Startup America: Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed
“Startup America” is a White House initiative to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. This coordinated public/private effort brings together an alliance of the country’s most innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, universities, foundations, and other leaders, working in concert with a wide range of federal agencies to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of America’s entrepreneurs. A year prior to Startup America, the Irvine Chamber set a mission to promote entrepreneurism with several initiatives to increase the number and scale of new high-growth firms in creating economic growth, innovation and quality new jobs in Irvine. The Startup America Partnership is ...
Micropreneur Program Productivity “On the Go”
Syntactics Learns “Productivity On the Go” Owning a business isn’t just about financial security, it’s also about the unusual experiences entrepreneurship can provide. Often, entrepreneurs lack access to the resources, networks, connections and sometimes knowledge to manage their businesses. The Irvine Chamber of Commerce developed a Micropreneur Webinar Program to provide entrepreneurs with training, coaching and mentoring on how to manage and run a successful business as well as how to make pitches that will give the highest chances in receiving investment funds. John Kurth, founder and president of Syntactics Sales Scripting, started his company to provide his clients with sales scripts. ...
Today’s Economy: Cracking the Code
How can Irvine, the state of California and the U.S. compete successfully in the global marketplace and keep jobs in Irvine, and especially our state, at the same time? The Irvine Business Outlook Breakfast is going to feature former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, who led the hardest-hit state’s rebound to economic stability. Learn how to crack the code and hear the stories in what it takes to keep and grow jobs in Irvine and the state of California. The old hands-off model didn’t work. The new model requires a different mindset and new partnerships among companies and local, state and ...
2011 Irvine Business Outlook Survey: Chamber Still Vital to Business Growth
For a second year, the Irvine Business Outlook Survey revealed that local companies are increasingly bullish on Irvine as a business location and like doing business here. A key discovery in the survey viewed the Irvine Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a crucial business element, especially by the members, to local area businesses. The ICC has made it a top priority to develop and connect the next generation of leaders and to cater to building business clusters to sustain growth. They foster a great sense of business community, identifying emerging leaders, and advocating on behalf of small businesses – especially the ...
Irvine Micropreneur Webinar: How to Write, Publish and Promote a Book to Grow Your Business
Better than any business card or brochure, a book establishes authority in your field, elevates your credibility, impresses clients, attracts media attention, and opens doors to new opportunities. In a study conducted by Rain Today on the business impact of writing a book, a whopping 97 percent of the 200 authors surveyed reported that publishing a book affected their business either positively or extremely positively. With so much competition in your market categories, it is critical that every business find innovative ways to promote their company. In this engaging and informative Micropreneur webinar, our speaker will share lessons that every company ...
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Startup America: Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed
“Startup America” is a White House initiative to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. This coordinated public/private effort brings together an alliance of the country’s most innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, universities,... [Read more]
Micropreneur Program Productivity “On the Go”
Syntactics Learns “Productivity On the Go” Owning a business isn’t just about financial security, it’s also about the unusual experiences entrepreneurship can provide. Often, entrepreneurs lack access to the resources, networks, connections and sometimes knowledge to manage... [Read more]
Today’s Economy: Cracking the Code
How can Irvine, the state of California and the U.S. compete successfully in the global marketplace and keep jobs in Irvine, and especially our state, at the same time? The Irvine Business Outlook Breakfast is going to feature former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, who led... [Read more]
2011 Irvine Business Outlook Survey: Chamber Still Vital to Business Growth
For a second year, the Irvine Business Outlook Survey revealed that local companies are increasingly bullish on Irvine as a business location and like doing business here. A key discovery in the survey viewed the Irvine Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a crucial business element, especially... [Read more]
Irvine Micropreneur Webinar: How to Write, Publish and Promote a Book to Grow Your Business
Better than any business card or brochure, a book establishes authority in your field, elevates your credibility, impresses clients, attracts media attention, and opens doors to new opportunities. In a study conducted by Rain Today on the business impact of writing a book, a whopping... [Read more]
Plaza Bank: A Nationally Recognized Bank Committed to the Irvine Community
Plaza Bank, an Irvine Chamber of Commerce Member, was recently recognized nationally for committing the biggest portion of their capital to small businesses. Shown above from left to right: Chris Lynch, Vice President of Economic Development for the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, and... [Read more]
The Irvine Chamber of Commerce Congratulates IEF Winner Ash Kumra
Ash Kumra, President and CEO of DesiYou, Inc., Irvine Chamber of Commerce and winner of the 2010 Irvine Entrepreneur Forum (IEF), had the privilege to speak at the White House about the role of entrepreneurship in the U.S. and its effect on the economy and supporting game changing... [Read more]
Peter Weedfald to Keynote Irvine Entrepreneur Forum
Peter Weedfald with Vic Mackey on the set of the Fantastic Four The 3rd Annual Entrepreneur Forum (IEF), the signature event for the Irvine Entrepreneur Ecosystem, will be held March 1, 2012 and Peter Weedfald, president of Gen One Ventures and marketing guru for Circuit City,... [Read more]
Sponsorships to the Irvine Entrepreneur Forum Impacts Irvine’s Economic Development
The date for the Irvine Entrepreneur Forum is set for March 1, 2012. We have renowned-speaker Peter Weedfald, president of Gen One Ventures and former chief marketing guru for Circuit City Corporation, Samsung, ViewSonic, to mention a few companies he has spent time developing... [Read more]
Irvine Incubation Center Selected to be Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Training Center
Just a few weeks ago, the Irvine Incubation Center (I2C) was selected as the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Training Center for the Western United States. It is Cisco’s aim to work with local public and private sector organizations to help communities harness the power of entrepreneurship... [Read more]
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