct 9th & 24th - "SJSU College Day & Community and 
    Family Confe
    rence" - 408-924-8955 (more info)
  • Oct 9th - "Funding your business" - Filipino Community Center (more info)
  • Oct 12th to 13th "Black Enterprise TechConneXt Summit," tech innovators, nation ally-recognized speakers and leaders discuss success in Silicon Valley for blacks in tech companies and startups (more info)
  • Oct 15th - "Festiv'All," largest expo and mixer in South Bay each year. (more info)
  • Oct 15th - 2nd Annual David E. Glover Legacy Awards, Oakland, CA (more info) 
  • Oct 16th to 18th -  "Silicon Valley African Film Festival"- 40 films featuring 17 countries (more info)
  • Oct 31st - Basic Social Media - What you need to know to be successful in business using social media, featuring "hands on training". (more info)
  • Oct 31st - Advanced Social Media for your business, featuring six ways to keep your social media fans hooked (more info)
  • Power Talk Lectures with Anthony Browder presented by Pan African City Alive & Ujima Collective Committee (more info)


MAJOR PAST EVENTS
 
CAL vs GRAMBLING Football Game:
Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce Members supported the Cal vs. Grambling game as part of Cal Berkeley's Black Alumni weekend Sept 5th 




Grambling Band before halftimeFriends and families at gameChristiana Cobb & Zion Cobb with Dominique Leake of Grambling 


Black Legend Awards Ceremony
Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce was part of team that produced Black Legend Awards Ceremony Sat Sept 12th 



Agency Leaders &
MC's

Supervisor Chavez with Awardee Bob Stroughter Queen Ann show participates



Awardee Roy Clay, Sr. & Wilbur JacksonWilbur, wife Annie and Bobby GasperCouncilman Ash Kalra & Carl Davis Jr

socialmedia
Social Media Connects  "You & Our SV Black Chamber"

Like us on Facebook  (link)

Follow us on Twitter (link)

See our YouTube Channel  (link)

Stay Connected with our chamber for "sponsorship" opportunities and other "value added" promotions for our members. 

Got an idea on how to promote your product or service through our chamber connections, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Carl Davis, Jr
President/Executive Director


John C. Shaw
Assistant to the President



SVBCC
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408.288.8806 Office
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Important Chamber Contacts
 
Alicia Owens
Office Management

Felicia Davis
Membership Coordinator
[email protected]

Karl Welch
Events - Program Mgr

Karriem Abdul Al-Bari
Social Media director