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SUMMARY:Economic Development & Advocacy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Development & Advocacy Advisory Council works with elected officials\, community leaders\, Chamber Members\, and other organizations to shape policies that help to promote business creation\, sustainability\, and growth. \n\n \n\nFebruary 7 Council meeting: "Real Challenges Small Business Owners Face".\n\n \n\nJoin us for a fascinating dialog on the real challenges small business owners face  moving into 2019. Hear real stories\, from real people with real challenges.  This diverse panel of business owners will be honest and share with you what they face and the challenges of doing business in San Diego and California. \n\n\n\nMEETING AGENDA\n\n \n\n	Welcome and Introductions\n	Chamber Update\n	Challenges for Small Business Panel  .\n	\n		Panel\n		Q & A\n	\n	\n	Legislative Updates                                                                               \n	Breakout Sessions                                                                  \n	Open Comments\n	 Action Recap/Adjourn/Networking                                                          \n\n  \n\n \n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\nChuck Gourley - Owner\n\nMoney Mailer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFred Nasseri - President/CEO\n\nUnicorn Jewelry & Watch Botique\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nKris Ukkestad - Owner/ President\n\nSpeedPro Imaging of Greater San Diego\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLinda Bailey - President\n\nCommunity Strategies Group Inc.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMarlee Ehrenfeld- Principle & Chief Creative Officer\n\nMIG San Diego \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n \n\nWidney Hawthorne
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div background-color:="" color:="" font-size:="" margin:="" open="" outline:="" padding:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" vertical-align:=""><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#500050\;"><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:#525352\;">The Economic Development &amp\; Advocacy&nbsp\;Advisory Council works with elected officials\, community leaders\, Chamber Members\, and other organizations to shape policies that help to promote business creation\, sustainability\, and growth.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:#525352\;">February 7 Council meeting: &quot\;Real Challenges Small Business Owners Face&quot\;.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:#525352\;">Join us for a fascinating dialog on the real challenges small business owners face&nbsp\; moving into 2019. Hear real stories\, from real people with real challenges.&nbsp\; This diverse panel of business owners will be honest and share with you what they face and the challenges of doing business in San Diego and California.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong>MEETING AGENDA</strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<ol style="list-style-type:upper-roman\;">\n	<li><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Welcome and Introductions</strong></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Chamber Update</strong></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Challenges for Small Business Panel</strong>&nbsp\; .</span></span>\n	<ol>\n		<li>Panel</li>\n		<li>Q &amp\; A</li>\n	</ol>\n	</li>\n	<li value="4"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Legislative Updates</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></li>\n	<li value="5"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Breakout Sessions</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></li>\n	<li value="6"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Open Comments</strong></span></span></li>\n	<li value="6"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>&#8203\;Action Recap/Adjourn/Networking&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></li>\n</ol>\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"> <strong>&nbsp\;</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#525352\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Panelists:</span></span></span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<img height="105" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/784/Image/ChuckGourley.jpg" style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 88px\; height: 105px\;" width="88" /><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-gourley-44564b8/"><span style="color:#0782C1\;">Chuck Gourley</span></a>&nbsp\;-</span></span></span></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#525352\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Owner<br />\nMoney Mailer</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<img height="123" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/784/Image/FredNasseri.jpg" style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 88px\; height: 123px\;" width="88" /><span style="font-size: 9pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-nasseri-5a051b36/">Fred Nasseri</a></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">&nbsp\;-</span></span></span><span style="color:#525352\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">&nbsp\;President/CEO<br />\nUnicorn Jewelry &amp\; Watch Botique</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<img height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/784/Image/KrisUkkestad.jpg" style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 100px\; height: 100px\;" width="100" /><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-ukkestad-464225b/"><span style="color:#0782C1\;"><span style="outline:0px\;bottom:auto\;box-sizing:content-box\;content:normal\;empty-cells:show\;letter-spacing:inherit\;max-height:none\;max-width:none\;min-height:initial\;min-width:initial\;opacity:1\;outline-offset:0px\;resize:none\;text-align:inherit\;text-indent:inherit\;text-overflow:clip\;text-transform:inherit\;white-space:inherit\;word-break:inherit\;word-spacing:inherit\;overflow-wrap:inherit\;border-radius:0px\;box-shadow:none\;overflow:visible\;right:auto\;visibility:inherit\;z-index:auto\;">Kris Ukkestad</span></span></a>&nbsp\;-</span></span><span style="outline:0px\;bottom:auto\;box-sizing:content-box\;content:normal\;empty-cells:show\;letter-spacing:inherit\;max-height:none\;max-width:none\;min-height:initial\;min-width:initial\;opacity:1\;outline-offset:0px\;resize:none\;text-align:inherit\;text-indent:inherit\;text-overflow:clip\;text-transform:inherit\;white-space:inherit\;word-break:inherit\;word-spacing:inherit\;overflow-wrap:inherit\;border-radius:0px\;box-shadow:none\;overflow:visible\;right:auto\;visibility:inherit\;z-index:auto\;"><span style="color:inherit\;">&nbsp\;Owner/ President<br style="bottom:auto\;box-sizing:content-box\;color:inherit\;content:normal\;empty-cells:show\;letter-spacing:inherit\;max-height:none\;max-width:none\;min-height:initial\;min-width:initial\;opacity:1\;outline-offset:0px\;resize:none\;text-align:inherit\;text-indent:inherit\;text-overflow:clip\;text-transform:inherit\;white-space:inherit\;word-break:inherit\;word-spacing:inherit\;overflow-wrap:inherit\;border-radius:0px\;float:none\;overflow:visible\;right:auto\;visibility:inherit\;z-index:auto\;" />\nSpeedPro Imaging of Greater San Diego</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<img height="102" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/784/Image/LindaBaileyCropped.jpeg" style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 89px\; height: 102px\;" width="89" /><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-bailey-6668024/"><span style="color:#0782C1\;">Linda Bailey</span></a>&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#525352\;">- President</span></span><br />\nCommunity Strategies Group Inc.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<img height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/784/Image/MarleeEhrenfeld.jpg" style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 100px\; height: 100px\;" width="100" /><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlee-ehrenfeld-167a1514/"><span style="color:#0782C1\;">Marlee Ehrenfeld</span></a></span></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#525352\;">-&nbsp\;Principle &amp\; Chief Creative Officer<br />\nMIG San Diego</span></span>&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;"><strong style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-style:initial\;word-spacing:0px\;"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Moderator:</span></span></strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-style:initial\;word-spacing:0px\;" />\n<img height="112" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/784/Image/WidneyHawthorne.jpg" style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 83px\; height: 112px\;" width="83" /><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/widneyhawthorne/"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#0782C1\;">Widney Hawthorne</span></span></a></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 88px\; height: 105px\;" width="88">&nbsp\; </span></span></span>\n\n<div style="font-family:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 88px\; height: 105px\;" width="88">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></div>\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="margin-left: 12px\; margin-right: 12px\; float: left\; width: 88px\; height: 105px\;" width="88"> </span></span></span></div>\n
LOCATION:Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Center First Floor Conference Room 16899 West Bernardo Dr. San Diego\, CA 92127
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