Pacific Community Ventures Annual Lunch and Showcase September 12, 2011

September 12, 2011, 11:30am to 1:30pm

Come toast the Bay Area's small businesses that are creating jobs for a diverse workforce. Pacific Community Ventures, a California-based nonprofit, invites you to its Annual Luncheon and Showcase to celebrate the small companies that employ thousands of Bay Area residents. Fifty exciting small businesses will exhibit their wares in a vibrant marketplace. The seated luncheon will feature a program to recognize Pacific Community Ventures' network of volunteer advisors, who provide executive-level business advising each year for nearly 200 small companies that create jobs in lower-income communities.

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is the keynote speaker. Beth Sirull, Executive Director of Pacific Community Ventures, will host over 300 participants at the Annual Luncheon and Showcase. Among the businesses exhibiting are Fireclay Tile, Flora Grubb Gardens, Rickshaw Bags and Galaxy Desserts.

Official Website: http://www.pacificcommunityventures.org/showcase