﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>West Ventura County Business Alliance Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.wvcba.org</link><description>News related to West Ventura County Business Alliance</description><copyright>(c) 2026, West Ventura County Business Alliance All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>WVCBA Ambassadors Meeting 8/5/2026 11:45 AM - 8/5/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;All members are invited to join the Ambassadors committee. The Ambassadors are&amp;nbsp;WVCBA&amp;nbsp;champions whose mission is to cultivate and celebrate our community of new, current and prospective members. Ambassadors have first-hand knowledge about maximizing&amp;nbsp;WVCBA&amp;nbsp;membership and are committed to sharing their expertise and positive experiences with fellow members and the business community.&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11345</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:21:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (In Person) 8/6/2026 8:00 AM - 8/6/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=11025"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=WVCBA%20Weekly%20Business%20Networking%20Group_Copy&amp;amp;dates=20241114T160000Z/20241114T170000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11261</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:18:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Advocacy Committee Meeting - NO MEETING 8/10/2026 </title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=10943"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=WVCBA%20Business%20Advocacy%20Committee%20Meeting&amp;amp;dates=20241209T200000Z/20241209T210000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Every BAC meeting includes legislative updates impacting businesses from city, county, state and federal representatives. All members are welcome to attend this virtual meeting; those who want to advocate for the rights of local businesses are invited to join the committee. Contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:n.lindholm@wvcba.org?subject=Next%20WVCBA%20BAC%20Meeting"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nancy Lindholm&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the meeting dial-in information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Through our strong relationships with elected officials at all levels (city, county and state), we advocate for the rights of local businesses and take positions on proposed ordinances, rulings and legislation. The Business Advocacy Committee (BAC) is part of the&amp;nbsp;WVCBA&amp;rsquo;s commitment to representing the interests of business with government. The mission of the BAC is to carry out an advocacy program on behalf of WVCBA&amp;#39;s membership and business community within the governmental and political arenas and foster effective working relationships.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11251</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connect &amp; Grow Group (in-person) 8/11/2026 11:45 AM - 8/11/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Led by Natalie Lehman &lt;em&gt;(&lt;a href="https://www.shemeansbusinesscoaching.com/" target="_blank"&gt;She Means Business&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;) and Will Hsiao (&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://designmainstreet.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Design Main Street&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.venturacycling.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Ventura Cycling Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;), the CGG is our new non-exclusive business networking group focused on shared lived experiences and joint problem-solving to grow business skills. We believe that when business leaders connect deeply and solve problems together, referrals happen naturally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings will be the 2nd Tuesday (in-person at &lt;a href="https://www.thespanishhillsclub.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Spanish Hills Club&lt;/a&gt; from 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) and 4th Tuesday (virtual collaborative breakouts from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.) Space is limited, sign up today &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedNEHe1O4WXhYvT0WJh5MyuJROLzzIaHq4j4JeXucy9Sreyg/viewform"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In-person lunches at Spanish Hills Club are user-pay, no outside food allowed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.wvcba.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=21244" style="width: 576px; height: 483px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11361</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:09:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Military Appreciation Committee 8/13/2026 8:00 AM - 8/13/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;If you are a member of the West Ventura County Business Alliance or a member of the U.S. military, you are welcome to join us for our monthly meeting on the second Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at Channel Islands Maritime Museum.&amp;nbsp;For more information, reach out to Marlowe Emberly at m.emberly@wvcba.org.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11299</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:02:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Military Appreciation Mixer 8/13/2026 5:00 PM - 8/13/2026 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://api-internal.weblinkconnect.com/api/event/v1/RegistrationConfirmation/download-ics-calendar?x-tenant=OxnardCACOC&amp;amp;eventId=11207"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=Military%20Appreciation%20Mixer&amp;amp;dates=20250820T120000Z/20250820T120000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Everyone is invited to attend our annual Military Appreciation Mixer! Enjoy complimentary food and beverages while mingling with military personnel, local leaders, entrepreneurs, and business professionals at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum in the picturesque Channel Islands Harbor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Businesses are welcome to showcase their support by contributing door prizes for the raffle, which will be awarded exclusively to military personnel and veterans.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no cost to attend and pre-registration is not required but appreciated.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11355</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:10:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (Zoom) 8/20/2026 8:00 AM - 8/20/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=11025"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=WVCBA%20Weekly%20Business%20Networking%20Group_Copy&amp;amp;dates=20241114T160000Z/20241114T170000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11274</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:27:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (Zoom) 8/20/2026 8:00 AM - 8/20/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=11025"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=WVCBA%20Weekly%20Business%20Networking%20Group_Copy&amp;amp;dates=20241114T160000Z/20241114T170000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11275</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:28:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Executive Committee 8/20/2026 10:00 AM - 8/19/2026 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=10972"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=WVCBA%20Executive%20Committee&amp;amp;dates=20241121T000000Z/20241121T010000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11287</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:53:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connect &amp; Grow Group (virtual) 8/25/2026 12:00 Noon - 8/25/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Led by Natalie Lehman &lt;em&gt;(&lt;a href="https://www.shemeansbusinesscoaching.com/" target="_blank"&gt;She Means Business&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;) and Will Hsiao (&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://designmainstreet.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Design Main Street&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.venturacycling.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Ventura Cycling Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;), the CGG is our new non-exclusive business networking group focused on shared lived experiences and joint problem-solving to grow business skills. We believe that when business leaders connect deeply and solve problems together, referrals happen naturally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings will be the 2nd Tuesday (in-person at &lt;a href="https://www.thespanishhillsclub.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Spanish Hills Club&lt;/a&gt; from 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) and 4th Tuesday (virtual collaborative breakouts from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.) Space is limited, sign up today &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedNEHe1O4WXhYvT0WJh5MyuJROLzzIaHq4j4JeXucy9Sreyg/viewform"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In-person lunches at Spanish Hills Club are user-pay, no outside food allowed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.wvcba.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=21244" style="width: 576px; height: 483px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11369</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:13:22 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>