ABAOC Announces Small Business Development Day on April 19 in Anaheim
Anaheim, CA, April 10, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Asian Business Association of Orange County (ABAOC) is hosting Small Business Development Day on April 19 at Anaheim Marriott. Over 250 Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, Growing Businesses and Young Entrepreneurs will be attending an engaging conference that highlights live workshops, seminars, keynotes, networking and exhibition.
“The Small Business Development Day is the best conference for small business in Orange County in 2012. We have assembled industry leaders, engaging speakers, and interactive panels this year, including hands-on workshops by Google, to educate and inspire small business owners on how to boost their business. We are launching Young Entrepreneurs Forum to jumpstart the next generation of businesses. We are thankful to Wells Fargo for their generous support as our title sponsor,” said Sanjay Dalal, 2012 president-elect of ABAOC and founder of oGoing, leading small business social network.
“Now more than ever, because of high unemployment, Wells Fargo is helping create more jobs by lending to our small business owners. As the #1 SBA lender in America—it is important that Wells Fargo support groups like the ABAOC to help small businesses succeed,” said Jimmy Mai, District Manager and Vice President of Wells Fargo Retail Finance. “Many clients have come to us to learn what it takes to get started, Wells Fargo is proud to be a title sponsor of the Small Business Development Day.”
ABAOC Small Business Development Day will provide success stories and education on how to start up, manage and grow in 2012:
1. Business Coaches, CEOs and Leading Experts will share real insights, best practices and recipes for success through breakout sessions, panels and keynotes.
2. Google will host live, hands-on workshops to stimulate and promote small business online.
3. Young Entrepreneurs Forum will inspire young enterprising individuals to create next generation businesses.
4. Small Business Owners will take away key tools, case studies and techniques to grow their business.
Learn more and Register for the ABAOC Small Business Development Day: http://www.abaoc.org
For more than 20 years, ABAOC has been a leader in community service in the Asian and Small Business Community in Orange County. Our events inspire and stimulate small business owners, start-ups and entrepreneurs to grow and prosper through creation of new opportunities, education, networking and community participation.
For more information about ABAOC, contact Cheryl Tsang, ABAOC Secretary at (949) 222.2291 or email info@abaoc.org
2. • WELCOME
• IT’S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING DAY
• GET INSPIRED AND ENERGIZED!!
3. ABOUT ABAOC
• When was it founded?
• MISSION:
• Opportunities to grow through
networking, education, procurement, marketing and
community representation
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!!
7. MY THANKS TO OUR ABAOC BOARD
• CHERYL TSANG – Secretary
• TOM NGUYEN – Event Co-Chair
• GLORIA RULL – President
• PETER SINAMBAL – Corporate Advisory
• LILY OTIENO – Past Secretary
• MAURICE NGUYEN – Treasurer
• JOY CIL – Office Manager
• Mai Vang, Rosee Culbertson, Vilmer Villaverde, Sarah Gunther, Linda
Sarno, Ngoc-Tinh Nguyen, Kerry Osaki, Dwight Nakata
8. MANY THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS
• TITLE SPONSOR
• WELLS FARGO
• GOLD SPONSOR
• DISNEYLAND & WALT DISNEY
• CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR
• SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
9. WARM THANKS TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS
• ORANGE COUNTY SBDC
• ORANGE COUNTY SBA
• BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CENTER
• OCTA
10. ABOUT ME
• SANJAY DALAL
• CHAIR Small Business Development Day
• PRESIDENT-ELECT of ABAOC
• FOUNDER & CEO of oGoing
• Fastest Growing Small Business Social Network
12. ASIANS ARE THE FASTEST GROWING!
Asian population grew faster than any other
race group in the United States between
2000 and 2010.
Over 17 million strong!
US Census
13. ASIAN BUSINESS
Asian-owned businesses hit the 1.5 million
mark and generated more than $500 billion
in revenues. Employed 2.8 million people
US Census
14. PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
“When you think about it, every week
should be Small Business
Week, because America is small
business”
16. SMALL BUSINESS IS BIG BUSINESS
• There Ain’t Nothing Small About Small Business!!
• Growth engine
• Creates new jobs
• Spends lots of dollars
• Brings smiles to local communities
• 27 million plus strong nationally! THAT’S BIG!!
17. SMALL BUSINESS IS BIG BUSINESS
• We are DIVERSE
• We Dream BIG
• We are PASSIONATE
• We Work HARD
• We DON’T GIVE UP!
• There Ain’t Nothing Small About Small Business!!
22. WELLS FARGO - JIMMY MAI & JAMES LIAU
• Jimmy Mai
• District Manager & Vice President – Wells Fargo Retail Finance
• 12 years, 220+ employees, $1.2 Billion+ deposits, 640M+ in Biz Loans
• James Liau
• Commercial Loan Officer – Wells Fargo
• New credit relationships with small businesses – all loans, credit lines, more
23. COACH MIKE – THE FOCUS COACH!
• Author of the Amazon bestseller:
WTF
• CEO and Founder of BlueRock
Coaching Group
25. LEILA MOZAFFARI
DIRECTOR SBDC ORANGE COUNTY
• Helping 3,000 small business
owners and entrepreneurs yearly
• New procurement program
• Little Saigon business opportunity
• Power of Collaboration
• Management Consultant
26. TARANG SHAH
AUTHOR & VENTURE PROFESSIONAL
• Venture capital professional
• Author of Venture Capitalists At Work
• $50 million investment in startups
• Reviewed over 1000 startups
• Board member and CEO advisor
• Lead product manager for Ericsson
----- Meeting Notes (4/18/12 19:23) -----How are you all doing?Good Morning!!It’s a Beautiful Day!!
----- Meeting Notes (4/18/12 19:23) -----Welcome to the Best Conference for Small BusinessABAOC is proud to present the Small Business Development Day----- Meeting Notes (4/18/12 19:26) -----Who knows when ABAOC was founded?The first person to guess the correct answer wins a one year of free membership today!!
Wells Fargo Team:Jimmy Mai, James Liau, Austin Uvalle,Emeraude Am, Adam Stump, PriscillaKimDisney Team:Elizabeth Valdivia, Director of Supplier Diversity Arnice M. LambManager, Supplier DiversityWalt Disney CompanyElva RubalcavaManager, Minority Business DevelopmentDisneyland ResortSouthwest Airlines:
Mike Brenhaug, is the author of the Amazon bestseller “WTF – Transform what appears negative into a positive to become unstoppable!”, CEO and founder of BlueRock Coaching Group a leading coaching organization focused on developing a solid foundation for growth and success for the determined and success driven executive, entrepreneur, sales professional and business professional. Mike is the creator of the Where’s The Focus program and the Million-Dollar Success Dashboard; a results driven business strategy and focus course designed specifically for the driven executive and entrepreneur that requires growth and demands success. With his unique marketing genius he created a Million Dollar business brand with WTF and BlueRock Group. As a Speaker, Coach and Author Mike has helped thousands of entrepreneurs across the Nation in various industries. Mike’s Book WTF has been listed among some of the greats like “7 Habits of Highly Effective People, How Full is Your Bucket, and the One Minute Manager. Mike is recognized as the leading expert on focus, creative growth strategies and results for executives, entrepreneurs and business professionals. Mike is past President of International Coaching Federation Orange County, California as well as the past President of Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce in Lake Forest, California which is headquarters for several major companies such as Oakley, Inc.; Wet Seal, Inc.; Stanley Black & Decker, and many other growth driven companies from sole proprietors to major corporations. When business professionals are looking to grow their business Mike is the one they call to get focused and get results.
Leila Mozaffari is the director of the Orange County Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Since joining Orange County SBDC in 2006, Leila has focused her efforts in bringing increased resources and services to Orange County's vibrant small business community assisting more than 3,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs annually to start new businesses, grow and expand their businesses and enter new markets.
Tarang Shah is a venture capital professional and author of Venture Capitalists At Work. At SoftBank Capital, a venture capital fund, he helped with investments in mobile, digital media and enterprise software startups totaling $50 million. He has reviewed 1000+ startups and served as a board member and CEO advisor for dozen plus startups.Tarang was a co-founder of a VC consulting firm Ariants, lead product manager for Ericsson’s first 3G product line of $300 million in R&D, business responsible for Ericsson’s CDMA450 product line, and a marketing manager for Qualcomm’s CDMA technology. He passed CFA Level II in 2005 and holds MBA from Thunderbird, MBA and BSEE from Gujarat University (India). He has developed a venture model, Startup Analysis Model (SAM) for assessing success potential of the startups.