LAGLCC Updates for March 2009

LAGLCC Breakfast
Thursday May 14, 2009, May Networking Breakfast - 7:30 a.m.
The French Market - 7985 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
Join the Chamber for our monthly Breakfast Networking Mixer. Only 20 spaces available. RSVP today: events@laglcc.com
$20 - Members; $30 Guests

Thursday March 12, 2009, March Networking Breakfast - 7:30 a.m.
Aroma Café - 4360 Tujunga Ave. Studio City, CA 91604
Join the Chamber for our monthly Breakfast Networking Mixer. Only 20 spaces available. RSVP today: events@laglcc.com
$20 - Members; $30 Guests

Educational Seminars: 
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 
Where: Plummer Park Community Bldg. 7377 Santa Monica Blvd. WEHO 
ONLINE Gay Marketing and Web 2.0 
Certainly, everyone is aware of the gay market - and also of the power of the Internet. But how to HARNESS that power to grow YOUR business? How can you use Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and other Internet Social Networking sites? Do you know how to use keywords and video to get your business or domain to the top of a Google search? 
Then join us at this fun and informative seminar to learn just how to do all that, and take your business into the fastest part of 21st Century Marketing. Web 2.0 is where it's at. You should be too! 
Presenter: Matt Skallerud - Pink Banana Media (www.pinkbananamedia.com)
Seating is Limited. RSVP to Julie at 323-874-5854. Cost: Members $10 Non-members $20 
For more information, Click Here.

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 
Where: Plummer Park Community Bldg. 7377 Santa Monica Blvd. WEHO 
The Power of Email Marketing
Building relationships with your current customers is key to growing your business. Reach them with professional email communications that make you look great! And without using your personal email program/server & entering every email address separately each time…
This workshop covers the basics of what email marketing is, why it works so well, and how to use it in your business planning and strategy to achieve specific goals. 
Presenter: Kelly Flint - Constant Contact's Regional Development Director, Los Angeles 
Seating is Limited. RSVP to Julie at 323-874-5854. Cost: Members $10 Non-members $20 
For more information, Click Here.

Professional Women's Luncheon
Date: March 26, 2009
Time: 11:45 am networking, 12:00 - 1:00 pm power lunch
Where: Isla Cantina, 8788 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
   (Corner of Palm)
Come and network with other interesting successful women in our community. Learn to build a sales team to grow your business while helping each other. If you know powerful business women outside the chamber, please invite them to our lunch.
Chamber VIP's $20.00; General members and guests $25.00
RSVP to Maureen at moe225ste@msn.com

LAGLCC Updates for January 2009

The LAGLCC has had a round of new board nominations and elections and there's a great new team on board, including Randy Malmud, the new Chamber President, Anthony Vulin, the new Chamber Vice President, James Holchin the new Treasurer and Amanda Williams the new Secretary. In addition, Doran Farnum of Frontiers News Magazine is also a new member of the board as well. JD DiSalvatore has also recently come on as a new board members, and other board members include Jason Miller, Financial Advisor with Prudential Securities,Maureen Steinberg, Realtor with Keller Williams, Julie Falen, Real Estate Solutions Entrepr

eneur/Owner, Big Fiddle Properties, Peggi Garvey, Frontiers Magazine, Kirkland Tibbels, Founder/President Funny Boy Films and Dawn Ackerman, Co-CEO OutSmart Office Solutions and Immediate Past President, LAGLCC.

For more information on this organization, including an update on all of the ways the LAGLCC can help you grow your business with education, networking and more, please check out and join us at http://www.laglcc.org/.

Also, be sure to attend our upcoming First Thursday Mixer, the premier GLBT business networking social event, at OBar, 8279 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, Thursday, February 5th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. $5.00 cover charge only, and the drink prices are fantastic!
To RSVP, Click Here.

:: Southern California GLBT Business Online Resources ::

LAGLCC.org Social Networking Site
Be sure to check this site out... it allows all of us in the Southern California GLBT Business Community to network amongst each other using some of the latest social networking and Web 2.0 tools available today.

Also, find the LAGLCC Online At:

LAGLCC launches new blog for posting photos, etc.