Calendar

This calendar focuses on business and community events
of particular interest to Friend and Champion,
with a focus on southern Alameda County.

 

Feb
8
Wed
Mixer – Campo Di Bocce – Fremont @ Campo Di Bocce
Feb 8 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Campo di Bocce is a family owned Italian restaurant and United States Bocce Federation Affiliated Bocce Club located in Fremont and Los Gatos. The first and premiere bocce and dining entertainment facility of its kind, Campo di Bocce is the brain child of Bocce Aficionado, Tom Albanese. In his quest to create a place for food, friends, fun and of course bocce, Tom, has created the ideal location for any family gathering, corporate outing, rehearsal dinner, wedding or simply a venue to enjoy a glass of wine after a long work week. Truly the ultimate experience in dining and recreation, Campo di Bocce offers World Class State-of-the-Art bocce courts, traditional Italian cuisine, a superb wine list and a friendly atmosphere of casual elegance.

Feb
23
Thu
Mixer – State Farm – Kim Holland – CVEA @ State Farm Insurence
Feb 23 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Feb
24
Fri
Latino Business Roundtable – Hayward @ St. Rose Hospital, Balch Pavillion
Feb 24 @ 8:30 am – 9:45 am

Sujoy Sarkar

Sujoy Sarkar, manager of the Chabot College community television station will discuss his work and the “many fantastic projects” prepared in his studio when the Hayward Chamber of Commerce Latino Business Roundtable meets at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 24 in the Balch Pavilion at St. Rose Hospital, 27200 Calaroga Ave. All chamber members and their guests are invited.  Sujoy Sarkar leads a team at the 50-year-old station that has begun streaming on the Internet, under Ustream.tv, (search for Chabot College), with programming dedicated to the educational needs of the campus and also the serving the community.

The station has taken on a variety of local projects, such as making training videos for the police and fire departments of Hayward and Fremont. Sarkar also has plans to make high quality original films.

Feb
28
Tue
Mixer – Farmers Insurance – Hayward @ Farmers Insurance - Karen Lee
Feb 28 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Small Business Seminar – Tax Tips and Strategies for Small Business @ Fremont Main Library
Feb 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

Free Small Business Seminar
Tax Tips and Strategies for Small Business

Are you planning ahead with your business tax strategy? Good tax planning can save you significant amounts of money come tax time. Join Mary Anne Passarella, CPA to learn about the choices you have and how you can minimize your taxes.

Topics covered include:
– Business versus personal expenses
– Capitalizing versus expensing business property
– Payroll expenses you can deduct
– Accounting periods and methods
– Business use of your automobile
– Meals/travel/entertainment expenses
– Business gifts
– General tax strategies

Free to attend, but registration is required.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Fremont Main Library
2400 Stevenson Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538

 

Mar
1
Wed
Startup Grind – Ritika Puri – Storyhackers @ Electronics for Imaging
Mar 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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

Mar
4
Sat
Talk – About Honey Bees – CVEA @ Paradise Community Garden
Mar 4 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Mar
16
Thu
Grantwriting 101 – Nonprofit Alliance – Hayward @ Hayward Area Historical Society
Mar 16 @ 10:00 am

‘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

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.

Mar
20
Mon
Women in Business – Successful Bay Area CEOs – SBDC – Fremont @ Fremont Main Library
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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

Mar
24
Fri
Latino Business Roundtable – Hayward @ St. Rose Hospital, Balch Pavillion
Mar 24 @ 8:30 am – 9:45 am

Hayward Executive Airport Director to Address Latino Business Roundtable

Douglas McNeeley

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.