The Women Business Owners Conference is extremely grateful to all of our wonderful sponsors who helped to make this event possible.

SCORE OC – Conference Producer

SCORE Orange County, a resource partner of the Small Business Administration, is headquartered in Santa Ana, California and serves Orange County small businesses through a network of satellite offices.

SCORE Orange County offers free one to one mentoring for would be entrepreneurs and business owners alike, and produces low-cost and no-cost workshops held at venues from Fullerton to San Juan Capistrano.

SCORE volunteers are available to help you to leverage their expertise and energies to implement proven business practices in accomplishing your business objectives.

What you can expect from SCORE is:

• • No-cost personal counseling and mentoring at the variety of local SCORE offices or, depending on geography, your business location or elsewhere.
  • The respect and confidential advice of professional business men and women.
  • Practical ideas from people “who have been there” and made a success of it.
  • Mentors who are experts or have access to experts on most business issues who will meet with you as frequently as necessary to define and analyze problems; then help you find the solutions.
  • Non-confrontational discussions – like talking to trusted friends and family.

For more information on what SCORE Orange County can do for you, visit http://orangecounty.score.org.

SBA

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. We recognize that small business is critical to our economic recovery and strength, to building America’s future, and to helping the United States compete in today’s global marketplace.

Although SBA has grown and evolved in the years since it was established in 1953, the bottom line mission remains the same.

The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.

http://www.sba.gov

Sunwest Bank

Sunwest Bank was founded in 1969 in Tustin, California, by a group of investors who wanted to establish a local community bank that would create value for the neighborhoods and businesses it served. Today, Sunwest has expanded to include banking offices in Arizona, California, Idaho and Utah. Despite our growth, we have remained at our core, a community bank committed to providing financial services to all the communities we serve.

Sunwest Bank continually strives to deliver progressive banking solutions and products to meet our clients’ needs. We offer a wide range of financial products to individuals, professionals, homeowners’ associations and small- to mid-sized businesses. Our solution-driven, relationship-based approach provides accessibility to decision makers and enhances value through strong partnerships with our clients.

http://www.sunwestbank.com

Union Bank

We are part of one of the world’s leading financial groups, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. The Americas is 13,000 colleagues strong connected by a commitment to inspire each other and propel a better financial future for our customers, community, and industry.

We believe that by living our values, we’ll achieve a balance of size, success, and stability. And we’ll positively impact every individual, organization, and community we touch.

With every action, we foster long-term relationships built on honesty, mutual understanding, and a passion
for doing right. At every step, we embrace inclusion and diversity, in people and in thought. We inspire the best in each other and welcome new ideas and new thinking.

http://www.unionbank.com

Infinity Bank

We will fulfill our Mission through our Shared Values.

INTEGRITY  – We manage our business with honesty and the highest ethical standards.

RELATIONSHIPS  – We create and maintain lasting partnerships built on mutual trust and respect.

EXCELLENCE  – We are committed to the highest quality of service — surpassing expectations.

PASSIONATE  – We are dedicated professionals — we love what we do.

https://www.goinfinitybank.com

Shinoda Design Center

Company History

The Shinoda Family has been serving the Floral Industry for over 100 years and across 5 generations of family members. The Patriarch of the family Kumaichiro Shinoda was among the first rose growers in the state of California. The original family business was called the San Lorenzo Nursery and Flower Company.

It grew to be the largest floral operations in the United States during the 1950’s. In 1986, the original Shinoda Design Center warehouse was opened in Santa Ana, CA starting with 16000 square feet. In 1994, the second warehouse in San Diego was opened. After many moves, the warehouses currently occupy 135000 square feet in Santa Ana and 42000 square feet in San Diego. Within the industry, our warehouses are considered to house one of the largest and most diverse inventories in the country.

What kind merchandise do you carry?

We carry a wide variety of products here at Shinoda’s. With our base in the floral industry, we offer a full line of floral supply goods. This includes silk flowers and foliage, silk trees, ribbon, vases, baskets, florist tools, paints, and items such as floral foam and styrofoam. We also carry home décor items, wedding supplies, party and special event decorations, and holiday items from Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas to mention just a few. We have over 30,000 active items.

http://www.shinodadesigncenter.com