October 2012 Volume 5 – Issue 10

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The Orange County SBDC Online Instruction Center The Orange County Small Business Development Center offers a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of our courses include expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you. The catalog of courses offered can be viewed HERE As an affiliate organization, NHBWA often partners with the Orange County SBDC to also offer Business Seminars and Workshops at no or low cost to the community such as the two seminars that were offered at the Rancho Santiago Community College District on September 19th “Are You Doing Business with the Government and Corporate America?” and September 26th “Creating Your Roadmap to Success: The Art and Science of Creating a Successful Business Plan”. NHBWA hopes to continue to serve the community by partnering and offering these types of events thanks to our sponsors. If you would like to know when these business seminars are offered, make sure to join our mailing list by clicking on the “Join Our Mailing List” link at the top of this page.

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Event Location Date/Time

Orange County Business Council Workforce Development Conference

www.ocbc.org

Hyatt Regency Irvine 17900 Jamboree Road

Irvine, CA 92614

October 9, 2012 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

SCORE – Build a Great Credit Score to Get That Loan!

www.score114.org

Los Alamitos Branch – OC Public Library 12700 Montecito

Seal Beach, CA 90740

October 15, 2012 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

SCORE – Marketing Without Money www.score114.org

National University 3390 Harbor Blvd.

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

October 16, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

CCCS-OC – Balancing Personal Finances www.cccsoc.org

Consumer Credit Counseling Services of OC 1920 Old Tustin Avenue

Santa Ana, CA 92705

October 16, 2012 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

CCCS-OC – Community Tax Awareness www.cccsoc.org

Consumer Credit Counseling Services of OC 1920 Old Tustin Avenue

Santa Ana, CA 92705

October 22, 2012 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

SCORE – Supercharge Your Facebook Marketing

www.score114.org

Tustin Branch – OC Public Library 345 E. Main Street Tustin, CA 92780

October 25, 2012 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

SCORE – Networking – A Critical Skill www.score114.org

Digital Media Center 1300 S. Bristol

Santa Ana, CA 92704

October 25, 2012 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Upcoming Events and Seminars

Our Valued Sponsors and Supporters

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Did You Know?

During the June 5, 2012 Primary Election in Orange County, the total turnout was a mere 26.5% with 17.5% of voters casting their ballot by mail and the remaining 9% voting in their assigned polling place. Among Hispanics, the estimated turnout was even lower. It is estimated that there are 30,000 Hispanics in Orange County that are eligible to vote but have not yet registered. The Delhi Center is rolling out a Citizen Leadership Program to try to address the need via civic education, agency-to-agency collaboration, referrals to citizenship fairs and classes, voter education, voter registration and “Get Out The Vote” drives. The program is a non-partisan civic engagement and leadership development initiative that targets Orange County residents that are not yet registered to vote. To learn how you or your organization can get involved, contact beatriz@delhicenter.org for more information.

Southern California Edison (SCE) offers great Energy Management Solutions to business customers in their service area. You can easily access these energy management solutions that are a way to help you cut costs and your carbon footprint, while adding to your bottom line. The SCE website also includes information on incentives. For more information, visit www.sce.com/business

You Can Make a Tax Deductible Donation

Yes, you can participate in the Adopt-A-Scholar Sponsor Program and help a struggling student reach her educational

goals by making a recurring or one-time donation of any amount to our NHBWA scholarship fund.

It’s easy and rewarding. Just go to www.nationalhbwa.com and click on the DONATE button. With your help we can continue

supporting and paving the way for our future leaders.

Member Corner

Terri McCormack is a new member to NHBWA. She is the Manager of the Rental Living Apartment Information Center in Irvine, California. She has a diverse background in sales and marketing with an emphasis in public relations and non-profit development. She began her career in the real estate industry working for one of the largest developers in her hometown, Honolulu. She later branched out to software sales in the travel business and promotional marketing for the airline industry.

Terri now works for one of America’s most diverse private real estate companies, The Irvine Company, also known as the best-of-class when it comes to the 90 plus apartment communities throughout Orange County. As the Manager of the Rental Living Information Center, Terri and her team represent the entire Apartment Communities Portfolio and service the public in relocating and finding an apartment home where residents “love where they live”. “As a team, we are committed to delivering only the best in information and customer fulfillment for Apartment Home Finding that is Fast, Free and Easy,” Terri said.

In addition to her working career, Terri is committed to service as a community volunteer an active board member and aspires to the same goals and purpose as NHBWA.

You can visit the Rental Living Information Center, located at the corner of Harvard and Main Streets in Irvine, where apartment shopping is complimentary and you will find bilingual Housing Specialists able to assist customers in Spanish, Korean, and Farsi.

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”— Henry Ford

EXECUTIVE BOARD MONICA ESTRADA ROSSINA GALLEGOS LYDIA SALVETTA

SAHARA GARCIA GLORIA GLENN FRANCISCA GONZALES-BAXA ADRIANA SPITSER

ELIZABETH ARTEAGA ELVA RUBALCAVA SYLVIA LOPEZ-NAVARRO ISABELLE VILLASEÑOR

BELINDA DE LA LIBERTAD HONORARY BOARD DIANE MEDINA SEASONAL STAFF

CECILIA NOVELLA MARIE MORENO SOFIA NEGRON-LINN CARMEN CASTRO

TERESA MERCADO-COTA ADVISORY BOARD OLGA NIEBLA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAT DANEL EMMA RAMIREZ-HIGHTOWER DIRECTOR/EDITOR

ERIKA DE LA TEJA MARIA DE LOURDES SOBRINO TERESA SALDIVAR PATTY HOMO

Scholarship Spotlight

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