The LA County East LA Entrepreneur Center is hosting a series of virtual workshops throughout the month of June focusing on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs. The virtual workshop “E-Commerce: From Hobby to Online Business” will give you an overview of how to establish your online e-commerce business. According to the US International Trade Administration, eCommerce is a $5000+ billion-dollar worldwide industry expected to continue growing steadily. Have you thought about starting an online business? Do you want to take your hobby to the next level? If so, join us and learn about popular online platforms pros & cons, permitting & licensing, and resources available for all. Space is limited; click here to register. https://www.bit.ly/dcbaBizEvents

The LA County East LA Entrepreneur Center is hosting a series of virtual workshops throughout the month of April focusing on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs. The virtual workshop "Cottage Food Operations" will give you an overview of how to become a Cottage Food Operator (CFO). CFO's own and run home-based businesses which make Cottage Foods to sell to the public. Join the workshop to learn about permits, costs, permitted foods, and more. We will also be sharing State and Local resources available to CFOs. Space is limited; click here to register. https://www.bit.ly/dcbaBizEvents

A Mandatory Proposers’ Conference (Conference) will be held virtually and by telephone to discuss the Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP) Request For Proposals (RFP). See full RFP details here. All Prospective Proposers must attend this Conference to submit a Proposal, otherwise their Proposals will be rejected as non-responsive (disqualified) without review and eliminated from further consideration. During this Conference, County staff will respond to questions from Prospective Proposers. Conference will take place Tuesday April 26, 2022, from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m (PT) Instructions on joining by telephone: Prospective Proposers who intend to join this Conference via telephone must send an email to aaarfp@wdacs.lacounty.gov with the following subject line "Attendance for AAA/ARPA-ENP-2223 RFP Mandatory Proposers’ Conference" and include the details below in the body of the email: organization’s name name of participant(s) title of participant(s) Once email has been sent, you can join on April 26th by phone by calling (323) 776-6996 using Phone Conference ID: 955 369 786# (when prompted, provide your full name and the name of your organization) Instruction on joining online via Microsoft Teams: Prospective Proposers who intend to join this Conference online via Microsoft Teams must pre-confirm their attendance by sending an email to aaarfp@wdacs.lacounty.gov  no later than Friday, April 22, 2022 with the following subject line "Request to Virtually Join AAA/ARPA-ENP-2223 RFP Mandatory Proposers’ Conference" and include the details below in the body of the email: organization’s name name of participant(s) email address of participant(s) title of participant(s) For questions email: aaarfp@wdacs.lacounty.gov. Please allow County up to two (2) business days to respond to your question.