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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.

Track – Reduce repetitive tasks. Reduce the number of day-to-day “to-dos” with online event registration, reminders, invitations, a calendar, and event themes. Do more…but in minutes by managing all your promotions, registrations, and communications in one place.

Manage – Monitor and course-correct. Save money by taking the guesswork out of capturing attendance information. Use event tracking and reporting tools to plan for exact catering needs, room size, parking spaces, etc.

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.

Social Media/Digital Marketing Basics

How do you use or plan to use social media and digital marketing in your business?

Do you have an integrated plan to help your customer find, engage, and transact business with you?

This seminar is designed to help you understand how to set up or focus your strategy on a high level, and covers the key areas of social media and digital marketing:

* Website
* Blog
* Online Directories
* Review Sites
* Social Networks
* Rich Media
* Mobile Applications
* Industry Specific Sites
* Event Promotion

We will explain the role of social media as part of your marketing program, and how to implement digital marketing into your total business plan to drive sales and increase profits.

This seminar is sponsored by the Alameda County Community Development Agency

Startup Grind Fremont – Mike Farley – Tile

Under Mike’s guidance, Tile has sustained that momentum and is now the leader in smart location, offering consumer facing products in addition to a proprietary platform that allows other brands to integrate Tile’s smart location technology.
Lets learn from his experience of brining this concept to reality. Focus would be on:

• Funding
• Team
• Product Strategy
• Market & Trends
• Scaling the company

About Mike

Mike Farley is CEO and Co-Founder of San Mateo-based smart location company, Tile. An engineer by trade, Mike developed Tile to help his wife find the many items she often misplaced. Mike was recently named a 2016 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year.

About Tile

Tile gives everything the power of smart location. Tile’s devices, network and mobile app work together to help people locate the things that matter to them most. As the world’s largest lost-and-found network, Tile’s global community spans over 200 countries and territories and helps people locate more than one million items every day. The Tile Smart Location Platform makes it possible for other companies to embed location into their own products. The company is based in San Mateo, CA and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital and Khosla Ventures. Tile is a top seller in retail stores and is sold online around the world.

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 30, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Electronics For Imaging (EFI)
Address: 6700 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555

The Fremont Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the 2017 State of the City on March 31st, from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Marriott Fremont Silicon Valley. Mayor Lily Mei will discuss key progressions and important issues facing our City, and we will also salute our Chamber volunteers and install our new officers.

Chambers Join for Rowell Rancho Rodeo Mixer

We’ll celebrate a networking mixer from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo grounds along with the Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Our friends at the rodeo are chamber members and will treat us with a real cowboy experience, including food, drinks and prizes. Bring your cowboy hat and boots for this one-of-a-kind mixer.

Rowell Ranch Rodeo is located at 9275 Dublin Canyon Road, between Castro Valley and Dublin, just off Interstate 580

We all know that we are supposed to build relationships with our donors. But what does that mean on a day to day basis? And how can you build more relationships without acquiring more donors? And what makes people want to keep giving? All of these are the questions that haunt small and large organizations alike. In this fast paced luncheon presentation, Kim Klein will present practical methods for bringing people into your work and helping them want to stay with you. You will learn what strategies work best and what strategies you may want to leave behind. You will walk away with a plan that will allow you to raise money even in these weird times.

Monday, April 24, 2017 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Fremont Bank Niles Bankers Building
37611 Niles Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94536

Agenda
11:30 am – Check in
12:00 – 1:30 pm – Program and lunch

Kim Klein
Kim Klein is an internationally known trainer, speaker and author, well known for her ability to deliver information in a practical, down-to-earth and humorous way.  She has a wide range of nonprofit experience, having worked as staff and as a volunteer and a board member.

Nonprofit Industry Council
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce (FCC) Non-Profit Industry Council was established to address the unique needs and concerns of professionals in the non-profit industry. The Industry Council offers a variety of workshops, seminars and networking opportunities especially designed to help non-profit professionals achieve success within their organization and the community.

Startup Grind Fremont – Rana Gujral – Growth Hacking

This is your opportunity to take a deep dive into the ideas of growth hacking with one of the top 10 entrepreneurs to follow in 2017 according to Huffington Post. You are invited to join the conversation with Rana Gujral to pick up some valuable nuggets for how you can accelerate the growth of your startup.

About Rana Gujral

Rana is an Entrepreneur (founder, InsureHound), Turnaround CEO and an Investor. Rana founded a leading enterprise SaaS startup TiZE. Rana serves as a contributing writer at TechCrunch and Forbes and advises several startups. Rana was recently listed among Top 10 Entrepreneurs to follow in 2017 by Huffington Post.

In his role as Founder and CEO of TiZE, Rana raised the initial round and led the company through its formative traction. Prior to TiZE, Rana was recruited to be a part of the core turnaround team for Cricut Inc. At Cricut, Rana led the initiative to build a first of its kind, innovative products for the DIY community and affected the turnaround of Cricut’s EBITDA position from bankruptcy to profitability within a span of 2 years. Previously, Rana held leadership positions at Logitech S.A. and Kronos Inc. where Rana was responsible for the development of best-in-class products achieving billions of dollars in revenue and contributed towards several award-winning engineering innovations. Rana has earned a variety of personal and product awards through his career and has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Inc magazine, Huffington Post, Fast Company, NBC, Fox and CBS.

Date: April 25, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Electronics For Imaging (EFI)
Address: 6700 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555

Business Law for Entrepreneurs

From deciding how to structure your business, to hiring your first employee or selecting a business name, this workshop will teach you the basics to start, grow, and protect your company. Topics include:

• A general overview of business entities
• Employment law and contracts
• Commercial leases
• Intellectual property basics (copyrights, trademarks, patents)

This event is held in conjunction with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (www.lccr.com) – this organization provides pro bono (no charge) services to low-income entrepreneurs.