Past Events

Make the most of the Holiday Selling Season. Are you ready for the biggest shopping holiday of the year? Come join us as we prepare for Black Friday/Cyber Monday. You'll learn how to plan and prepare your store for holiday traffic. Be prepared for this year’s BFCM by understanding what to expect, how to implement key promotion strategies, and set yourself up for a successful holiday selling season.

Are you ready for natural disasters? Do you have an emergency plan for your business and your family? Are you signed up for local and county alerts? Do you have appropriate business, contents and interruption insurance in case of the worst? WEV is here to help you get prepared. View our Aware & Prepare WEVWorks webinar with Liliana Encinas, Public Outreach Coordinator from the City of Santa Barbara Fire Department. ----- ¿Estás lista/o para desastres naturales? ¿Tienes un plan de emergencia para tu negocio y tu familia? ¿Estás registrada/o para recibir alertas locales y del condado? ¿Tienes un seguro adecuado de negocios, contenidos e interrupciones en caso de lo peor? WEV está aquí para ayudarte a prepararte: un seminario web de Aware & Prepare WEVWorks con Liliana Encinas, Coordinadora de Difusión Pública del Departamento de Bomberos de la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara y otros invitados.

WEV's 11th annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards (SOE) celebrates outstanding women business owners from Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in ten industry categories. In addition to announcing the ten category winners, WEV presented the 2021 Rock Star: Lifetime Achievement Award to Lupe Anguiano, an entrepreneur and activist known for her work on women's rights, the rights of the poor, and the protection of the environment who has founded two impactful nonprofits. World-renowned political activist and feminist organizer Gloria Steinem told WEV, "I'm so glad that you are honoring my longtime friend, Lupe Anguiano. She has been my trusted leader, from the farm worker struggle to today's understanding that as human beings, we are linked, not ranked. She always has been ahead of me on the path, and she lights the way ahead." Major sponsors of the 2021 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards include American Riviera Bank, City National Bank, Cox, County of Ventura, JPMorgan Chase & Co, La Arcada, LinkedIn, and Ventura County Credit Union.

As a small business owner, do you know what the right legal entity structure is for company? Sole Prop or LLC? LLC or S Corp? Legal professor and lawyer, Virginia Fuentes Esq. will explain how to choose a business entity, the difference between doing business as a Sole Proprietor, Partnership, LLC, and Corporation, and the documents required to start and maintain these entities. Virginia is an attorney and business coach specializing in employment law, business law, estate planning, and workplace investigations. She counsels businesses, public agencies, and academic institutions on how to comply with California's complex employment laws, protect their organizations from litigation, protect their legacy in case of incapacity or death, and - when necessary – mount an effective defense to workplace and sexual harassment complaints. Virginia also mentioned a few other helpful legally-related resources as part of her talk: NOLO, Clerky, LegalZoom, UpCounsel, Santa Barbara Bar Association and Ventura County Bar Association.

Join us to learn how you can generate cash flow projections that are meaningful and relevant to you and your business with our WEV QuickBooks coach, David Machacek. You will also learn how you can use your projections as a tool to get funding, stay accountable to your business goals and better understand and manage your finances.