Background Materials Provided by Witnesses
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Agenda Item II - Challenges in Reopening California
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Submitted by Eugene Cornelius, Senior Director, Center for Regional Economics and California Center [https://milkeninstitute.org/]
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Submitted by Nancy Swift, Executive Director, Jefferson Economic Development Institute and Chair of California Women’s Business Center Network (http://e-jedi.org/)
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The California Women’s Business Center Network presented a showcase on women entrepreneurs during National Women’s Small Business Month in October 2020. The showcase, which was moderated by then California Small Business Advocate Isabel Casillas Guzman, highlighted the power of women entrepreneurs, and how they are successfully sustaining their businesses and supporting their communities during the challenging times of the pandemic.
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Submited by Pat Fong Kushida, President & CEO, California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce [https://www.calasiancc.org]
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Agenda Item III - Case Study: Transforming Communities by Supporting Women and Minority Entrepreneurs
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Submitted by Carmen Herrera-Mansir, Executive Director, El Pájaro Community Development Corporation and host to the Regional Women’s Business Center serving Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties. (https://www.elpajarocdc.org/about-us/) Three success stories from clients of the El Pájaro Community Development Corporation.
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Agenda Item IV - Deeper Dive into California Inclusive Economic Recovery
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Submitted by Andy Madeira, Chief Executive Officer, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, a community development corporation that developed the COVID Commercial Tenant Resiliency Program for its commercial portfolio consisting of over 100 small business and non-profit tenants, the majority of which are minority and/or women owned business enterprises. (https://ebaldc.org/about-us/our-leadership/)
