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March 2010

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In this issue: FREE Tax Preparation, Join WEV Got Business, WEV Artists, WEV Graduates Collaborate for Local Cause, Upcoming Events, Announcements

WEV Got News

March 2010

In this newsletter

:: FREE Tax Preparation

:: Join WEV Got Business

:: WEV Artists

WEV Graduates Collaborate for Local Cause

Four fall 2009 graduates from WEV’s Self-Employment Training Course are co-sponsoring a kid’s art auction this Friday to increase awareness and raise money for healthy oceans. Joining with two local 3rd grade classes, the team taught an art lesson about conservation. The students’ art has been transferred to canvas bags and, along with other gift items from local artists and businesses, will be auctioned off at the event on March 5th. Proceeds will go to the Surfrider Foundation. Come out to support a great cause, enjoy a glass of wine and take home a truly unique piece of art!

Click here for details!

FREE Income Tax Preparation through VITA

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income people (generally, $49,000 and below) who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers sponsored by various organizations receive training to help prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country. In addition to free tax return preparation assistance, most sites also offer free electronic filing (e-filing). Individuals taking advantage of the e-file program will receive their refunds in half the time compared to returns filed on paper – even faster when tax refunds are deposited directly into one’s bank account.

For VITA site locations in northern Santa Barbara County and Ventura County, call 2-1-1.

VITA sites in Santa Barbara
Sitios de VITA en Santa Barbara

Join WEV Got Business TODAY!

Annual membership in WEV Got Business is open to anyone interested in building and promoting their business.

Below are just a few of the benefits you can expect from your membership:

1 free hour of business consulting plus Member rate for additional sessions to help resolve business challenges (3 hours for $120 instead of $150)
10 free sessions of one-on-one entrepreneurial coaching to optimize personal effectiveness in business
Recognition as a supporter of Women’s Economic Ventures
Exposure to over 3,000 business professionals from Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties via your WEV online directory listing

Visit our website for more information!

WEV Artists: Emiliano Campobello & Mary Johnson of Nest Design
December – March

Together as Nest Design, Emiliano Campobello & Mary Johnson have trained and worked with “old-world” decorative masters to created wonderful spaces in Europe and, since 2004, here at home in Santa Barbara. While many of their projects adorn higher-end locations, Mary & Emiliano are dedicated to creating comforting spaces for children. Nest Design’s clients include Amsterdam Childrens Hospital, The Coral Casino, Montecito Country Club, The Santa Barbara Women’s, Infants and Childrens (WIC) Program, & The Santa Barbara Childrens Dental Clinic. With their new product lines, Nest Design has found ways to share their magical art with the larger public.

https://www.nestdzyn.com/

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Upcoming Events

California Women’s Festival
March 5th & 6th; all day
Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara
Website

Celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th at the Women’s Festival! People from throughout the world will attend the California Women’s Festival.The festival will include a professional business expo, awards program, and educational and enlightening discussions led by renowned speakers and authors. Stop by WEV’s booth at the business expo!

Women’s Social, Economic and Environmental Justice Advocacy Day
Saturday, March 6th; 8:30am-3:00pm Oxnard College
Contact: CAUSE at 658-0810

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the Eighth Annual Regional Women’s Social, Economic and Environmental Justice Advocacy Day is scheduled Saturday at Oxnard College.
Sponsored in part by the local nonprofit Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, the day-long conference will focus on poverty, housing, transportation, education and work issues faced by women in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

Provider Forum and Child Development Conference
Saturday, March 6th; 8:30am-3:30pm
Ventura County Office of Education conference center, 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo
Contact: Karen Carr at Child Development Resources at 485-7878, ext. 1570

Child Development Resources of Ventura County will hold its 20th annual forum and conference in Camarillo on Saturday. The conference is presented to educate child care providers about child development practices, organizers said. Workshops will include presentations on discipline, social emotional development, setting up a child care center and music and movement, according to the group. Workshops will be available in English and Spanish. Space is limited and advance registration is required.

FREE Workshop: Responding to RFPs (Request for Proposals)
Tuesday, March 9th; 9am-Noon
Ventura Adult Continuing Education, Room 205, 5200 Valentine Road, Ventura
Flyer
Register

Social Media Tools for the Small Business Owner
Thursday, March 18th; 9:30am-12pm
MJP Computers, 6085 King Drive, Suite 102, Ventura
Contact: Tea Silvestre, Principal Social Good Consulting, 805-613-7891
Website

New to Facebook and other social media tools? This HANDS-ON class (taught in a computer lab) will teach you strategy, blogs, Twitter, Facebook and real life examples and case studies of how social media has been successfully used.
Attendance is limited to 15 participants and you must pre-pay ($79 total) to hold your spot.

FREE Workshop: Marketing to Government
Tuesday, April 13th; 9am-Noon
WEV’s Office, 333 S. Salinas Street, Santa Barbara
Flyer
Register

One Day Web Makeover Event
Thursday, April 15th
Courtyard by Marriott, 15433 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks

Branding expert and author Libby Gill and Internet guru Deborah Gallant will run the intensive workshop in Sherman Oaks to educate and empower clients to put the web to work to build business and make money. Pre-registration is required and available spaces are limited. For more information, go to https://www.onedaywebmakeover.com.

*WEV clients receive a 25% discount by using the coupon code WEV before March 15th

Announcements

–New Use Tax Registration Requirements for Qualified Purchasers: Newly added section 6225 to the California Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) requires a qualified purchaser to register with the Board of Equalization (BOE) and report and pay use tax directly to the BOE by April 15th for the preceding calendar year for purchases subject to use tax. Click here for more information.

–The EDD’s Employment Tax Offices offer free state payroll tax seminars, either classroom-style or Web-based (Webinars). Both the classroom seminars and Webinars are designed to help employers comply with the State of California payroll tax laws. For a complete list of upcoming seminars, please click here

-If you have an announcement for inclusion in the next WEV newsletter, contact news@wevonline.org or 965-6073 x106 by the 28th of the month.

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