Cafe 3737 in Orange, California

Are you looking for a place that can cater all of your events?  Whether it is a luncheon for work, a holiday party or a birthday celebration – Cafe 3737 is the place that can handle all of your needs.  They work within your budget and can create a specific menu for your needs.  I have used Tom and his culinary crew on several occasions and plan to utilize his catering for all of my work-related luncheons as well as my personal events.

Tom is easy to work with and is a real culinary genius!

If you are looking for a location for your holiday event, Cafe 3737 inside the Ayres Hotel on State College Street and Chapman Avenue has the space you may need.  Book now before the space isn’t available.  Call Tom at 714-315-4396 for details.

American Business Advisors – Acquisitions, Divestitures & Evaluations

American Business Advisors – Acquisitions, Divestitures & Evaluations

Twenty Tips in Selling Your Business

1. Ideally you made plans to sell the business when you started or bought it, and have acted accordingly.
2. If you are “burned out” in your business, and may be hurting it, sell it before you do serious damage.
3. Ideally, you have kept accurate, well organized, and easily understood records of the business.  If not, start now.
4. Improve the “curbside appeal” of your business with paint, landscaping, etc.
5. Clean up, spruce up, straighten up the working areas of the business, especially the area occupied by the owner.
6. To establish a price, call in three Business Brokers to give three separate free appraisals of your business.
7. No matter what price you ask, the offers will come in for less, so price your business accordingly.
8. Without relinquishing control, structure your business so that you are no longer crucial to its success.
9. Do not sell to someone you know will not be successful, you are likely to get sued.

10. Do not list your business with a broker for more than three months.  If he performs well, you can always extend the listing.

11. Always use an escrow company.

12. Do not train the new owner before the close of escrow.

13. Code client information (IMPORTANT).

14. Code supplier information (IMPORTANT).

15. Get a down payment that will cover your assets.

16. Have an outside Accountant for your business.

17. Hide your “Citizen of the Year,” etc. awards.

18. Have a clean desk.

19. Take vacations.

20. Admit mistakes.

Bill Reinis is a Business Broker with American Business Advisors and has been in the business of buying and selling businesses for over 25 years.  If you are looking to buy or sell your business, contact Bill at 714-771-3600.  Bill is the Business Broker who brings you BUCKS!

 

Support our Troops – American Soldier Network Fundraiser September 17, 2011

Spare time & Support our Troops!

Our Mission

To educate and raise national awareness to the needs/challenges of our veterans and returning troops.
Our troops give so much and ask so little. We must explore all of the needs/challenges facing anyone who has worn our nations uniform. We will urge everyone to get involved and give back now.

Event Info:

You Bowl our troops WIN!

Whether you throw gutter balls or strikes, sharing an evening with friends, colleagues and our nations heroes promises to be a winning experience.
Come join the American Soldier Network, their sponsors and our heroes for an entertaining event and Freedom Isn’t Free Silent Auction all raising funds and awareness for an amazing cause!

When: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Where: Saddleback Lanes
25402 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Time: 6:00 – 10:00

American Soldier Network
24000 Alicia Parkway #17-244
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949) 355-3061 | Fax: 949-581-1913
www.AmericanSoldierNetwork.org
Follow Us on Twitter: @forRtroops
Facebook Fan Page: American Soldier Network
Angels Within Inc. DBA American Soldier Network
(EIN# 33-0713731) is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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American Soldier Network’s Fundraiser for our Troops

Support our troops by joining the American Soldier Network at Saddleback Lanes in Mission Viejo: Bowling & Freedom Isn’t Free. There will be a silent auction, fun and bowl with our heroes and some surprise special guests! SAVE THE DATE September 17, 2011 from 7-9.

Inka Mama’s in Foothill Ranch

If you are looking for wonderful Peruvian food check out Inka Mama’s in Foothill Ranch.  The food is delicious and the price is right!  The garlic chicken is fantastic!  I highly recommend it!   This family owned restaurant has wonderful service and great food!  They just started offering catering services too!

Next time you want a treat – check out Inka Mama’s.

Pump it Up of Lake Forest

My family and I went to Pump it Up of Lake Forest for a birthday party and had an absolute ball!  I can’t wait to schedule my son’s 4 birthday party there.  The staff is wonderful.  If you live in South Orange County — go check out Pump it Up of Lake Forest - they are on the corner of Dimension and Canada.  They have pop in play time – check their website for details.

Thanks, Pump it Up of Lake Forest for a great time!

Career Exploration Day, August 13, 2010

Have you thought about changing careers – but didn’t know what kind of career you could do?  Come check out Argosy University, Orange County’s Career Exploration Day.  Attend FREE workshops on what kind of career you can do with a degree in education, business or psychology. 

Join us on August 13, 2010 from 10-3 at the Doubletree Hotel in Orange.

The Doubletree Hotel

100 The City Drive

Orange, CA 92868

Please RSVP ASAP to 714-620-3700 – space is limited.  Lunch and parking will be included.

Networking Event, July 20, 2010

 Argosy University, Orange County cordially invites you to join us for networking and refreshments as we welcome our new campus President, Dr. James Cox.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 from 6–8 p.m.

Argosy University, Orange County | 601 S. Lewis Street | Orange, CA 92868
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Please RSVP to Debbie at 714.620.3637 or dlewandowski@argosy.edu

It’s all about Networking!

Networking is not about who you know… it’s all about who knows you!  It’s a pretty simple concept — don’t you think?

What do you want to accomplish out of networking?  Do you want to make business contacts?   Do you want to meet referral sources for your business?  Do you want to make new friends?   However you slice it — networking is about getting out there and letting people know who you are and what you do.

Don’t be shy — get out there and make wonderful connections!  As my friend, John O’Keefe says… “What the hell are you waiting for!”

Every Thursday, the South Orange County Regional Chambers of Commerce has Networkers at Villa Roma in Laguna Hills from 11:30 – 1.  Join us to meet some wonderful local business professionals!

South Orange County Networkers Luncheon MOVED LOCATIONS!

Great news:  our Networkers Lunch group will be meeting at a new and improved location moving forward.

After considering feedback from group members, we have found a new home for the luncheon:  Villa Roma restaurant in Laguna Hills.  (Click here for link to google map/directions).

The new location offers a number of benefits:

• an indoor location,
• full use of the restaurant (and therefore no other guests creating noise conflicts), and
• a wider variety of high-quality food.

Please note that this change is effective immediately, and tomorrow’s lunch will be at the new location.  The new location requires us to return to the previous $18 fee, but we are confident that $18 for a great meal and more effective networking is a better value than we had going.

Note:  If you could please reach out to others who you know are planning to attend – - particularly non-member guests who may not receive this email – - and make sure that they are aware of this change, that would be extremely helpful.  Ideally, we would have rolled this change out with more notice, but some new requirements handed down from our previous location made moving quickly a necessity.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 949.635.1643 or by email:  markb@socchambers.com.

Thank you very much, I hope to see you at Villa Roma tomorrow!!

Event details:

NETWORKERS LUNCH

Thursday, February 18th

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Villa Roma Restaurant

25254 La Paz Rd.

Laguna Hills, CA