Upcoming Events
July 20 EventSustainable Business Panel at The Republican National Convention
July 26 EventSustainable Business Panel at The Democratic National Convention
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Working Group for Women
ASBC’s Working Group for Women is a ‘think-do tank’ for forward-thinking women
business owners, managers and employees that helps to ensure that gender concerns are
reflected in our policy and advocacy work. It provides opportunities for women to develop and
advance nonpartisan business policies and gender equity practices that showcase women’s
perspectives and demonstrate the advantages of diversity and inclusion for a sustainable
economy. The Working Group for Women focuses on many issues, including: capital access,
minimum wage, workplace practices, chemical reform and clean energy. The Working Group
for Women holds regular conference calls, webinars and gatherings.
To become involved, contact Pat Heffernan at [email protected] or
Claudia Viek at [email protected].
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Upcoming Events
July 20 EventSustainable Business Panel at The Republican National Convention
July 26 EventSustainable Business Panel at The Democratic National Convention
asbcouncil.org/webinars
Steve King, Principal, Emergent Research
Steve King is a Partner at Emergent Research. Steve's current research
and consulting is focused on the future of work, the rise of the
independent workforce and the impact of Big Data on small businesses.
Steve has extensive consulting, marketing and general management
experience with both large and small companies. Steve has served as
vice president of Corporate Marketing for Macromedia, vice president and
general manager of Asia Pacific for Lotus Development Corporation and
vice president of marketing for Isys Corporation.
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ALTERNATIVE WORK RELATIONSHIPS GROWING
Source: The Rise of Alternative Work Relationships & the Gig Economy
THE ONLINE GIG ECONOMY IS SMALL, BUT GROWING RAPIDLY
(70% OF THE INDEPENDENT GIG WORKERS ARE PART-TIME)
Claudia Viek, CEO, California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity
Claudia Viek has served as CEO of CAMEO, the California network of
micro business assistance and lenders, since 2007. She has been a pioneer
in both the Micro Enterprise and business incubation fields in California. She
is the founding Executive Director of the Renaissance Entrepreneurship
Center in San Francisco, an award winning training, financing and business
incubation program. Claudia is a board officer of the Assoc. for Enterprise
Opportunity past President of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of
NAWBO.
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COACHING
• Small Biz Development Centers
• Women’s Biz Centers• Nonprofit
Entrepreneurship Programs
• BusinessAdvising.org• Micro Mentor
http://www.microbiz.org/cameo-membership/map-of-microlenders
CAMEO members: CDFI’s and non-profit community-based lenders
CAPITAL
COACHING+CAPITAL+CONNECTION=SUCCESS
When entrepreneurs receive support and business assistance:– The average job creation for start- ups is two
jobs (or the equivalent of 2 jobs) in addition to the owner over 36 months.
– Eighty percent of client start-up businesses survive (and thrive) the first three-to-five years.
RESOURCES
• State of Independence Report, MBO Partnershttps://www.mbopartners.com/state-of-independence
• DIY Economic DevelopmentHeidi Pickman and Claudia Viek, IEDC Economic Development Journalhttp://www.iedconline.org/documents/members-only/do-it-yourself-economic-growth/
• Grow Your Own Guide, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas Cityhttps://www.kansascityfed.org/publicat/community/gyo/gyo-guide.pdf
• A Grassroots Approach to Economic Development, BALLEhttps://bealocalist.org/grassroots-approach-economic-development
• The Solo City 2016 Report; TheSoloProject.com
• Provide business leaders to testify at hearings and briefings• Develop policy recommendations• Advocate for policies at federal and state levels• Change how the media reports on “What Business Thinks”
(write/place op-eds)• Craft business cases to support legislation• Fly-Ins
Working with ASBC
Richard [email protected] New York Avenue, Suite 1225Washington, D.C. 20005
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