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November 2009

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In this issue: WEV Relocates Ventura County office, Grants from New Funders, WEV Artist, Office Furniture for Sale, WEV Alumni – Giving Back

WEV Got News!

November 2009

In this newsletter

:: WEV Relocates Ventura County Office

:: Grants from New Funders

:: WEV Artist

:: Office Furniture for Sale

:: WEV Alumni – Giving Back

WEV Relocates Office in Ventura County

WEV’s new office in Ventura County will be located in the heart of Downtown Ventura, just steps away from City Hall!

The move from the Oxnard office to the Ventura office will begin November 20th. As of December 1st, WEV’s only office in Ventura County will be located at
374 Poli Street, Suite 207
Ventura, CA 93001

(Our Oxnard office will permanently close on November 30).

Please continue to use (805) 604-9000 in Ventura County until our new phone number becomes available. Our Santa Barbara office can always be reached at (805) 965-6073.

We look forward to serving all of Ventura County from our new-and-improved office!

WEV Receives Grants from 2 New Funders

In October WEV received grants from two new funders, The California Consumer Protection Foundation (CCPF) and The Medtronic Foundation.

The CCPF provides grants to support a wide range of activities affecting consumers in many diverse fields such as health care, auto sales, consumer fraud, privacy, banking, finance, insurance, energy and telecommunications. WEV received a $10,000 grant from the Foundation to help support our ongoing website development project.

The Medtronic Foundation’s mission is to improve the health of people and communities through focus, innovation and leadership. WEV received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation in support of the Self Employment Training Program. A special thank you to Veronica Lambert with Medtronic Neurosurgery in Goleta who recommended WEV for the award.

WEV Artist: Jerry Ferguson
October-November

Jerry Ferguson Wall Art
jerryferguson7@verizon.net

Artist Statement:
My name is Jerry Ferguson and I do Art Quilting. Art Quilts grew out of the tradition of using scraps of fabric, traditional cloth or traditional designs to make quilts for use or for decoration. The Art Quilt builds on this tradition and uses commercial and hand dyed fabric, paint, beads, thread painting and other kinds of materials and techniques in order to embellish the fabric. Art Quilts tend to be used as wall hangings rather than as bed covers and usually do not involve traditional designs but rather strive to develop a story, a picture or just explore materials and design elements.

I am not a ‘young artist’ but rather spent most of my life as a mother and teacher. In my mid teaching career, I went back to school and earned a Master’s Degree in Architecture which helped meet my need for artistic expression. Now as a retired person with grown children, I am able to pursue my passion in art. I was a recipitnt of SET financial aid and am still involved with my Master Minds group. Art Quilting has given me the opportunity to share, through my quilt guild, in philanthropy with the community, to have a business that I love and to keep moving forward in my knowledge and ability. Most of all, it is really fun!

Check out WEV:

Office Furniture For Sale

WEV has office furniture for sale! Posted on Ventura Craigslist under https://ventura.craigslist.org/fuo/

Office desk and chair
Small box table
Brother Fax machine
Round office table
Black wooden drawers unit
2-drawer black file cabinet
4-drawer black file cabinet
Two black office chairs

Call Emma Reza at (805) 604-9000 for more information.

WEV Alumni – Giving Back Spotlight

WEV graduate Shanna Sisney sees the importance of giving back to charities that align with her business; one of them is Women’s Economic Ventures. Click on the image above to read more about Shanna’s business story and to donate back to WEV.

Shanna says: “As a gesture of gratitude, I am donating $1.00 of each haircut/style given by me at 19 Blue Salon to Women’s Economic Ventures. This will continue through the end of the year.”

Upcoming Events

Ojai Women’s Business Social
Wednesday, November 11th, 6-8pm
Theater 150
316 E. Matilija Street
nomorenylons.com
Contact: Jodi at (805) 798-1295 or Jodi@JodiWomack.com

Exports Live! 2009 Trade Event
Monday, November 16th (half day)
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles
This unique trade event is specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses that want to start or grow their international sales.
Flyer
RSVP to fbalma@wevonline.org before you register on the Website

Santa Barbara County Business Resource Expo
Thurs, November 19th, 8am-Noon
Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center, 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara

Learn how to do business with federal, state and local government and get expert advice on how to grow your business. For more information please contact John Mann at (805) 483-9808

Fall 2009 SET Graduation Ceremony
Wednesday, December 16, 6pm
Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort, Santa Barbara

Announcements

-FREE Electronic Cash Register: Mark and Jill Brouillard of Fresco’s have donated a Toshiba FS-1650-4 SERIES register with a printer and 2 screens. If this is on your business wish list, contact Leah Gonzales at lgonzales@wevonline.org or (805) 965-6073 x106

-Space Needed: SET graduate seeking a room or space in a wellness center or similar to start Ayurvedic (Facials) practice. Any creative solution will be entertained! Will consider shared space in the short-term until expansion into Ayurvedic assessments/consultations, etc… Contact Maria: maria@samaliving.com

-Jana’s Creative Cakes: This holiday season, let Jana’s Creative Cakes do the work and surprise your family and friends with one of our fabulous desserts. Options include Pumpkin cheesecake with pecan graham crust, Chocolate decadence cakes, bite sized Cream puffs, decorated Cookies and more. Please call Jana for more details (805) 231-0043, or visit our website: Janascreativecakes.com

–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.

Women’s Economic Ventures

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