Past Events

Open House & Fashion Advisory Board

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Fashion enthusiast join us for a business get together, ask your questions, and learn from other business owners. Experts are invited to share their experiences.  After the Open House you are invited to stay to the planning committee for our II Fashion Collective Showcase, which will be on January 27th, 2018.

Free

El Art de Fijar Precios

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Estas reciviendo el dinero correcto por tus productos o servicios? Como sabes que tienes el precio correcto? Hay varios factores que debes considerar: la competencia, los costos de producirlo, los materiales, y muchas otras cosas.  Te invitamos al taller de como fijar tus precios. (Spanish Class)

Free

Guided Business Plan 3 of 4

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Determining your costs to defining your price is the first part of being in business, we will go over the company basics, starting with the legal structure that all companies need to have, have you register your company yet? How to get ready to launch your business, we will go over a checklist for that [...]

Free

ServSafe Manager Food Safety Training

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

SERVSAFE Manager Food Safety All health departments in the State of California require managers and supervisors to have an ANSI certified Food Safety Manager on premises.  This class will prepare you for the test (4.5 hours) and will include the exam (1.5).  Enroll in advance to receive study guide.  Bring current picture ID. Persons just [...]

Restaurant Resource Council

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Calling all restaurant owners and owners to be. You are invited to be part of this exciting restaurant event. You will have the opportunity to bring up questions and get answers to them. The Restaurant Resource Council Meeting is here to create an upcoming Eat-Lead-Profit, Restaurant EXPO. Come be part of this exciting planning committee.

Free

Licenses & Permits

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

This class will help you learn about business structures and the required licenses and permits your business may need. You will also learn how to complete applications for various licenses and other legal documents for your business.

Free

Starting a business with under $2500

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Are you serious about starting a business, but lack the big bucks? Before you take out a bank loan, consider that you can start a number of businesses for as little as a couple thousand dollars.

Free

Guided Business Plan 4 of 4

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Outline your Business Plan from the Executive Summary to Financials, Assembling your toolkit.  We will go over the steps it will take to sustain your business.  This is a Guided Business Plan for the First Time CEO.

Free

Eat • Lead • Profit Restaurant Expo

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Do you own a restaurant or dream of opening the next hot spot? Our new council is focused on making your food service business successful! […]

Free

Small Business Orientation

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

In this workshop we will go over the common hurdles to starting a business and overcoming them, determining who your client is, and designing and testing an offer, as well as business logistics – operations and financing.

Free