WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF BERKELEY: OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE

Meet & Greet Happy Hour at Gio's Pizza & Bocce

Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley: Connect—Learn—Lead

(Photo: Gio's Pizza & Bocce - courtesy of Yelp)

October 16, 5-7pm
Gio's Pizza & Bocce (2420 Shattuck Ave in Berkeley)

Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley (WEB) is hosting a networking pizza happy hour at the newly opened Gio's Pizza & Bocce to provide a meaningful opportunity for attendees to:

• Meet the inspirational advisors to the Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley
• Learn more about WEB’s goals and planned activities for 2017-18
• Provide input on the topics and events that will support women-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and business decision-makers
• Share business challenges and aspirations with fellow Berkeley businesswomen
• Build Berkeley’s amazing community of women-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.  

The mission of Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley is to connect innovative women with the resources and networks they need to accelerate their businesses.

Register to attend.

Inspire Berkeley High School girls

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"You can't be what you can't see." Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley is partnering with Berkeley High School's BRIDGE program to change this. 

WEB is seeking inspirational women entrepreneurs and businesswomen – from diverse career, ethnic, and racial backgrounds – to serve as role models to Berkeley High School girls in the BRIDGE Program. The selected women will share what makes them excited about their jobs, their career path, and the challenges they face in a one-hour "salon" from 3:30-4:30pm at Berkeley High School in Fall 2017. (BRIDGE assists high school students primarily from African American, Latino, and low-income families –that are usually first-in-their-family to be college bound – to get into college and secure scholarships for higher education.)

Let us know if you - or someone you know - can serve as a role model.

OTHER EVENTS & RESOURCES

Fund & Fuel Your Dreams

September 21-23
Oakland Asian Cultural Center // 388 9th St #290, Oakland

Design your customized plan to raise funding on your own terms! Join Jenny Kassan for a three-day live training event for women entrepreneurs where participants will learn about funding structures, how to find and reach investors, legal requirements for financing, and more. 

Learn More

Meet and Provide Feedback to the City of Berkeley's Planning Director

September 28, 3:30 - 5pm
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce // 1834 University Ave Berkeley 94704

• Want to meet the City of Berkeley's new Acting Planning Director, Timothy Burroughs?
• Want to hear about efforts underway to make the City's zoning regulations and permit processes easier to navigate and share your ideas for improving these processes?
•  Want to learn about other changes, such as upcoming regulations for cannabis businesses, coming to Berkeley? 

The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce is opening up its Government Affairs Roundtable to all Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley members, free of charge.

Register here. (Chamber membership not required).

Free Legal Assistance for New Women Owned Businesses

Ongoing, with a January 31, 2018 applicant submission deadline

UC Berkeley Law's New Business Practicum provides free legal help to new businesses that can't afford an attorney.  Entrepreneurs work with trained, well-supervised law students to address the many legal tasks that businesses must solve to sustain and attract investment.  The New Business Practicum accepts applications throughout the year and will select businesses to serve in January 2018 for the Spring Term. 

The Practicum also provides weekly limited-service office hours on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1-5 pm, along with monthly online trainings. 

Learn more about the New Business Practicum and Apply Here to be considered for assistance in the Spring Term.

For additional event listings, visit the Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley website: http://www.wberkeley.com/

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To submit information or questions about the Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley group, contact the City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development.

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