Latin Business Association http://www.lbausa.com Latin Business Association Business Networking For Latino Companies Tue, 15 May 2012 04:25:45 +0000 en hourly 1 Mexico Presidential Debates 2012 http://www.lbausa.com/mexico-presidential-debates-2012-3/ http://www.lbausa.com/mexico-presidential-debates-2012-3/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 09:11:42 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=4974 The Latin Business Association, in partnership with other organizations, is proud to present The Mexico Presidential Debates 2012- A Celebration of Mexican Democracy! May 15th

]]> http://www.lbausa.com/mexico-presidential-debates-2012-3/feed/ 0 LBA Legislative Day in Sacramento http://www.lbausa.com/lba-legislative-day-in-sacramento/ http://www.lbausa.com/lba-legislative-day-in-sacramento/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:09:40 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=4276 The Annual LBA Legislative Day in Sacramento, May 8-10, 2012 – providing a forum for our Members to engage the state legislative process and be informed on top issues affecting the Latino Business Community in California – was a great success!

LBA Legislative Day in Sacramento – May 8-10-2012

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 members of the LBA made their annual pilgrimage to the State Capitol. On Wednesday, May 9th, a contingent of LBA Board Members and Member Business Owners met with key State Senators and Assembly Members and discussed some of the most important issues facing the Latino Businesses Community in the current economy. The LBA Group was exteremly well-received and important connections were made that will serve businesses, and particularly Latino-owned businesses in California well into the future.

Latino business comprises a large part of this state’s economic engine and the LBA believes that in order for this state to survive so must Latino business. Among the issues discussed May 9 were the generally-unfavorable business climate in California, due primarily to taxation and over-regulation and the lack of focus on generating new business. The LBA BOD Members also emphasized what the LBA is doing to support Latino and Minority business and the Latino community at large.

LBA Chairman and CEO Ruben Guerra was also granted an interview by Mimi Walters and featured on the morning TV Show in Sacramento, “Mornings with Mimi.” The video of this taped interview will soon be published on the LBA website!

The Latin Business Association, Chairman Ruben Guerra and the LBA Board of Directors would like to express our sincere appreciation to the State Senators and Assembly Members who took time from their busy schedules to meet with us, and a special thanks for the dedication, and support, from all the participants of The Annual LBA Legislative Day in Sacramento!

Video: Lights, Camera, Jobs: Los Angeles’ Economic Picture

As a major international import and export center which, combined with the Port of Long Beach constitutes the world’s fifth-largest port complex, tourism remaining strong, a re-emerging manufacturing base and a vigorous Hispanic market accounting for fully 49% of California’s total Hispanic business, Los Angeles is slowly recovering from the recession of 2008. View the video blog prepared by California Forward’s Cheryl Getuiza about the Ecomonic Story of the City of the Angels, which features comments from LBA Chairman & CEO Ruben Guerra and other prominent local business leaders, and see if our L.A. economy “has what it takes to stay in the picture”:


Los Angeles’ Economic Picture

The California Economic Summit

On May 11, 2012 in Santa Clara every California region will set priorities on a path toward sustainable growth.

Californians know that the time to fix our state’s economy is now. People from every region are standing up and demanding change. We must create real and intelligent remedies that will attract capital, generate jobs and encourage sustainable communities all over California.

On May 11, 2012, the California Stewardship Network, an alliance promoting economic vitality and California Forward, a bipartisan good government reform effort to improve performance and democracy, will host the first California Economic Summit, Can-Do California: Thriving Regions Lead to a Thriving State.

Read more about the California Economic Summit, and how you can participate:
www.caeconomy.org

California Forward

California Forward is Californians coming together to reclaim their power as citizens and fix their government. Learn More about California Forward:
www.CAFWD.org

]]> http://www.lbausa.com/lba-legislative-day-in-sacramento/feed/ 0 The Mexico Presidential Debates 2012 http://www.lbausa.com/the-mexico-presidential-debates-2012/ http://www.lbausa.com/the-mexico-presidential-debates-2012/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:37:17 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=4999 The LBA, in partnership with other organizations, is proud to present The Mexico Presidential Debates 2012 – A Celebration of Mexican Democracy – Coming May 15th at Plaza Mexico.


read the full event details

]]> http://www.lbausa.com/the-mexico-presidential-debates-2012/feed/ 0 LBA/LBA-Institute Supplier Diversity Boot Camp Training Program http://www.lbausa.com/lba-lbai-supplier-diversity-boot-camp-training-program/ http://www.lbausa.com/lba-lbai-supplier-diversity-boot-camp-training-program/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:22:41 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=6052 The LBA and LBA-Institute proudly present the LBA/LBA-Institute Supplier Diversity Boot Camp Training Program – preparing you for major supplier diversity contract opportunities – Classes Start Saturday, June 2, 2012!

The Latin Business Association, in partnership with its sister-organization the Latin Business Association-Institute proudly present:

The LBA/LBA-Institute Supplier Diversity Boot Camp Training Program

With First Series of Classes Commencing:

Saturday, June 2, 2012

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Union Bank Building

4th Fl. Lunch Room

120 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles , CA 90012

The LBA/LBA-Institute Supplier Diversity Boot Camp Training Program, an intensive seven-week course, is designed to provide business owners the tools they need to compete for major supplier diversity contracts – and win!

This comprehensive training program, with twenty-eight hours of individualized instruction, is a $4,000.00 retail value!

Introducing Course Instructor:

Mr. Gilbert Buchanan, MA

“The Small Business Paramedic”

Buchanan & Associates

Small Business Consulting and Program Management
A CERTIFIED DBE / MBE / SBE / CBE / CPUC DIVERSITY FIRM.

COURSE OBLECTIVES

The objectives of this course are to ensure that participants will be able to:

  • Develop the four vital areas of their own Business Infrastructure
  • Independently access the resources and information available to small business
    development and growth at the LBA and LBA-Institute
  • Develop the tools to become business and contract-ready
  • Become more familiar with their own business operations’ strengths and weaknesses
  • Become more familiar with the supplier diversity contract/procurement process and procedures

    • DESIRED OUTCOME

    Upon successful completion of this training program, the business owners should be able to:

  • Understand the purpose and functionality of the business infrastructure, their blueprint for success
  • Develop an operational plan
  • Develop a Capability Statement and a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
  • Complete, and present a Capability Statement
  • Possess a basic understanding of the certification process
  • Obtain at least two SBE certifications*
  • Begin submitting bids to contract providers for contracting opportunities

    • COURSE PREREQUISITE

    Participants in this course must be entrepreneurs or business owners whose businesses have been in existence for a minimum of three (3) years. Read Certifications and learn more about Supplier Diversity and what Procurement Representatives look for in a company they are considering awarding supplier diversity contracts to.

    COURSE FEE

    The LBA/LBA-Institute Supplier Diversity Boot Camp Training Program is being offered FREE OF CHARGE under the aegis of the Latin Business Association and Latin Business Association-Institute! However, in order demonstrate a serious committment to completing the course, a mandatory $250.00 deposit is required, which is fully-refundable upon completion of the course, with perfect attendance. Please keep in mind that missing any classes will result in forfeiture of the deposit.

    COURSE SCHEDULE

    Classes will be held on seven (7) consecutive Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with the first series commencing on Saturday, June 2, 2012.

    REGISTRATION

    RSVP IS REQUIRED. Please contact Peter Beltran at the LBA office at (213) 628-8510 for further information,
    or register via Email to: Membership@lbausa.com

    Do not miss out on this opportunity to take your business to the next level, and REGISTER NOW!

    *Certifications will be initiated during the classes but will actually be received after. Included in the course curriculum is an overview of the various certifications available, with emphasis upon those most commonly sought.

    Biography For Gilbert Buchanan, MA

    Gilbert Buchanan, MA is the principal consultant and founder of Buchanan & Associates, a small business planning and program management firm since 2006. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Gilbert has been successful in providing Infrastructure Development for Small Businesses, Business Plan Writing Workshops, Contract Compliance Monitoring, Pre-Construction Outreach, Small Business Training and Community Economic Development Program Management for such clients as: The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD); The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD); Los Angeles County MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority); EXPO Construction Authority; Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC); The L.A. Mayor’s Office; The LA-MBOC (Minority Business Opportunity Center); Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE-LA); CHARO, The Latin Business Association (LBA) and The Asian Business Association (ABA).

    Since 1993, Gilbert Buchanan, MA has managed numerous entrepreneurial and public works contracting projects where his unique skills enabled him to assist subcontractors in obtaining more than $61 million in contract awards. He has also delivered more than 1,000 training seminars in Construction Contractor Education Programs and Minority- and Small-Business Administration (SBA) 8a Certification Programs. He has been teaching Effective Business Plan Writing Workshops for PACE-LA since 2007 and Business Infrastructure Development for the Latin Business Association since 2007.

    Gilbert’s consulting firm, Buchanan & Associates, was just awarded a contract to provide DBE/SBE Contract Compliance and Labor Compliance Oversight for the Exposition Light Rail Phase 2 Project, a $1 billion design-build program. His proven expertise in designing and implementing programs that assist under-served businesses in attaining the utmost in efficiency has truly made him the undisputed small business champion.

    Highlights of Accomplishments

  • He has successfully coordinated and facilitated multiple series’ of 8-week Small Business Boot Camp Training Seminars for 3 years while at LAUSD and VEDC, resulting in small contractors obtaining $21.7 million in contract awards and $7.7 million in bonding.
  • Gilbert was responsible for implementing a procurement outreach program that assisted contractors in securing $35 million in public works contract awards, exceeding program goals 600% at VEDC.
  • He taught multiple series’ of Small Business Boor Camp Workshops for start-up and emerging businesses at LAUSD, LACCD, CHARO CDC, VEDC and PACE in Los Angeles. Many of the businesses he coaches generate revenues between $50K and $10MM.
  • Gilbert served as Lead Trainer for the Los Angeles Community College District’s (LACCD’s) Mini Boot Camp Training Program Series, which yielded $4 million in contract awards to small businesses. He also taught courses to small business owners who wanted to learn how to prepare Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), bid Public Works contracts, develop Scopes of Work and create an effective Business Plan.
  • He assisted in spear-heading the first Mentor-Protégé Program for small businesses at LACCD.
  • Gilbert successfully launched a Supplier Diversity Procurement Boot Camp Program for the Latin Business Association in 2007, which yielded a $5 million contract for one of the program graduates, James Sanchez, CEO of Premier Personnel Resources, Inc.

    • Educational Background

    Gilbert Buchanan earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Development, with an emphasis on Small Business Administration, from Binghamton University in New York.

    Capability Statement

    Company Overview/Core Competencies
    Buchanan & Associates

    Buchanan & Associates is a full-service professional business planning, diversity program management and business infrastructure development firm that provides small business support and technical assistance to small businesses and/or supplier diversity contract providers. Our primary focus is to assist small businesses in developing the tools necessary to enable them to transform from an informal way of doing business to a formal structure or functional organization and making the company self-sufficient, business- and contract-ready. By providing business development, customized training, management support, contract compliance and small and minority certifications we are able to help clients venture into the forefront of their respective industries so that they can compete more effectively.

    Buchanan & Associates provides step-by-step guidance to clients so that they in turn can develop competency in the four vital areas of a successful business: Business Planning; General Operations Management; Business Development & Marketing; and Cash Flow Management & Accounting.

    Target Clients:
    Public works contract providers (sustainable bond and construction building programs), public utilities, supplier diversity contract providers, green technology, construction management prime contractors, subcontractors, existing businesses and start-up businesses (all trades).

    Target Industries:
    Education and Training; Public Works [Business Development, Business Outreach / Community Outreach]; Construction; Baked Goods/Bakery; Medical; Manufacturing; Professional Services; Public Utilities; Restaurant & Catering; Retail; and Transportation.

    Year Established: 2006

    Business Structure:
    Sole Proprietorship

    CAGE Code: 4ZWG5
    D & B #782258805

    Certifications:
    DBE/MBE – CPUC Public Utilities Commission,
    Sempra Energy Utility
    SBE – State of California, Office of Small Business
    MBE/CBE – County of Los Angeles, Office of
    Affirmative Action

    Accepted Payment Format: PayPal, Check and Cash

    NAICS CODES
    PRIMARY:
    541611 – Business Management Consulting Services,
    – Business Start-up Consulting Services,
    – Administrative Management Consulting
    – Strategic Planning Consulting Services
    541720 – Business Research and Development Services
    611430 – Professional and Management Development
    Training

    SECONDARY:
    541613 – Marketing Consulting Services
    926110 – Small Business Development Agencies

    SIC CODES
    8742 – Business Management Consulting Services
    – Strategic Planning Consulting Services

    Value Proposition

  • Our value proposition is to provide step-by-step, hands-on business development guidance to clients. Not only do we assist clients- we educate them as well.
  • We connect clients to valuable resources to help them succeed, developing them from a ready-to-do business status to business- and contract-ready status.
  • We improve their current program structure by building their business infrastructure, enabling them to function more successfully in the marketplace.
  • We provide workable strategies to build capacity.

    • Differentiators

  • Possess an innate passion and dedication to help businesses grow
  • Utilize our 20 years of industry knowledge to motivate and improve our clients’ current business operations
  • Provide post-graduate Organizational Development expertise to implement strategies in an executable manner

    • Past Performance By Client (Partial List)

  • Transportation: LACMTA; Exposition Construction Authority Light Rail Phase 2 Project
  • School Districts: Los Angeles Community College Districts (LACCD); Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) ; and Pepperdine University Law School Micro-enterprise Program
  • Local Government: City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office; LA County Minority Business Opportunity Center (LAMBOC); and Southern Tier Regional Career Center
  • Utilities: The Gas Company – Sempra Energy Utilities Diversity Program
  • Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC); Latin Business Association (LBA); Asian Business Association (ABA); CHARO CDC; and PACE-LA Business Development Center
  • Small Business Clients: Vincor Construction; IPI Corporation; Metro Electric Co., Inc.; Cedar Financials; Girard & Peterson Towing; D.F. Perez Construction; Med West, Inc.; R & F Fire Protection & Plumbing; Belle Biscotti Baking Co.; and Dreamweaver Medical Group.

    Accomplishments and Recognition

  • Certificate of Recognition for assisting businesses in securing $35 million in Public Works Contracts – Valley Economic Development Center, Van Nuys, CA.
  • Assisted SBEs in obtaining more than $21.7 million in public works contract awards, and $7.7 million in bonding at LAUSD
  • $4 million in contract awards to L/S/E/DVBE firms; set-up LACCD mentorship program

    • Following is a summary of services offered by Buchanan & Associates:

    Small Business Clients:
    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
    • Company Set-Up and Corporate Compliance Requirements
    • Company Infrastructure Development (Best Practice)
    • Employee Handbook Development
    • Develop Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
    • Operational Plan / Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
    • Develop Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
    • Financial Break-Even Analysis Systems
    • Gross Profit Margin System Development
    • Milestones and Action Plan Development
    • Labor Compliance Monitoring BUSINESS PLAN WRITING
    • Comprehensive (Premium)
    • Basic (Standard)
    • Do-it-Yourself (Pre-developed templates offered)
    • SBA 8(a) Business Plan for Business Development Program
    Participants

    CERTIFICATIONS
    • Prepare SBA 8(a) Applications
    • Prepare Disadvantaged and Minority Business Enterprise (DBE/MBE)
    Applications
    • Prepare Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Applications
    • Prepare DVBE and Service Disabled Veteran Applications

    Contract Providers (Public Works and Commercial):
    PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
    • Small Business Diversity and DBE/MBE Program Management
    • Good Faith Effort Program Management and Monitoring
    • Goal Setting, Tracking, and Monitoring
    • Mentor-Protégé Program Development and Management
    • Community Outreach and Business Outreach Program Development
    and Management
    • Contract Compliance Tracking and Monitoring
    • Labor Compliance Monitoring and Management

    WORKSHOPS, ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING, AND SEMINARS
    • Writing Dynamic Business Plans Seminar
    • General Operations Management (Systems Set-up and Operating
    Procedures)
    • Developing Your Firm to Obtain Certifications
    • How to Set-up and Manage the Financial Structure of Your Business
    • Setting-up Your Legal Structure and Administrative Controls
    • Obtaining and Managing Contracts
    • Developing Scope of Work

    BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    • Develop and implement Boot Camp training programs to teach participants how to conduct business with contract providers
    • Develop and implement Outreach Plans for contract providers and prime contractors
    • Perform program management and compliance enforcements to ensure vendors/contractors adhere to program objectives
    • Conduct public information sessions with business owners and key local community groups to achieve program outcomes
    • Establish strategic partnership with community-based organizations and local stakeholders
    • Coordinate and host community meetings to update citizens and community stakeholders on project status and next-steps planning objectives
    • Report on program status to Board of Trustees and address community concerns at Citizen Oversight Committee meetings

    VISION

    To become a premiere small business planning and program management firm in the State of California. We will develop high-performing small businesses to achieve success through the utilization of specialized tools and techniques and help them to develop competency in four vital areas: Business Planning; General Operations Management; Business Development and Marketing; and Cash Flow Management.

    MISSION

    To provide small businesses and supplier diversity contract providers with comprehensive technical support in business plan writing, business infrastructure development programs and outreach programs that are tailored to meet each client’s specific needs. We will help the client elevate business performance, expand market share and move the company to the next level of its performance cycle by applying proven strategic principles specifically-designed to increase productivity.

    Buchanan & Associates

    Small Business Consulting and Program Management
    A CERTIFIED DBE / MBE / SBE / CBE / CPUC DIVERSITY FIRM.
    560 West Main Street, Suite C #105
    Alhambra, CA 91801

    CONTACT:
    Gilbert Buchanan, MA- Principal Consultant
    Tel: (626) 533-1186
    Cell: (626) 533-1186
    Fax: (626) 249-5434
    Email: gilbert@thebuchanangroup.net
    Website: www.thebuchanangroup.net
    Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/gilbertbuchanan

    ]]>     http://www.lbausa.com/lba-lbai-supplier-diversity-boot-camp-training-program/feed/ 0     2012 LBA Sol Business Awards Gala http://www.lbausa.com/2012-lba-sol-business-awards-gala/ http://www.lbausa.com/2012-lba-sol-business-awards-gala/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:08:32 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=3539 The 2012 LBA Sol Business Awards Gala – Celebrating Latino Excellence and Achievement – Coming to you Friday, June 29th at the Castaway Restaurant in Burbank, CA!

    The Latin Business Association is proudly celebrating thirty-six years of serving small business and the community through our commitment to the growth and success of Latino- and Minority-owned businesses. It is our great pleasure to announce the upcoming:

    2012 LBA Sol Business Awards Gala
    Friday, June 29, 2012
    The Castaway Restaurant

    1250 East Harvard Road
    Burbank, CA 91501
    Tel: (818) 848-6691

    Reception: 6:00 PM
    Dinner: 7:00 PM
    Awards Program: 8:00 PM
    Dancing and Entertainment: 9:00 PM

    LBA Members: $95 (limit 2 per Member)
    General Admission: $195 (limit 4)
    Black Tie Event

    The LBA Sol Business Awards Gala, an LBA Signature Event and our annual black-tie event, is one of the premier Latino business-networking events. The Gala recognizes and awards outstanding entrepreneurs and corporations for their acheivements and contributions to the Latino Business Community.

    Sol Business Awards Categories

    The Sol Business Awards Gala presents the following honors:

  • LBA Business of the Year
  • LBA Corporation of the Year
  • LBA Advocate of the Year

    • LBA Business of the Year awards are presented to companies with less than $1 million in revenue; $1 to $5 million in revenue; $5 to $10 million in revenue and over $10 million in revenue.

    The Gala evening consists of a reception, awards presentation and dancing. Each attendee receives an elegantly-bound, full-color program booklet commemorating the celebration with sponsor acknowledgments and LBA information. This elegant black tie event involves the “who’s-who” of the Latino entrepreneurial, corporate and political worlds and is simply an event “not-to-be-missed!”

    To register for the 2012 LBA Sol Business Awards Gala, please download the Brochure,
    fill out the registration form, along with credit card information
    and return to the LBA Office either by fax at: (213) 628-8519
    or via email to:
    administration@lbausa.com

    Nominations

    The LBA will soon be accepting nominations for qualified businesses for the 2012 LBA Sol Business Awards Gala. Now is the time to begin to consider nominating yours, or another deserving qualified business!

    WHO:
    All LBA Members in Good Standing

    WHY:
    An LBA Sol Business Awards Recipient enjoys such benefits as:

  • Visibility that cannot be bought
  • Exclusive Media Opportunities
  • Company Recognition
  • Publication in the Exclusive LBA Sol Awards Recipients eNewsletter
  • Two (2) complimentary tickets for all nominees
  • and more…

    • Watch for further details about the upcoming 2012 LBA Sol Business Awards Gala. We look forward to seeing you there!

    Download the brochure

    About the LBA

    The Latin Business Association is the preeminent Latino-based business trade organization in the U.S. — the largest in terms of active membership and overall outreach to its members— and one of the nation’s most-influential business associations. The LBA represents the business interests of over 800,000 Latino-owned businesses in California.

    Read about the extraordinary evening that was the 35th Annual LBA Sol Business Awards Gala, October 8, 2011

    ]]>     http://www.lbausa.com/2012-lba-sol-business-awards-gala/feed/ 1     3rd Annual LBA Minority Women’s Business Conference http://www.lbausa.com/3rd-annual-lba-minority-womens-business-conference/ http://www.lbausa.com/3rd-annual-lba-minority-womens-business-conference/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:34:41 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=4282 The 3rd Annual LBA Minority Women’s Business Conference (MWBC) – providing women in business the opportunity to connect with the top Women Executives from various utility and telecommunications companies – Coming August 16, 2012 at the Castaway Restaurant in Burbank, CA!

    The 3rd Annual LBA Minority Women’s Business Conference (MWBC) – providing women in business the opportunity to connect with the top Women Executives from various utility and telecommunications companies – focuses on how women and minorities in business not only can meet the buyers but also successfully obtain a contract!

    The 3rd Annual LBA Minority Women’s Business Conference
    Thursday, August 16, 2012

    8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

    at the

    Castaway Restaurant

    1250 East Harvard Road
    Burbank, CA 91501
    Tel: (818) 848-6691

    The LBA Minority Women’s Business Conference (MWBC)

    The LBA-MWBC aims to provide a welcoming and supportive business environment for minority groups, particularly women. It will feature insightful discussions, panelists consisting of top women executives from major corporations and powerful presentations covering a broad range of topics – all designed to empower you, the business entrepreneur!

    The Conference was formed in 2010 to encourage women to engage in fields in which they have traditionally been underepresented – namely Energy and Technology. This is the time to engage in a full day of the exciting and dynamic world of women in business!

  • Empowering Your Business and Providing Networking Opportunities

    • LBA-MWBC attendees and sponsors are offered a full day of seminars and panel discussions. The Conference includes a Continental Breakfast and Luncheon and concludes with a powerful networking opportunity to meet with other exceptional business professionals like yourself!

  • Seminars and Panel Discussions*

    • The LBA-MWBC is a full day program, with seminars and panel discussions that focus on business opportunities and show you how Energy and Technology can become invaluable assets in your company’s portfolio.

    *Seminars are subject to space limitations. Therefore, we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

    Read bout the hugely successful 2nd Annual LBA/LBA-I Minority Women’s Business Conference, which took place August 18, 2011 at the Castaway Restaurant in Burbank, CA:
    http://www.lbausa.com/blog/

    Driving Directions to the Castaway Restaurant:

    http:www.castawayrestaurant.com/castawayburbank/directions.aspx
    www.lbausa.com/blog/

    The LBA Minority Women’s Business Conference is an LBA Signature Event. Read about other LBA Signature Events:
    http://www.lbausa.com/membership/events/signature-events

    ]]>     http://www.lbausa.com/3rd-annual-lba-minority-womens-business-conference/feed/ 0     LBA Global Business Conference 2012 http://www.lbausa.com/lba-global-business-conference/ http://www.lbausa.com/lba-global-business-conference/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:47:17 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=3126 The LBA, in partnership with other organizations, proudly presents the LBA Global Business Conference – a major event offering unique opportunities for worldwide business development! Coming in October, 2012- Date and venue TBA.

    ]]>     http://www.lbausa.com/lba-global-business-conference/feed/ 1     LA LATINA Style Business Series Conference http://www.lbausa.com/la-latina-style-business-series-conference/ http://www.lbausa.com/la-latina-style-business-series-conference/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:13:52 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=5743 The LBA is pleased to partner with LATINA Style, Inc. in presenting the LA LATINA Style Business Series Conference, April 12, 2012! FREE ADMISSION TO LBA MEMBERS and FRIENDS!


    The Latin Business Association is proud to partner with LATINA Style, Inc. in presenting:

    The 14th Annual LATINA Style Business Series Conference in Los Angeles
    Sponsored in part by The Anna Maria Arias Foundation

    Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012
    Time: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm

    Location: HILTON Los Angeles/Universal City
    555 Universal Hollywood Dr.
    Universal City, CA 91608

    LATINA Style, Inc. is proud to announce the 14th Anniversary Tour of the LATINA Style Business Series, the most successful ongoing business development program for Latina business owners in the nation. Over 28,000 Latina entrepreneurs and professionals have benefitted from their participation in this dynamic and groundbreaking business program since it first launched in 1998.

    This unique program is made possible with the support and sponsorship from the following Companies. Title Sponsor: Nationwide Insurance. Charter sponsor: Verizon*. Platinum Sponsor: California Bank & Trust. Sponsors includes: Ibarra Strategy Group, Wyndham Worldwide, PepsiCo, Inc., and, Kraft Foods, Inc. Official Hospitality Sponsor: Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Leadership Reception Sponsors: VEDC**, PepsiCo, Inc. Official Media Partners include: Telemundo52, Los Angeles Business Journal and HOT 92.3***.

    2012 Los Angeles Co-Chairs

    Betty Rengifo Uribe- Executive Vice President California Bank & Trust
    Norma Vega- Senior Advocacy, Consultant- Ibarra Strategy Group

    Come to learn, connect and get ready to grow your business to the next level!

    Press Release

    Read the LBA Press Release announcing Conference Honoree Dorene C. Dominguez- President of Vanir Group of Companies, Inc.- Entrepreneur of the Year in Los Angeles:
    LA LATINA Style Honors Dolores C. Dominguez LA Entrepreneur of the Year

    Standard Online Registration: www.bs.latinastyle.com
    Online Registration fee $45 – Students fee $15 – Military fee $0 – Door Full Price $100

    Special Offer to LBA Members and Friends – FREE ADMISSION! using promo code: LBASpecial

    Note: Online Registration, and this free offer, expires 12:00 Noon Wednesday, April 11.

    Register:

    http://bs.latinastyle.com/la.php

    -For Partner’s Code please put in LBASpecial

    -Click on the bubble that says “Partners” and notice the fee drops to $0.00

    -Fill out the information as completely as you can

    -Click PayPal. You will receive an Email registration confirmation.

    For further information please contact:
    tania@latinastyle.com or deanna@latinastyle.com

    For sponsorship opportunities please contact:
    juana@latinastyle.com or daniela@latinastyle.com

    Contact LATINA Style, Inc.

    106 East Broad Street
    Falls Church, VA 22046
    Phone: (703) 531-1424
    Website: http://www.latinastyle.com

    LBA Partners

  • LATINA Style Magazine, a division of LATINA Style, Inc., is an LBA Media Partner.
    Read more about LATINA Style Magazine:
    http://www.lbausa.com/media/media-partners/latina-style-magazine
  • Learn more about LATINA Style, Inc.
    http://www.latinastyle.com
  • *Verizon is an LBA Corporate Partner.
    Read more about Verizon:
    Verizon
  • **VEDC- Valley Economic Development Center- is an LBA Access-to-Capital Partner.
    Read more about VEDC:
    VEDC
  • ***Hot 92.3 FM is a Clear Channel Los Angeles Radio Station. Clear Channel is an LBA Corporate and Media Partner.
    Read more about LBA Corporate Partner Clear Channel:
    Clear Channel
  • Read more about LBA Media Partner Clear Channel:
    Clear Channel
  • The LA LATINA Style Business Series Conference will also be promoted on the David Cruz Show, PM Commute Program from 3:00- 6:00 PM, on Clear Channel Los Angeles Radio Station KTLK AM1150.
    Read about the David Cruz Show:
    The David Cruz Show
    • ]]>     http://www.lbausa.com/la-latina-style-business-series-conference/feed/ 0     LBA Partner Metro’s: Meet the Buyers http://www.lbausa.com/lba-partner-metros-meet-the-buyers/ http://www.lbausa.com/lba-partner-metros-meet-the-buyers/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:42:45 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=5715 The Latin Business Association is proud to promote LBA Corporate Partner Metro’s: “Meet the Buyers” – Metro’s Biggest Event – coming June 13, 2012 at Metro Headquarters Building in Los Angeles!

    The Latin Business Association, proud to be partnered with Metro, cordially invite you to Metro’s Biggest Event:

    Meet The Buyers

    Sponsored by:
    Metro* and the Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC)*

    Wednesday June 13, 2012

    Registration:
    12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
    and
    1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    Metro Headquarters Building

    Board Room 3rd Floor and Plaza Level
    One Gateway Plaza
    Los Angeles, California 90012

    MEET METRO’S STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEPARTMENT (SBD) CHIEFS and PROCUREMENT STAFF!
    Meet the Buyers is an excellent opportunity for all small businesses to meet Metro’s:

  • SBD Chiefs
  • Project Managers
  • Buyers
  • and Contract Administrators in Communications, Construction/Project Management, Audit Services, Administrative Services, Planning, Financial Services and Bus and Rail Operations for upcoming contract opportunities.

    Metro CEO Art Leahy and Metro Board of Directors have long supported outreach activities to encourage the involvement of businesses in all aspects of Metro. We look forward to seeing you there. Please save the date!

    Everyone interested in doing business with Metro should attend!

    RSVP

    Please respond to Sonya Turner via email at: turners@metro.net
    Remember to RSVP with the company name, address, phone number and name of the attendee(s).

    *Metro

    Metro is an LBA Corporate Partner. Learn more about Metro
    Learn more about LBA Corporate Partners

    *TBAC

    TBAC – Transportation Business Advisory Council – is comprised of 16 business organizations that represent hundreds of business owners, many of whom are certified to do business with Metro. TBAC meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m. at Metro, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA.

    Learn more about TBAC

    ]]> http://www.lbausa.com/lba-partner-metros-meet-the-buyers/feed/ 0 Latin Chamber of Commerce Nevada’s: Insight 2012 http://www.lbausa.com/latin-chamber-of-commerce-nevadas-insight-2012/ http://www.lbausa.com/latin-chamber-of-commerce-nevadas-insight-2012/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:36:11 +0000 pbeltran http://www.lbausa.com/?p=6216 The LBA is proud to partner with The Latin Chamber of Commerce- Nevada in promoting: Insight 2012- Nevada International Trade Conference and Luncheon- Las Vegas- coming Tuesday, May 22, 2012!

    The Latin Business Association is proud of its partnership with fellow Chamber The Latin Chamber of Commerce- Nevada, and we are pleased to promote:

    The Latin Chamber of Commerce’s

    Insight 2012
    Nevada International Trade Conference and Luncheon- Las Vegas
    Tuesday, May 22, 2012
    The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas- Condesa 3

    3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South
    Las Vegas, NV 89109

    Join the conversation and engage dynamic industry leaders as they present an up-to-date, comprehensive look at Nevada’s place in a global economy, as well as provide insight into the opportunities it will have in the coming year.

    Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, will present the keynote address during the kickoff luncheon and discuss national initiatives critical to Las Vegas.

    The afternoon conference will feature not-to-be-missed, candid discussions with recognized speakers on how southern Nevada can become an international business center of excellence.

    Presenting Speakers:

  • Robert Lang
  • Steve Hill
  • David Harlow
  • Steve Bash

    • Luncheon: 11:30 AM
    Conference: 1:00 PM

    Admission:
    $95 Luncheon and Conference
    $60 Luncheon Only
    $60 Conference Only
    $750 Table of Ten

    REGISTER

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