SBA May Newsletter - San Diego District Office

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. May 2012 San Diego District Office Newsletter  brought to you by the U.S. Small Business Administration SBA Forms Strategic Alliance with the Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network, San Diego Chapter Board members of Elite SDVOB's San Diego Chapter watch as, Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego (front left) and Gregg Torwick, Chapter President, Elite SDVOB San Diego (front right), sign the Strategic Alliance Memorandum. Agreement improves access to technological information, education and local resources needed by entrepreneurs to start and grow small businesses The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) district office in San Diego has signed a strategic alliance with the Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business  Network, San Diego Chapter (Elite SDVOB), pledging to work together to improve business access to technological information through educational opportunities and SBA resources while also providing maximum financial opportunities and training to entrepreneurs.  The agreement was signed by SBA District Director Ruben Garcia and the Elite SDVOB San Diego Chapter President Gregg Torwick. > Read more Event Photos Chula Vista City Council's presentation of a proclamation recognizing Rebecca Llewellyn, Owner of Payco Specialties, Inc. as the Small Business Administration 2012 Region 9 Women in Business Champion. > View video Left to Right: Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego and Victor Castillo, Director, San Diego Center for International Trade Development (CITD) at the Mexport Industry Trade Show, in San Ysidro, CA. Left to Right: Anthony Vigil, SBA Deputy District Director (DDD) and Rosa Rodarte, Lead Business Opportunity Specialist, San Diego, Rachel Baranick, SBA DDD, Santa Ana and Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego at the 2nd Annual SBA Southern California 8(a) Conference. Left to Right: Paul Hollenbach, SCORE San Diego & Anthony Vigil, SBA Deputy District Director present, Debra Hubers and Christine Givant, Co-Founders of La Vita Compounding Pharmacy, with a certificate recognizing La Vita as the SBA San Diego District Women-Owned Small Business of the Year at the 2012 Operation Opportunity Event. UPCOMING EVENTS Computer Security is Good Business Workshop - July 17, 2012 V-Wise - Women Veterans Conference - August 23-25, 2012 Now Open to Active Duty and Female Spouses/Partners (15-day Online Courses are a prerequisite to conference training.) Connect with us for news and resources Training Calendar Links SBA San Diego SCORE SBDC - Southwestern College SBDC - MiraCosta College SBDC - Imperial Valley PTAC SAVE THE DATE Friday, August 17, 2012 SBDC/SBA San Diego Small Business Conference and Awards Luncheon Recent SBA Lending Activity San Diego District Office Address: 550 West C Street Suite 550 San Diego, CA 92101-3500 Phone: 619-557-7250 or 619-727-4883 Fax: 619-557-5894 Web: www.sba.gov/ca/sandiego Email: sandiego@sba.gov San Diego District Office Directory Ruben Garcia, District Director Phone: 619-727-4880 email: ruben.garcia@sba.gov Anthony Vigil, Deputy District Director Phone: 619-727-4882 email: anthony.vigil@sba.gov Terrill Ashker, District Counsel Phone: 619-727-4881 email: terrill.ashker@sba.gov Mary Lake, Procurement Center Representative Phone: 619-727-4889 email: mary.lake@sba.gov Rosa Rodarte, Lead Business Opportunities Specialist Phone: 619-727-4877 email: rosa.rodarte@sba.gov Richard Blum, Business Opportunities Specialist/Veteran's Rep. Phone: 619-727-4872 email: richard.blum@sba.gov Carlos Liu, Business Opportunities Specialist Phone: 619-727-4877 email: chung.liu@sba.gov Kathleen Moran, Program Support Assistant/Receptionist Phone: 619-727-4883 email: kathleen.moran@sba.gov Juliane Talley, Lead Economic Development Specialist Phone: 619-727-4870 email: juliane.talley@sba.gov Cynthia Harris, Economic Development Specialist/Public Information Officer/Women's Rep./International Trade Officer Phone: 619-727-4884 email: cynthia.harris@sba.gov Maria Hughes, Lender Relations Specialist/Brand Manager/SBDC Technical Rep. Phone: 619-727-4871 email: maria.hughes@sba.gov Bonnie Valentine, Administrative Officer/Economic Development Specialist/Native American Rep. Phone: 619-727-4878 email: bonnie.valentine@sba.gov     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Your Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help STAY CONNECTED: All SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis | Reasonable accommodations will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance  This email was sent to mail4sbaloanbl@gmail.com by Small Business Administration · 409 3rd St, SW · Washington DC 20416 · 1-800-827-5722