﻿<?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 9/2/2026 11:45 AM - 9/2/2026 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=11346</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:21:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (In Person) 9/3/2026 8:00 AM - 9/3/2026 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;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11262</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:19:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connect &amp; Grow Group (in-person) 9/8/2026 11:45 AM - 9/8/2026 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;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11362</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:09:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Military Appreciation Committee 9/10/2026 8:00 AM - 9/10/2026 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=11300</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:02:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Advocacy Committee Meeting 9/14/2026 12:00 Noon - 9/14/2026 1:00 PM</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=11247</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:27:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA New Member Mingle 9/16/2026 9:00 AM - 9/16/2026 10:30 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;More information to come!&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11228</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:05:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (Zoom) 9/17/2026 8:00 AM - 9/17/2026 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=11276</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:28:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Executive Committee 9/17/2026 10:00 AM - 9/16/2026 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=11288</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:54:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Board of Directors Meeting 9/24/2026 11:00 AM - 9/24/2026 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=10979"&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%20Board%20of%20Directors%20Meeting_Copy&amp;amp;dates=20241205T190000Z/20241205T200000Z&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;Location Venue TBD, Stay Tuned for Details&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11238</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:21:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Military Appreciation Dinner 9/25/2026 6:00 PM - 9/25/2026 9:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#c0392b;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration is not yet open for this event.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;E&lt;/span&gt;very year, the WVCBA brings together the business community to salute our local&amp;nbsp;military&amp;nbsp;heroes for their service to our country and community. Join us at the 29th Annual&amp;nbsp;Military&amp;nbsp;Appreciation Dinner to hear from a keynote speaker and to celebrate this year&amp;#39;s honorees for their military service, community involvement, and volunteer efforts. Dinner will be held at Holiday Inn Oxnard Ventura.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsorships will be available! Check back for more details.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11338</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:04:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Military Appreciation Dinner 9/25/2026 6:00 PM - 9/25/2026 9:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#c0392b;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration for this event is not yet open.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Every year, the WVCBA brings together the business community to salute our local&amp;nbsp;military&amp;nbsp;heroes for their service to our country and community. Join us at the 29th Annual&amp;nbsp;Military&amp;nbsp;Appreciation Dinner to hear from a keynote speaker and to celebrate this year&amp;#39;s honorees for their military service, community involvement, and volunteer efforts. Dinner will be held at Holiday Inn Oxnard Ventura, formerly Courtyard Marriott.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsorships are available! Contact Mayra Ruiz at m.ruiz@wvcba.org to get started.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11356</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:12:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>