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AnewAmerica’s Microbusiness Expo

The Microbusiness Expo gave AnewAmerican entrepreneurs an opportunity to showcase their businesses, practice their sales skills, network and increase their customer base.

The Expo was also a part of AnewAmerica’s overall Access to Markets program, which provides our clients with many ways to grow their business by connecting them with new, larger, and more lucrative markets.

Thank You to Gala attendees for all of your wonderful business and support! Our entrepreneurs appreciated your enthusiasm!

 

At the Gala

• Microbusiness exposition
   

• Silent Auction and Raffle
   

• Entertainment

2006 Microbusiness Expo Participants

• An Pham, HP Pottery

• Arturo Sosa,  Mesoamerica Institute

• Carlos & Lourdes Rodriguez, Tiger's Auto Body

• Enrique & Felipe Mata, E&F Marble & Granite Installers

• Fahm Saeyang, NormalStuff Productions

• Luz de Maria Fernandez, Pasitos

• Maria Gutierrez, Corazon de Oro

• Maria Orozco, Regalos Unicos

• Maria Reyes, Joyería Reyes

• Mario Patiño, Mekergraphx

• Matias Santini, Marketing and Multimedia System

• Patricia Rodriguez, Nostalgia Latina

• Satoko Myodo, Atelier Ça et Ça

• Sirivanh Harris & Darouny Somsanith, Eesia

• Teresa Boydon, Chaska

• Yan Liu & Steve Robinson, Lirelle

• Maria Perez & Francisco Herrera, Trabajo Cultural Caminante

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2006 Microbusiness Expo

2006 Silent Auction

 

Silent Auction and Raffle

This year's Silent Auction featured over $6,000 in prizes! Gala participants chose from wine tasting at Concannon Vineyard, a week in Cancun, and many other items!

The first prize winner of the raffle took home a new digital camera, a coupon for fifty free prints, and four tickets to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The second prize winner received a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Lady Restaurant. Third prize was two tickets to the Monterey Bay Aquarium!

AnewAmerica also sold Cecilia's Salsa, an organic, locally grown product from our Green Banana Kitchen.

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Entertainment

Gala attendees experienced music from around the world! Musical styles from Africa, Indonesia, and Colombia were featured.

Bantaba Music and Dance Ensemble 

Bantaba Music and Dance Ensemble was founded in 1989. “Bantaba” is a Mandingo word from West Africa that means a clearing or gathering place where important events take place. Founder Mosheh Milon has been working in the art of drumming for over 35 years, traveling to Africa yearly. Bantaba's mission is to unify humanity through cultural creativity. For more information, call Mosheh at (510) 251 8037 or email him at moshehmilon1@yahoo.com.

Gamelan Shadowlight Quartet 

The Gamelan Shadowlight Quartet performs locally and nationally. Their music, considered one of the most refined and challenging forms of Balinese Gamelan (musical ensemble),  accompanies the Shadow Puppet theatre as well as major life ceremonies such as weddings, cremations and purification rites. Musicians: Carla Fabrizio, Lisa Gold, Paul Miller and Reiko Hasegawa. For more information, contact Paul Miller at paul@gsj.org or visit the websites www.shadowlight.org or www.gsj.org.

Tambores de Colombia

Tambores de Colombia has been entertaining audiences for over four years.  Founded in San Francisco, this dedicated group volunteers their time to promote music from the northern Colombian Caribbean coast, such as Cumbia, Porro, Mapalé and other Caribbean rhythms.  Musicians: Griselda Pinto, Mario Vinasco, Saúl Arrechea, Heriberto Castañeda, John y Alexis Roldán, Carlos Mario Aguirre, Ramiro Bernal, Joaquín Pla and Guillermo Delgado.  For more information, call Ramiro Bernal at (415) 902-8699 or email popular60@hotmail.com.

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