LBA Partner Events

The Latin Business Association often partners with other organizations in presenting or promoting events that further business development and benefit the community. We encourage your participation at LBA Partner Events to network with other business owners, acquire new knowledge and skills and take advantage of new opportunities to grow your business!

Current or Upcoming LBA Partner Events

October 2013 to present

SoCalGas AdvancedMeter Project– with installations of new Advanced Meters for residential and business customers scheduled from late 2012 through 2017!

November 2014

VSEDC Self-Employment Training Orientation– Thursday, November 6th and Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 at Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA!
Hensel Phelps Subcontractor Outreach Event– coming Wednesday, November 19, 2014 to The Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles, CA!
VSEDC Website Design for Small Businesses– coming Thursday, November 20, 2014 to Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA!
Port of L.A. Export Market Research Tools Workshop– coming Thursday, November 20, 2014 to the L.A. Law Library in Los Angeles, CA!

December 2014

11th Annual Global California Conference– coming Wednesday, December 3, 2014 to the Historical Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz, CA!
ICEED 2014 Annual Conference– coming December 3rd through 5th, 2014 to the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, CA!
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year– coming Thursday, December 4, 2014 to Exchange L.A. in Downtown Los Angeles, CA!
SCE EDGE Program: Meet the Primes– coming Thursday, December 4, 2014 to the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel in Pomona, CA!
Port of L.A. Internet Export Marketing Workshop– coming Tuesday, December 9, 2014 to Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, CA!
Korean-Latino Partnership (KLP) 2014– coming Friday, December 12, 2014 to the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, CA!

Concluded LBA Partner Events

How To Do Business with The Airport, The Port and DWP– Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Cal State University Northridge in Northridge, CA
-LAUSD Architectural & Engineering and Professional Services Forum– Friday, November 7, 2014 at LA Unified School District HDQ in Los Angeles, CA
LACCD Build Construction Forecast– Friday, November 7, 2014 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in Los Angeles, CA
SCE EDGE Program Contract Readiness Workshop– Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Edison Educational Center in Irwindale, CA
Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Symposium– Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA
Port of L.A. Free Internet Export Marketing Workshop– Friday, November 14, 2014 at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, CA
VSEDC Quarterly Lending Clinic– Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
VSEDC Hispanic Enterprise Business Summit– Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Mercado La Paloma in Los Angeles, CA
LACCD Small Contractor Opportunity Forum– Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Los Angeles Community College District Office in Los Angeles, CA
SCMSDC 30th Annual Leadership Excellence Awards– Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA
Port of L.A. Free Trade Connnect Export Workshop- Pomona– Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Kellogg West Conference Center and Hotel in Pomona, CA
VEDC Small Business Risk Education Workshop– Wednesday, September 24, 2013 at the Los Angeles Public Library in Los Angeles, CA
Port of LA Global Growth Workshop– Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Rancho Santiago Community College District in Santa Ana, CA
VSEDC Non-Profit Business Plan Workshop– Wednesdays: August 13th through September 17th, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
12th Annual VEDC “Here’s the Money” Largest Access to Capital Business Expo– Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, CA
VSEDC Presentation Strategies Workshop– Wedneseday, September 10, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
VSEDC Mobile Retail and Food Truck Business Expo– Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) in Los Angeles, CA
Port of LA Free Trade Connect Workshop– Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA
VSEDC Quarterly Lending Clinic– Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
Hispanic Lifestyle 2014 Business Expo & Conference– Wednesday, August 6th at the Ontario Airport Hotel and Conference Center in Ontario, CA
CalCon Expo 2014 Business Matchmaking Event– Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, CA!
CalCon Expo 2014– Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, CA!
4th Annual CUDC Marketing & Advertising Symposium– Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the SoCal Edison Energy Educational Center in Irwindale, CA
2014 LBA/LBA-Institute Supplier Diversity Boot Camp Training Program- Los Angeles Series– with Saturday classes running May 31st through July 19th at the Union Bank Little Tokyo Branch in Los Angeles, CA
L.A.’s Largest Mixer® XVI– Thursday, July 17, 2014 at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center in Los Angeles, CA
SCMSDC 2014 Supplier of the Year Awards– Thursday, July 10, 2014 at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, CA
LADWP Supplier Diversity Vendor Fair– Thursday, June 26, 2014 at LADWP Corporate Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA
VSEDC Business Banking Basics Workshop– Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
California Small Business Day 2014– Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel in Sacramento, CA
VSEDC License & Permit Roundtable– Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
VSEDC Social Media 2.0 Workshop– Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA!
SBA’s 2014 Small Business Awards & Conference– Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, CA!
VSEDC’s The Business of Managing a Successful Non-Profit-Wednesdays: May 21st & 28th and June 4th & 11th, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
USC Village Construction Job Fair– Saturday, June 7, 2014 at USC Village in Los Angeles, CA
Rancho Santiago CITD FREE Workshop: Expanding Your Business Through Exports– Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Rancho Santiago Community College District in Santa Ana, CA
FACC-LA Free Networking & Workshop– Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the FACC-LA offices in Van Nuys, CA
SBA’s National Small Business Week 2014- Washington DC– Thursday, May 15th and Friday, May 16th in the nation’s capitol in Washington, DC
Clark Construction Subcontractor Outreach: U.S. Courthouse- Los Angeles– Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at City Hall in Los Angeles, CA!
VSEDC’s Quarterly Lending Clinic– Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA!
VSEDC’s BANKRUPTCY BASICS– Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA!
Branding Monterey Bay Conference– Friday, April 25, 2014 at the Monterey College of Law in Seaside, CA!
VEDC’s “Here’s the Money!” Access to Capital Business Expo– Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario, CA!
The Korean Mexican Latino Festival 2014– Friday, April 11th through Sunday, April 13th at Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, CA
CPUC/SCE Los Angeles Small Business Expo 2014-Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA
City of Los Angeles BusinessSource Center’s Business Plan Writing Class– Wednesdays, February 19th through April 2, 2014 at Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
SCMSDC & LAEDC Business Assistance & Layoff Aversion Workshop– Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Curren D. Price Jr. Business Resource Center in Los Angeles, CA
City of Los Angeles BusinessSource Branding 101 Workshop– Wednesday, March 26, 2014 to the Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA
SCMSDC’s Minority Business Opportunity Day (MBOD) 2014– March 5th & 6th at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, CA.
The Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2014 Latino Business Awards-Tuesday, January 21st at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
LA BusinessSource Business Plan Writing Course– running October 23, 2013 through January 8, 2014- Wednesdays 6:00- 8:30 PM- at VSEDC Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA!
GLAAACC/LBA Annual Peace & Prosperity Holiday Mixer & Toy Drive– Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Nokia Theatre VIP Lounge in Los Angeles, CA
Korean-Latino Partnership 2013 (KLP II)– coming Thursday, December 5th to the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, CA!
10th Annual GLOBAL CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE– coming Thursday, December 5, 2013 to NestGSV Inc. in Silicone Valley (Redwood City), CA.
Rancho Santiago CITD Free Trade Seminar Series: COLOMBIA, coming Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Rancho Santiago Community College District in Santa Ana, CA!
Wells Fargo LA Market Minority Business Meeting– taking place Monday, November 4, 2013 at Expo Center in Los Angeles. RSVP Deadline Friday, October 18, 2013!
Inland Empire’s Largest Mixer® VII– Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, CA.
SCMSDC’s 29th Annual Leadership Excellence Awards Gala– Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.
Rancho Santiago CITD USA-Chile Export Seminar-Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Rancho Santiago Community College District in Santa Ana, CA
2013 LABC Mayoral Transportation, Housing & Jobs Summit– Friday, October 18, 2013 at UCLA’s Korn Convocation Hall in Los Angeles, CA.
California State Parks Foundation’s Hidden Stories 2013 Conference and Dinner– October 2nd and 3rd at The California Endowment and Plaza de la Cultura y Artes Los Angeles.
QS World MBA Tour Los Angeles– Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
VEDC’s Where’s the Money? 11th Annual Access to Capital Business Expo– Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills, CA.
“El Grito” Fiestas Patrias Celebration– Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, CA.
ABAOC 2013 PROCON- Procurement Conference– Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel in Anaheim, CA.
SELAC Business Plan Writing Class– July 11 through August 29, 2013, Thursdays from 5:00- 7:00 PM, at the Southeast LA Crenshaw WorkSource Center in Los Angeles, CA.
L.A. BusinessSource Healthcare Reform Workshop-Wednesday, August 21, 2013 to the Vermont Slauson Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA.
The 2013 Export Workshop Series– Running every two weeks starting May 1st thru August 7, 2013 at ITT Technical Institute in Sylmar, CA.
LBA/LBA-Institute Supplier Diversity Boot Camp Training Program- Series II– with 7 consecutive Saturday classes running June 22nd through August 3rd, 2013 at the Union Bank “Little Tokyo” in Los Angeles, CA.
L.A.’s Largest Mixer® XV– Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center in Los Angeles.
CUDC Diverse Advertising and Media Outreach Forum III– Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Southern California Edison Energy Education Center in Irwindale, CA.
VEDC’s 9th Annual Where’s the Money? Access-to-Capital Expo– Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Sheraton Downtown Los Angeles.
VSEDC’s Food Truck Business Expo– Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church- Parking Lot in Los Angeles, CA.
SCMSDC’s Supplier of the Year Awards– Thursday, July 11, 2013 to the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Long Beach, CA.
ISBL’s Tarde Tropical– Saturday, June 22, 2013 to the Porto Marina Way Estate in Pacific Palisades, CA.
S.E.W.O.’s Conferencia de Mujeres: “Rompiendo Cadenas”– Dia 27 de Junio 2013, al Old Timer’s Foundation en la cuidad de Huntington Park, CA., presented by South East Women’s Organization.
SCMSDC’s Connecting Women to Power Business Conference– Friday, June 28, 2013 to Cal State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA.
California Small Business Day 2013– Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, CA.
Port of L.A. FREE EXPORT WORKSHOP: West Coast Latin America– Friday, June 7, 2013 at the South Gate Municipal Auditorium in South Gate, CA.
MBEICForum: The Impact of AB 53 on Insurance Companies and Diverse Suppliers– sponsored by SCMSDC- Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Long Beach, CA.
Free Export Workshop– Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, CA.
L.A. BusinessSource TMM/BRIDGES “Bridges to Contract Opportunities” Business Resources Workshop– Wednesday, May 15, 2013 to Southeast L.A.-Crenshaw Worksource Center in Los Angeles, CA.
CITD Rancho Santiago FREE TRADE AGREEMENT SEMINAR SERIES- Canada & Mexico– Tuesday, May 14, 2013 to Rancho Santiago CCD Office in Santa Ana, CA.
Export Trade Finance and Insurance Seminar– Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, CA.
ZERO WASTE SUMMIT: California Edition– Thursday, May 2, 2013 at USC’s Town & Gown Ballroom in Los Angeles, CA!
South L.A. BusinessSource Cottage Food Industry Workshop– Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Vermont Slauson Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Su Socio De Negocios’ EXPO & BUSINESS MIXER, a FREE, Spanish-Language Event- Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at MOLAA- The Museum of Latin American Art- in Long Beach, CA.
South L.A. BusinessSource Tax Tips Workshop-Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Vermont Slauson Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA.
The 1st Annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival– benefitting the Henry Mayo Hospital– Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Reyes Winery Vineyards in Agua Dulce, CA!
South L.A. Business Source Quarterly Business Lending Clinic– Wednesday, April 17, 2013 to the Vermont Slauson Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Wells Fargo Home Preservation Workshop- Ontario– Wednesday, April 10, 2013 to the Ontario Convention Center.
Caltrans District 7 Procurement Fair 2013– Monday, March 25th to Caltrans District 7 HDQ in Los Angeles, CA.
Wells Fargo Home Preservation Workshop- San Diego– Thursday, March 21, 2013 to the San Diego Convention Center.
Filipino Chamber of Commerce- Los Angeles’ Health & Wellness Networking Mixer– Monday, March 18, 2013 to FACC-LA Offices in Sherman Oaks, CA.
Orange County’s Largest Mixer® X– Wednesday, March 20, 2013 to the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA.
Entrenamiento de Negocios jueves, el 14 de Marzo, 2013 en Plaza Mexico, en Lynwood, CA.
Wells Fargo Home Preservation Workshop- Los Angeles– Thursday, March 7, 2013 to the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Su Socio De Negocios Networking Breakfast– Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at El Clasificado Corporate HDQ in Norwalk, CA.
VSEDC’s The Role of Crowd Funding for Small Business– Wednesday, February 27, 2013 to the VSEDC Business Eneterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA.
eBART Vehicle Procurement Outreach– Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Radisson Hotel USC in Los Angeles, CA.
2013 MBOD- Minority Business Opportunity Day– February 27th & 28th to the Pacific Palms Conference Resort in the City of Industry, CA.
LBA Media Partner Quinceaneras Magazine’s Quinceaneras y Novias Expo coming Sunday, February 17, 2013 to the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, CA!
LBA Corporate Partner Metro’s “Meet the Primes”– Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at METRO Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.
L.A. BusinessSource’s Quarterly Business Lending Clinic– Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Vermont Slauson Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles, CA.
The LBA Salutes the 4th Annual Latino Business Awards Honorees– Presented by the Los Angeles Business Journal- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
21st Annual Empowerment Congress Summit– Saturday, January 19, 2013 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Southeast L.A.-Crenshaw WorkSource Center’s Certification & Procurement Workshop– January 15, 2013 at VSEDC Business Enterprise Center in Los Angeles.