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July 2003
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AnewAmerica welcomed Jay Espovich as the newest member of our Board of Directors. Jay has
over 30 years of experience developing investment and corporate growth strategies with Arthur Young & Company/Ernst & Young.
As a partner in the firm from 1980-2002, he focused primarily on venture
capital firms and high growth technology companies in the Bay Area.
His history of community involvement includes membership on the Board of
Directors of the Home for Jewish Parents/Reutlinger Community for Jewish
Living. He also serves on the Board of the Judah L. Magnes Jewish
Museum. We look forward to Jay's contribution to New America's
leadership as our organization enters a new period of growth, with the
expansion of our services to more new American communities in the Bay
Area.
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AnewAmerica Community Corporation and Holy
Names College (HNC) will hold graduation ceremonies for 23 Latino and
Vietnamese new American entrepreneurs who have successfully completed
New America’s business planning certification program and will receive
Certificates in Business Planning from HNC. The graduation ceremonies
will be held on Monday, July 7, 2003 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm in the
California Room on the HNC campus. The event celebrates a significant
milestone for these new American entrepreneurs on the path toward
realizing their dream of owning their own business. Multicultural
food and beverages will be offered during the event by entrepreneurs in
AnewAmerica’s Virtual Business Incubator program.
June 2003
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AnewAmerica's President & CEO, Sylvia Rosales-Fike was awarded the first
annual Latinas Moving Upward: Business Education Award from
the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at a
luncheon on June 5, 2003 with Special Keynote Speaker, Sharon Davis.
Recognizing the extraordinary growth of Hispanic woman-owned businesses,
the event paid tribute to the leadership of prominent Latinas in
Business, Business Education, and Public/Communitiy Service.Other honorees included Josefina Lopez, owner of Corazon del Pueblo
(Small Business Awardee); Alicia Vazquez from EBMUD (Corporate Business
Awardee); Ana Apodaca from the Office of Senator Liz Figueroa (Public
Service Awardee); Ana Luisa Mota from the Puente Project (Community
Leadership Awardee); and Josefina Alvarado-Mena (Public Education
Awardee).
March 2003
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AnewAmerica Community Corporation is proud to announce
that we have been awarded a grant of $60,000 from the Zellerbach Family
Foundation. This new partnership between AnewAmerica and the Zellerbach
Foundation will bring greater investment into our new American
communities by strengthening our microbusiness incubation programs,
building long-term assets for our families and empowering our
communities. In a time of international war conflict, new Americans
become more vulnerable to anti-immigrant sentiments in our midst. We are
especially grateful to the Zellerbach Family Foundation for this
significant support of new Americans and of our organization's efforts.
For more information on the Zellerbach Family Foundation, please visit
their web site at
www.zellerbachfamilyfoundation.org.
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AnewAmerica Community Corporation is proud to announce
that we have been designated a Community Development Entity (CDE) by the
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund (CDFI).
CDE certification allows New America to participate in the New Markets
Tax Credit Program (NMTC). The NMTC Program permits taxpayers to receive
a credit against federal income taxes for making qualified equity
investments in designated Community Development Entities (CDEs). For
details, please visit
www.cdfifund.gov.
February
2003
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Twenty-two Latino
microentrepreneurs in AnewAmerica's fourth business incubator group
began business planning training in February at our partner Holy Names
College in Oakland. With the addition of this group, New America
has served 82 Latino and Vietnamese microentrepreneurs with business
planning training through our Virtual Business Incubator program.
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