Calendar Notes

May 30, 2013

The Los Angeles District of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers a variety of no cost classes for business owners in our Training Room, located at 330 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1200, Glendale, CA 91203. Picture identification is required for all attendees by building security. The parking garage daily rate is $9.00. After hours parking is free.

View the Los Angeles SBA online calendar at: http://www.sba.gov/events

Registration for all our classes is required.

To register, please go to the registration site: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1756202965 unless otherwise indicated.

June 2013:

Federal/State Basic Payroll Tax Seminar

6/7 9:00AM – 3:00PM

Presented by: EDD, State of CA

This informative seminar will cover:

California payroll reporting requirements, including forms, employer obligations, reporting, and payment requirements.
About independent contractor reporting requirements.
Electronic filing and payment requirements and options.
Federal payroll reporting requirements, including Forms 940, 941, 1099, W-2, W-4, W-9, and alternative filing.

To reserve your spot, log on to www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Tax_Seminars/ or call 888 745-3886

8(a) Application Workshop

6/13 9:00AM – 11:00AM

Presented by: SBA

Recommended: established business of at least two years

This workshop will address the initial entrance criteria needed for the 8(a) Business Development Program. Review tips on how to complete the electronic application and how to market in the federal contracting arena. Seating is limited to 25. Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins will be admitted. Register by phone: 818-552-3223 or by email:beatriz.devis@sba.gov

When registering, you will be asked to provide the following information:

Name

Company name

Address

Phone

Number of years in business

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Green.SBA.gov helps small businesses find green contracts, grants, and partnerships throughout the federal government. It promotes sustainable, environmentally friendly procurement practices and lets small businesses share information related to green contracting.

Free Small Business Counseling by Appointment…..Call or Click

LA SCORE @ 818 552-3206 or www.scorela.org

LA Small Business Development Center @ 562-938-5020 or www.smallbizla.org

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Please note that the SBA training program is made possible by the generous support of our volunteer teachers and presenters. We appreciate their time and expertise; however, these presentations do not represent an endorsement of their views, opinions, products, or services by SBA. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance.

Filmmakers Converge on Rhode Island

SOURCE: HP Digital/U.S. Embassy

Rhode Island may be the smallest U.S. state, but the Ocean State is making big waves in the film world. Considered a portal for the best of independent cinema, the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) brings celebrities, award-winning filmmakers and enthusiastic audiences from around the world to Providence, Rhode Island, every summer.

Through its affiliation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, RIIFF is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards for short films. Started in 1996, it has also become a leading juried competition showcase for international independent filmmakers.

Taking place August 6–11, the 2013 festival will give filmmakers and film buffs the opportunity to exchange ideas in discussion forums, master classes and colloquia. In 2012, RIIFF screened more than 200 cinematic works from 51 countries and 34 U.S. states; of these screenings, 28 were world premieres.

Menopause The Musical (R) – June 1, 2013 – 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

2013 CAMP RONDO FEATURING: RAJON RONDO

2013 CAMP RONDO

FEATURING:

RAJON RONDO

UofL/UK Former/Current Players
Surprise Guest

Camp Rondo will be 5 FUN FILLED days of basketball instruction, drills, competitions and team play.

Includes:

Lunch
Snack
Camp Rondo t-shirt
Camp Rondo armband
Autograph/photo session
A chance to win two Celtic tickets for the 2013/2014 season
Opportunity to meet and hang out with RAJON RONDO

TWO SESSIONS AT MID-AMERICA:
Session 1: July 8 – July 12
Session 2: July 15 – July 19
Go to www.camprondo.com
Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm

If you have questions, please contact:
Ben Easley | camprondo2013@gmail.com or call 502.599.9081

There will be “ONLY 2” camps in Louisville at

“MidAmerica Sports Center” on Watterson Trail

Photo(s) of the Day

Source: Department of Defense Lead Photo

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel answers questions ranging from TRICARE benefits to retirement benefits and cyber warfare, during a visit with troops in Honolulu, May 30, 2013. Hagel is on the first leg of a trip that will take him to Singapore and Brussels.

U.S. Army Spc. Chase Couturiax rests with his military working dog, Sgt. Nina, during a foot patrol to counteract indirect fire near Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2013. Couturiax, a tactical explosives detection dog handler, is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division’s 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.