Donna Visits Banter and Bliss Candle Company |
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Sheena Tahilramani, Founder, Banter and Bliss |
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As I entered Del Amo Fashion Center, Sheena Tahilramani, Founder, Banter and Bliss Candle Company greeted me. Walking through the mall, I became inspired by the positive welcome Sheena provided. As we entered her store, I noticed the assorted items she had displayed, as well as the area in which candle making is taught. The one item that caught my eye was a beautifully decorated swing with a backdrop in which customers can take photos.
Banter and Bliss Candle Company, founded in 2014, provides customers with the opportunity to shop for an assortment of items as well as the opportunity to make candles. The store is full of merchandise from a collaboration of small businesses and crafters. Meticulously organized on shelves and tables, customers can find plated jewelry, home décor, body oils, sugar scrubs, crystals, gemstones, charcuterie boards, and more. Read more...
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COVID-19 Order Updates Take Effect Friday |
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The Los Angeles County Responding Together at Work and In the Community Health Officer Order has been updated (Issued Wed., February 23, 2022. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022). Changes are highlighted in yellow on the document:
- In light of decreasing case and test positivity rates and hospitalizations, this Order creates elective criteria for establishments, businesses, and venues to voluntarily implement to exempt either of the following from the indoor masking requirement:
- Option #1 - all fully vaccinated customers, visitors and onsite workers or Option #2 - just fully vaccinated customers and visitors.
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Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated persons must continue to wear a well-fitting mask in public indoor settings. Read more...
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CalChamber Supports Fair Pay Initiative |
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Replacing the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) will help California workers and businesses. That’s a key message at the website providing updates on the California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act at stoptheshakedown.com.
The California Chamber of Commerce strongly supports this proposed initiative and is encouraging individuals to learn more about the important reforms it enacts and contribute to the “yes” campaign. Supporters may make monetary contributions through the website. The initiative campaign has reported continuing momentum toward qualifying the PAGA reform initiative for the November ballot. Read more...
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Be SUPER-CALI-FRAGILISTIC with These Water Saving Programs |
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The West Basin Municipal Water District has announced two programs that support indoor and outdoor water saving efforts: Grass Replacement Rebate Program and the Cash for Kitchens Program. The programs were created to help California businesses achieve water use reduction goals by 15%. Read more...
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Small Business Can't Afford Congress' Anti-Tech Legislation |
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Torrance is a diverse community that balances a high quality of life with a business environment that helps large and small companies thrive. Unfortunately, a set of federal politicians have proposed a series of antitrust bills that would undermine our economic foundation and impose new costs and burdens on consumers and small businesses. Congress needs to hear from small businesses and consumers that this is a bad idea.
The state of antitrust bills is aimed at curbing the power of large online platforms and would require that these companies sell off lines of their business and be prohibited from self-preferencing their products on their own sites. What the politicians fail to consider, however, is it will be Torrance-area consumers and small businesses that will bear the negative impacts of these laws. Read more...
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2022 Business Issues and Legislative Guide Online |
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This easy-to-reference publication presents the CalChamber Agenda for California Recovery — private sector solutions that will help businesses do business and stay competitive in a global economy.
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Membership Mania in March |
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Membership Coordinator Yuki Escovar shared the Chamber information folder with Rita Wu, owner of Cozzi Cafe |
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There is no better time to join the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce than during the Membership Mania Month of March. Membership provides an opportunity for visibility for your company or institution through participation. The chamber helps facilitate those relationships by hosting events that bring Torrance area business representatives together.
Joining in March will not only help you score with membership benefits, it will provide an opportunity drawing for a prize. Gifts are donated by current members as they see the value of linking with other local businesses to strengthen our community. Some of the amazing gifts we will be giving away are:
1. Gift Certificate to ONE Advanced Healthy Heart Screening- valued at $1,500 from Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center
2. LA Galaxy Tickets- From AEG-Dignity Health Sports Park
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Business Roundtable to Provide Insights into Programs |
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The Torrance Chamber of Commerce will launch the second part of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) series on March 11, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. This event will be virtual.
“The second event will be a Business Roundtable where two businesses will share their thoughts about how they create a sense of belonging in their workplace and answer questions the facilitator poses. The idea is that this panel discussion will build upon the first event to bring more clarity and concrete examples for smaller chamber businesses to glean from because they may not have the same resources or knowledge in comparison to their larger contemporaries,” stated Barbara Graham, Vice Chair of DEI. Read more...
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Farzana Nayani (Facilitator) |
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Jennifer “Jae” Pi’ilaniwahine Requiro (AEG) |
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Fabienne Smolinkski-Lopez (Pelican Products) |
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The Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors welcomed William Brandt and Wyatt Hornstein, students from South High School to their September 2017 board meeting. The students spoke to the Board of Directors as part of the YMCA Youth Advisory Council. |
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Cliff Numark, BarreWorks Studio |
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"My wife and I joined the Torrance Chamber through the Torrance fitness company we own, BarreWorks Studio. After we started running the business, I knew we had to join the Torrance Chamber because I was active in the Chamber's program Leadership Torrance. Leadership Torrance is an INCREDIBLE leadership program that not only covers important principles (we learned the Tuckman model of change and many other concepts) but also outlines the essential elements (e.g., City government, large and small businesses, cultural aspects, and interactions with the County) of what makes Torrance such a wonderful community. We even had a class project - the first community in Southern California to put on its own blood drive campaign, Torrance Saves Lives! After participating in the program, I was selected by my peers to be the Director of Leadership Torrance the following year, overseeing the next class. And this entire experience, along with other involvement in the Torrance community, prepared me so that when I was elected to the Torrance City Council, I could hit the ground running! Thanks to the Chamber for all you do for Torrance businesses and our community!" |
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Upcoming Programs & Events |
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March 10 at 12:00 pm - GAP
March 23 at 4:00 pm - HYPE
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Advanced Spine & Pain Center
Cancer Support Community South Bay
InForm Notary Solutions
Snax Home of the Original Superburger
Y & People
HulaGrins Pediatric Dentistry
SmithSec LLC
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1 - 5 Years
New Challenge Ministries
The Brews Hall
6 - 10 Years
Permadent Dental Implant Center
South Bay Mazda
Vaultari Insurance Services
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11 - 20 Years
Advertising & Marketing Network
21 - 55 Years
Torrance Community Credit Union
LA Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor UCLA
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The Chamber helps businesses reach their full potential. |
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For more information about the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, please |
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