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Upcoming SBDC Business Workshops:
All workshops
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Starting a Small Business Workshop
March 12
3-5 p.m.
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Consultant Support Group
March 15
11 a.m.- noon
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Entrepreneurial Academy
March 15
1-3 p.m.
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For more information or to RSVP:
805-384-1800 x 21
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Chair's Message
It's my great honor to serve as the chair of EDC-VC's board for 2013. EDC-VC and I go way back. I joined the board in 1996, when the organization was launched, and served as chair in 2001. Over the years, I've worked with the EDC-VC as it developed into an important business resource, whose deep community investment is built upon engaged public and private stakeholders.
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 SBDC Experiences Continued Success
EDC-VC's Small Business Development Center of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties continued strengthening area businesses and the regional economy in 2012 and greatly exceeded its goals in key areas. The SBDC served 505 area companies and assisted in creating 410 jobs, which is 117 percent of its goal. SBDC's results represent an increase in sales of more than $26 million in the region, 226 percent of its goal. With more than $19.5 million in access to capital SBDC achieved 186 percent of its goal.
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Santa Paula Materials Honored for Green Business Practices
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(Left to right) Santa Paula Materials owner Mile Grbic is presented with a loan check by David Goldstein (Zone Manager for the RMDZ) Santa Paula City Council Member Jim Tovias and Supervisor Kathy Long.
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Santa Paula Materials was recognized for its commitment to green business practices at the recent "Celebration of Success in Green Business." Ventura County Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) helped Santa Paula Materials obtain the $1.1 million loan that will be used to develop a new market for the county's heaviest recyclables. EDC-VC's Small Business Development Center is now working with Santa Paula Materials on its expansion plans.
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16th Annual Meeting Honors Board Leadership 
Pictured above (left to right), Marie Lakin (Rep. Senator Fran Pavley), Adam Haverstock (Rep. Assemblyman Jeff Gorrell), Supervisor Kathy Long, Jim Scanlon, Carla Castilla (Rep. Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson) and Cheri Orgel (Rep. Congresswoman Julia Brownley).
The EDC-VC's 16th Annual Meeting welcomed a packed house to Spanish Hills Country Club on January 17. Keynote speaker, Yulun Wang, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO of InTouch Health in Santa Barbara shared insights on the economics of health care and its pivotal role in the vitality of the region.
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Cornejo Construction Thriving With Help from SBDC
Jesse Cornejo is the owner of Cornejo Construction Company, a Santa Barbara-based construction firm in the midst of a very busy year. He attributes much of his recent success to the EDC-VC's Small Business Development Center. "The SBDC and Santa Barbara City College really saved me," said Cornejo. "They are my lifeline."
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Manufacturing Firms to Benefit From Wells Fargo Grant
Regional manufacturing firms will reap the benefits of a $25,000 Wells Fargo grant awarded to the EDC-VC. The Wells Fargo Economic Opportunity Grant helps spur job creation through small business development funds. As a grant recipient, EDC-VC will increase its service to the area's manufacturing sector by providing direct technical assistance and consulting to 30 firms.
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Meet SBDC Advisor Carlos Conejo
 Carlos Conejo, B.A., is president of Peak Performance Seminars, Training & Consulting. A leadership and management advisor specializing in Lean and Six-Sigma methodology, he is a Certified Six-Sigma Black Belt.
Carlos started his career as a product manager and sales manager for the managed healthcare industry, where he specialized in business turn-around. He is a published author and frequent speaker at conventions and conferences.
Subspecialties: bilingual in English and Spanish, cost recovery, cost reductions, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma
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