Calendar
This calendar focuses on business and community events
of particular interest to Friend and Champion,
with a focus on southern Alameda County.
Startup Grind Fremont – Ritika Puri – Storyhackers
Co-founded by Justin Strauss and Ritika Puri, Storyhackers is a content studio, media brand, and education company hybrid. With geo-dispersed team of 24 consultants in the U.S., U.K., and APAC, We’re best known for writing engaging copy, making complex topics fun to read about, and helping our customers make functional, conversion-optimized content. Storyhackers help various companies to increase qualified leads, improve the efficiency of their sales funnels, and boost conversion rates.
Ritika Puri is a writer turned sociologist turned somewhat-data scientist turned marketer turned storyteller. She has taught workshops and mentored for Galvanize, Lean Startup Company, Hult International Business School, 500 Startups, and Femgineer. Prior to starting Storyhackers, Ritika built strategic partnerships and business intelligence frameworks for Investopedia.com, and she co-founded a preventative health clinic in New Delhi, India. Along with co-founder, creative partner, (and husband) Justin Strauss, she is passionate about building multi-million dollar profit streams from $0 while creating a business culture of kindness for her fellow humans.
Startup Grind Fremont holds monthly meetings for startups, entrepreneurs, and VCs to share experiences, learn from each other, and create a “culture of innovation.” The monthly chapter meetings include time for networking and a fireside chat with a local CEO.
Date: March 1, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Electronics For Imaging (EFI)
Address: 6700 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555
Attend a meeting to talk about linkage fees on March 6.
The City of Fremont retained Keyser Marston Associates (KMA) to conduct a nexus study to determine whether an affordable housing impact fee on non-residential development is justifiable as a way to increase resources for affordable housing.
A copy of the KMA Report is available at: fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/View/32337
The City will be facilitating a meeting on March 6, 2017, from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. to provide an overview of KMA’s nexus analysis including findings and recommendations. In addition, you will have an opportunity to provide the City and KMA with your feedback and comments.
Please find details regarding the upcoming meeting below:
Monday, March 6, 2017
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
City of Fremont Development Services Center
Niles Conference Room
39550 Liberty Street
Fremont, CA 94538
If you have any questions, please feel free to email May Lee at [email protected] or call her at (510) 494-4506.
Assemblymember Bill Quirk Honors Women of the Year
Susan Ojeda-Cobos has been named the Business Honoree for the 2017 Annual Women of the Year Awards by Assemblymember Bill Quirk.
Susan will be honored in a ceremony on Saturday, March 11 in the Chabot College Event Center, 25555 Hesperian Blvd.
Others to be recognized:
- Sue Chan, social justice honoree
- Helen Kennedy, education honoree
- Jo A. Loss, lifetime achievement honoree.
- Woman of the Year honoree is Monia Shaiq.
Coffee and dessert will be served. RSVP by calling (510) 583-8818 or to [email protected].
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‘Grantwriting 101’ at Hayward Nonprofit Alliance
Members of the Hayward Nonprofit Alliance will learn about the science and art of grantwriting at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 16 at the Hayward Area Historical Society Museum, 22380 Foothill Blvd.
Dana DeBeaumont of Capitol Advocacy Partners represents interests of the City of Hayward in Washington D.C., and also writes grants and will speak on ‘Grantwriting 101 for Small Nonprofits.’
She has more than 30 years of advocacy, media, and public relations experience. For the past 18 years she has successfully represented a range of issues before Congress and federal agencies. She specializes in helping nonprofits and municipal clients.
Share Your Nonprofit’s News
There are more than 100 nonprofit organizations in the chamber’s Nonprofit Alliance and all members and guests are welcome to attend. Attendees are invited to bring news and handouts to share about their organization’s upcoming events.
It’s nearly time for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church’s annual Spaghetti Feed!
Join us from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, for an evening of food and fun. The festivities will be held in Holland Hall at the church site, 38801 Blacow Rd., Fremont.
FOOD: Four kinds of pasta are on the menu, in addition to Caesar salad, garlic bread, and dessert that includes, of course, tiramisu.
Beer and wine will also be served, for an extra charge.
FUN: The evening’s entertainment includes a silent auction, an ongoing raffle with prizes every 15 minutes, a special kids’ zone, and proceeds benefit HTLC’s ongoing community outreach and service programs, such as George Mark House.
TICKETS:
- Prices are $15 per adult,
- $10 per child under 12,
- and kids under 3 eat free.
- Family tickets (two adults and two or more children) are $45.
Women in Business – Learn from Successful Bay Area CEOs
Bay Area CEO businesswomen share their experiences, resources and insight into what helped them on their path to success, what they learned, and most importantly, how this knowledge can help you to succeed in your own business.
If you are interested in learning some unexpected fundamentals of business success, this seminar is for you. Come join the Alameda County SBDC for an informative, engaging and interactive panel discussion on how to best lay the groundwork for, launch and manage a thriving business in the Bay Area.
Seminar Panelists:
Emily Liggett, President and CEO, NovaTorque
June Riley, CEO, VC Taskforce
Shilpi Sharma, CEO, Kvantum
Jody Tatro, CEO, ProExhibits
Moderator: Dorian Webb, Dorian Webb Lifestyle, Designer and Manufacturer
Free to Attend
Registration: 1:00pm – 1:15pm
Panel: 1:15pm – 2:45pm
Q&A: 2:45pm – 3:00pm
This seminar is sponsored by the City of Fremont
Hayward Executive Airport Director to Address Latino Business Roundtable
Hayward Executive Airport Director Douglas McNeeley will be the featured presenter at the Hayward Chamber of Commerce Latino Business Roundtable when it meets at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 24 in the Balch Pavilion at St. Rose Hospital, 27200 Calaroga Ave.
A former WWII fighter base, the airport is owned by the City of Hayward and situated on 543 acres with two parallel runways accommodating 450 aircraft, from single-engine airplanes to sophisticated corporate jets. Aviation products and services are provided by 40 support companies.
The airport is self-sufficient and provides 300 jobs and more than $300 million in annual economic benefits. Community services such as emergency medical and law enforcement flights are regularly conducted from the airport.
Does your business produce events to enhance your brand and advertise your products?
Do you want to start up an event program for your business, and need to learn how?
Learn a comprehensive approach to manage and promote events big and small. You will learn all the tools necessary in order to handle everything from registrations to payment to promotion in a professional, affordable way.
Topics covered will include:
Plan – Professionally promote your event. Set up an ad-free event homepage, collect registration fees with secure payment processing, and keep registration open for attendees to register online at their convenience.
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Biomedical Emergence in the East Bay
Surging growth of the biomedical industry in Hayward and the East Bay and how to learn about opportunities and develop partnerships will be the focus of a free workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 30 at Hayward City Hall, 777 B St. All chamber members and their guests are invited and sign-ups can be made HERE.
The event is called “Biomedical Emergence in the East Bay,” and is hosted by the Biomedical Manufacturing Network, the Hayward Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Hayward. Principal presenter will be Dr. Gregory Theyel, director of the Biomedical Manufacturing Network.
Hayward has more than 400 companies in biotechnology, biomedicine, and the life sciences, according to the city’s Economic Development Department. For more information go to the chamber website.