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AHANA BIZ WORKS!

SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

 

AHANA * Biz Works is dedicated to providing current and effective business training, ideas and tools for small business.  The presenters and roundtable panelists are professional trainers and entrepreneurs themselves, specializing in small business development.  This is also a great time to network with one another.  Bring your cards, brochures and other marketing materials.

 

(Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce is already using Biz Buzz and we do not want to confuse the two Business gatherings.  AHANA is in  partnership with the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce.)

 

 

DATES                                                                      TOPICS                                         

 

April 17, 08  Thursday            6PM       Relationship Marketing

                                                              Biz to Biz  Marketing

  

May  28, 08  Wednesday        6PM       Business Legal Structures &

                                                                    Intellectual Property

 

Jun 25, 08  Wednesday          6PM       Business Financials/Cash Flow

                                                                    Management

                                                       

                                                            

Relationship marketing works effectively because it gets back to basics of focusing on people and what matter most to them. It is about building feelings of trust, goodwill, and respect. It is about being one with them, understanding their needs and expectations.  This is what customer-centric or customer-driven marketing is all about.

 

The AHANA Biz Works are held at the Community Minded Conference Room , 25 W.

Main Street  3rd Floor.  (Enter Isabela’s Restaurant and take the elevator to the 3rd Floor)

 

                                        No cost workshops

 

 

 

 OUR NEW #  509 209 2634 EMAIL:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

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A Note on Diversity

 

Get On Board!

 

2008 UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

 

The 2008 Unity In The Community celebration is once again upon us. This eagerly anticipated biggest multi-ethnic cultural event in the Inland Northwest will be held on August 16, at our beautiful Riverfront Park.  This year’s team will be “Connecting Communities.”

 

For 13 years, this event has been very successful and garnered the support of the entire community. Last year, it drew over 6500 people from our diverse population.  We are once again asking you to join us to ensure further success and expansion.  Your financial sponsorship is key our success:

 

Here are your sponsorship opportunities:

 

Platinum Corporate Sponsor level for $1500.00.  As a Platinum Corporate Sponsor, you company will receive a complimentary booth, recognition in all promotional releases, a stage presence (Banners, brief statement of support)

 

Gold Corporate Sponsor level for $1000.00.  As a Gold Corporate Sponsor, you company will receive a complimentary booth and  recognition in all promotional releases and stage recognition.

 

Corporate Sponsor level for $500.00.  As a Corporate Sponsor, you company will receive a complimentary booth and recognition in all promotional releases.

 

As you know, Unity In the Community is a special day for our children and their families to honor and enjoy the rich heritages that make our community great.  This is a special day where children can hear dozens of different languages, and meet other children and adults who've come here from ethnic/cultural and racial communities all over the world.  This is a day of playing games, learning from one another, and an opportunity for  sharing different cultures.

 

This wonderful festival at the Riverfront Park with the theme “Connecting Communities” will feature diverse entertainment, cultural village displays, games, arts, food, and many other activities for children and adults, including a job/Career fair, health screening and more.

 

As always, most of our proceeds go to worthy causes providing school supplies, safety helmets to our kids and scholarship dollars to support and encourage our students of color to stay to the path of education. 

 

The operational budget for the Unity In the Community Project is $14,000.  Most of these funds are generated from the generous sponsorships and donations of our community members and businesses. 

 

 

Thank you so much for your consideration and support.

2008 UIC Organizing Committee

 

MEETING SCHEDULES:

SCHEDULES OF MEETINGS:  Last Thursday of Every Month at 5:30 PM :   Mar 27, April 24    May 29

All meetings will be held at the CME Conference Room at W 25 Main Street  Ste. 310  3rd Floor of the Saranac Building

 

Comments/Questions are welcome.  Email Ben Cabildo at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call me at 509 209 2634.

 



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December 18, 2007

BUILDING COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIES

AHANA & COMMUNITY-MINDED ENTERPRISES PARTNER

 

AHANA is pleased to announce a new partnership with Community-Minded Enterprises. In joining with

Community-Minded Enterprises, AHANA has teamed up with an organization who is committed to the same

vision and mission of improving the economic status and quality of life of those who are marginalized and

under-represented.


AHANA is a non-profit economic development organization focused on the mission to improve the economic

status and enhance the quality of life of the African-American, Hispanic, Asian and Native American

communities through the development of business and employment opportunities. For the past eight years,

AHANA has become the single most significant resource for addressing problems faced by minority businesses

and professionals in the Inland Northwest. 


Community-Minded Enterprise is a community development organization focused on building  sustainable

communities through economic development, diversity and equity, and health and wellness for all.

Community-Minded Enterprises has brought more than $25 million to the Spokane region to fuel collaborative

community-based solutions to larger national and international issues.


“This partnership allows AHANA to be more effective at running its program.  It opens up Ben Cabildo to spend

more timeworking on AHANA’s future,” says Allen Battle, President of AHANA.


Community-Minded Enterprises sees AHANA’s work of supporting minority-owned businesses of tremendous value to the future economic well being of the greater Spokane area and believes that a vibrant economy includes a rich diversity of entrepreneurs and small business owners. “We need to mount a broader campaign to stimulate the grassroots economy, which means micro-enterprise, micro-lending, all forms of entrepreneur development at the neighborhood level. This partnership is a strong step in that direction,” says Dan Baumgarten, Executive Director at Community-Minded Enterprises.

 

Community-Minded Enterprises hopes to provide AHANA with greater access to financial and staffing resources and an established organizational infrastructure to allow for broader economic development activities. “We hope to enrich and expand AHANA, not change it,” says Baumgarten.

 

Community-Minded Enterprises, along with AHANA will be hosting a public forum entitled, “Building Community-Based Economies: Envisioning AHANA’s future.” The event will be held January 24 at the Magic Lantern Theater located in the Community Building at:

25 West Main Avenue, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The event will be filmed by Community-Minded Television (CMTV – Cable Comcast Channel 14).

“The forum is an opportunity for the community to help us define AHANA’s ongoing role and needed support for our region.  This creates the vital synergy needed to facilitate AHANA’s forward motion in fulfilling our mission,” says Ben Cabildo, Director of AHANA

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For more information on this event or to schedule an interview please contact:

Juliet Sinisterra

Community-Minded Enterprises

Tel: (509) 209-2859

 

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