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Chamber Events

🚨TONIGHT🚨

October's Moonlight Mixer

Come join us tonight at the ICA San Diego North! View the exhibition by Carolina Caycedo: Aesthetics of Commodity. 


RAFFLE: 

Don't forget to bring an item for the raffle.


FOOD DRIVE:

In advance of the upcoming holiday season, help us, and our partner Cox, to stock our local food pantries by bringing canned goods and non-perishable items to the Mixer!


When

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

5:30 – 7:30 pm 

 

Where

ICA San Diego / North

1550 S. El Camino Real,

Encinitas, CA 92024

Register Here!

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY & STORE GRAND OPENING:

SITA Couture

Thank you to all that attended the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening, and helped us welcome SITA Couture to the Chamber of Commerce family.


SITA Couture is an LA-based woman-owned lifestyle brand. We exist to inspire. We provide women with sustainably sourced, locally manufactured, and effortlessly stylish garments.


SITA Couture empowers women to look and feel their absolute best with styles that comfortably embrace the feminine figure without overwhelming or distracting from the natural beauty within.



SITA Couture’s line of elegant spa-wear incorporates wellness and holistic health with fashion. The brand was created by former dancer and model, Sita Thompson. The line is inspired by Thompson’s unique life experience.

 

VISIT SITA'S WEBSITE

Coffee Connections

Join us for Coffee Connections on October 28th, at Broad Street Dough Co.


Coffee Connections is an opportunity to build your professional network and strengthen relationships through facilitated networking, over a cup of coffee of course!


Held the 4th Friday of each month, Coffee Connections is a free monthly morning networking event. Prospective members are welcomed.


When

Friday, October 28, 2022

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

 

Where

Broad Street Dough Co.

967 S Coast Hwy 101 Ste 109B,

Encinitas, CA 92024

Debut Program

Rising Stars

November 8, 2022

The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce is excited to debut Rising Star! Rising Star is a new program dedicated to recognizing local high school students who have demonstrated character, integrity, love of learning and involvement in school and community and/or have overcome challenging life circumstances without compromising their education. Each month, beginning November 8, students are celebrated at a breakfast and have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship which will be awarded in May 2023.

 

Please click below to learn more, and don’t hesitate to reach out to Sherry or Carol if you have any questions.

Sponsor Form
Rising Stars Website

Photos provided by Darren Lazarus

MEMBER NEWS

WELCOME NEW MEMBER!


Gold Standard Tax & Accounting

At Gold Standard, we take the stress of taxes, payroll, and bookkeeping off of your shoulders so you can focus on what you do best!

Visit Their Website

CRC - A Celebration of Our Community

Please join us for the public kick-off of our capital campaign as we say "thank you" for all your support and celebrate our community that makes it possible. 


Join us for this Free Family Event: 

- Music

- Crafts activities for the kids

- Snacks

- Learn about Community Resource Center

  - Sign up for a tour

  - Discover opportunities for volunteering

  - A short program update on the capital campaign to build a new unified campus, and how you can support the campaign

RSVP Here

CrossFit Rebuild - 5 Free Personal Trainings

Visit Their Website

Scripps Health Article

Should I Go to Emergency or Urgent Care?

Learn the difference between emergency and non-emergency care Learn the difference between emergency and non-emergency care All too often, illness or injury appears out of the blue: You wake up in the middle of the night with intense abdominal pain. You stumble while carrying groceries up a flight of stairs, and cannot put weight on your swollen ankle.

Read More

The Haunted Ghost Town

Purchase Tickets Here!

MAX LUX MEDIA

UPGRADE YOUR VIDE TESTIMONIALS

Create a bigger impact!

Check out our latest blog, where we discuss our how to upgrade the classic customer testimonial into a “Case Study Video”.


READ BLOG

Learn about some of the “secret sauce” that we bring to filming day for your project. Never been on camera before? If that makes you nervous, you’re not alone. We’re here to make it a good experience for you!

WATCH NOW

COMMUNITY NEWS

North Coast Symphony Orchestra

Vote At Our Office Until Nov 8th

535 Encinitas Blvd Suite 116, Encinitas, CA 92024

Business News

Resources

The deferment period on COVID EIDL loans is ending and payments are coming due.


Do you have questions about how to monitor and pay your COVID EIDL loan?


Join SBA's San Diego District Office for a webinar on important information and resources to help you monitor, repay, and get servicing help for your EIDL loan.

COVID EIDL Repayment Overview (VIRTUAL)
County of San Diego Microbusiness Grant Program
Small Business Grant Eligibility
California Rebuilding Fund

Mission Driven Finance and the Council for Supplier Diversity have partnered to provide local diverse-owned small businesses access to flexible funding to help them grow and compete for municipal and corporate contracts.

Borrower Inquiry Form

Founders First is committed to increasing the number of diverse founder-led businesses generating over $1 million dollars in revenues and creating premium wage jobs.


Grant recipients will be selected based on their demonstrated ability to maintain and grow their workforce despite the pandemic, as well as their ongoing commitment to creating premium wage jobs in their communities.


Email socal.jobcreators@foundersfirstcdc.org with any questions about the Job Creators Quest Grant, or apply below.

Apply for Southern California Job Creators Quest Grant

Discover what goes into a winning business plan. Learn how to put your vision on paper in a way that will convince investors, lenders, and yourself that you can succeed.


Bryan Jones has a finance MBA and has worked for both Fortune 50 companies and small startups. He has written multiple business plans and pitched them at offshore investment summits.

Register Here ($25)

SCORE Mentors are available for both in-person as well as remote mentoring sessions via phone, email, and video. You can browse mentor profiles to find your ideal expert or fill out the mentoring request form and we will pair you with the right mentor to help your small business thrive.


Learn more at sandiego.score.org.

Link to SCORE

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