“Cooking Up Success” Webinar Today | Gig Economy Program

In this Must Know…

  • Join us TODAY for “Cooking Up Success”
  • “How to Succeed as a Freelancer” Program for your clients
  • CALED’s 40th Annual Training Conference
  • This week’s Goodie highlight is Blue Avocado’s AB5 explainer for nonprofits.

Food Business Webinar Series

cooking up success webinar series

Join us in January and February for “Cooking Up Success,” a 3-part webinar series we’ve created in partnership with NALCAB.

You’ll learn how to transform the entrepreneurial environment for Latino and immigrant families engaged in neighborhood-based small business activity. The ultimate goal is to ensure our food entrepreneurs are successful and communities are sustainable.

The first webinar – Lifecycle of Food Businesses – takes place TODAY at 12:00pm PST.


“How to Succeed as A Freelancer” Program

Last Thursday, we held the webinar “Tech Tools for TA,” which included Samaschool’s new virtual curriculum for independent entrepreneurs. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here.

If you’re interested in providing “How to Succeed as a Freelancer” training to your clients, fill out this survey. For questions about how the program would work, email Heidi.


CALED Conference

CALED is hosting their 40th Annual Training Conference on March 25-27, 2020 in Sacramento.

The conference will celebrate how California’s economic developers are “Getting It Done” every day in their communities through relationship building, strategic planning, and connecting to key resources. Our CEO, Carolina Martinez, is on the planning committee!


The Goodies

Professional Opportunities

Webinars & Other Resources

New Reports

Other Goodies

  • Policy News: Blue Avocado explains what AB5 means for nonprofits.
  • Los Angeles Food Policy Council, PACE LA, and Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!​​