Fremont

BUSINESS REVIEW

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Years of
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Holiday Message

Marketing on a Budget

New Employment Laws

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Best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe holiday season

Use Fremont Chamber resources wisely

Most laws effective on January 1, 2017

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If I Had To Do It Over Again, I would...

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New Employer Laws

Fremont Chamber members share their experiences

Sometimes the best lessons are those

learned the hard way, it's just human nature!
So, we asked our members to share their life
lessons with us by answering this If I had it to
do over again, I would...:.

years, I have learned that the best lessons and

sometimes the greatest successes closely
follow a failure. I would have also abandoned
perfectionism at a younger age. There is no
such thing as perfect and perfectionism only
paralyzes you from moving forward.
I would have taken some business and/or Cindy Bonior, President & CEO, Fremont
finance classes in college.
Chamber ofCommerce
Judy Schwartz, Administrator, Fremont
Family Resources Center
I would have looked for a mentor so that I
could have more help and guidance when
I would have fired bad employees sooner. making those tough life choices. I enjoy
Doreyne Douglas, Vice President & Web learning and discovering on my own, but
Development Team Lead, Planet Magpie
having a mentor can help you minimize deadend choices which take time and money, both
I would have been less fearful of making at a premium.
mistakes and the resulting failures; and I Luis Lopez-Echeto, Owner/General Manager,
would have taken more bold risks. Over the The Coder School Fremont

Ask more questions! When starting at my

new position I made the mistake of not asking
enough questions regarding an event. I ran into
parking trouble that could have been resolved
if I had asked more questions!
Charlene Elefante, Community Engagement

What is the greatest hindrance to those

who want to be successful in business or even
just in life? There are plenty of excuses that
people can find when things dont go right.
The business world is full of failed endeavors
and startup companies that couldnt find the
right formula to become a success. One of the
biggest obstacles people face in any kind of
new endeavor or initiative is fear. Overcoming
fear can be extremely difficult. For some,
getting over the initial fear of starting
something prevents them from taking the first
step. For others, the fear of failure can prevent
them from taking the necessary risk to become
successful. Whatever the case, fear has a way
of stopping many would-be success stories in
their tracks.

whatever it is that is holding him or her back?

Finding the answers to these questions is
important, otherwise fear will win and youre
dreams will die. In a recent interview with Y
Combinator, Tesla founder Elon Musk
discussed the topic of fear and what role it has
played in his life, as well as how to overcome
it. Elon has accomplished a lot of things in his
lifetime and he is currently working on several
other amazing and groundbreaking initiatives.
His lists of success might lead many to believe
that he is fearless, especially given the fact that
some of the things hes involved in might still
seem impossible. So while many people likely
believe that Elon has very little fear, given his
track record, the fact is, he is not immune to
fear.

actually feels fear just as much as anyone else.

It's not as though I just have the absence of
fear. I feel it quite strongly. There are just
times when something is important enough
that you believe in it enough that you do it in
spite of fear. He even took it a step further
saying that not feeling fear would be
abnormal. It's like, people shouldn't think,
well, I feel fear about this and therefore I
shouldn't do it. It's normal to feel fear. Like,
you'd have to have something mentally wrong
with you if you don't feel fear.

Everyone Feels Fear

Important Enough to Overcome Fear
So what can a person do in order to
In fact, when asked where he finds that
overcome fear? How does someone get past strength to be fearless, Elon said that he

Overcome Fear

& Events Manager, Tri City Health

I am a newly licensed attorney and

opened my own firm. I decided to hire a
website design and managing company that
only specializes in attorney websites. The
content was horrible and the company was
unprofessional. I signed a 1 year contract with
uncommon terms and conditions making it

Do Over

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How to Overcome Fear and Find Success

By Alan Olsen

Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co., LLP

Fremont Chamber of Commerce

39488 Stevenson Place, Suite 1 00
Fremont, CA 94539

Accept the Possibility Of Failure

So what does Elon do to overcome the
fears that he feels? How does he beat it and
find the drive to keep going? Some might find
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Chairman of the Board

Vince Hall...............................................................My Peak Fitness

Immediate Past Chair

Sean Whiskeman............................Catellus Development Corp.

Chair Elect

Ken Ariathurai..............................................................Aria Printing

Vice Chairs

Nick Arenson........................................................Meritage Homes

Elise Balgley.................................Bernard, Balgley & Bonaccorsi
Nicholas Kozachenko.......................Gonsalves & Kozachenko
Nina Moore..............................................................Robson Homes
Tina Nunez..................................................Washington Hospital
Dan Smith........................................................Berge-Pappas-Smith

Directors

Carol Arata................................................................Abode Services

Robert Arquero...........................................................Anikis Sushi
Frank Bettag................................Business Computer Associates
Laurence Hansen.......................................Friend and Champion
Barbara Jenkins.......................................Ruby Ribbon Fashions
Joe Joly...................................................................Joly Chiropractic
Terri Landon........................................................................BJ Travel
David Lowman.........................................New England Financial
Victoria OGorman..........................................Kaiser Permanente
Raj Salwan.............................................Tri-City Animal Hospital
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Message from the CEO and Chamber Staff

Best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe holiday season

As another year draws to an end, we reflect on the past year and our accomplishments.
Much of our efforts and experiences during the year have been focused on helping Fremont
businesses grow and prosper. These efforts have been a true reflection of our mission which
is to promote, support and enhance a positive business environment. This is more than a
statement we have on our wall to support our members it is our passion.
Every time we help you make a connection to a potential customer, every time we
provide you with an opportunity to promote your brand, every time we assist you in
advertising your product or service, every time we successfully advocate for a businessfriendly policy and every time we can connect you to a needed resource, we are helping
your business to thrive and grow. This, in turn, means that you and your employees will
prosper and you will support other businesses and organizations. This is how we create a
positive business environment.
Your success helps
make
Fremont
a
community that is able to
Cindy Bonior
provide the services and
Fremont Chamber CEO
amenities that will continue
to attract new businesses,
jobs, a skilled workforce and residents to Fremont. Together, we
are creating a community a community where we can all enjoy
our success.
We are honored that you have put your trust in us and allowed
us to be a part of your success. We truly appreciate all your
support and the opportunity to work for you and with you
continuing to share experiences and successes in the New Year.
Our best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.

2017 California and Federal Employment Poster

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Today more than ever, California businesses face increasing regulations in order to comply
with labor laws. Whether you have one employee or 1,000, California businesses are required to
post employment notices in a central location. Failure to display all required State and Federal
posters can lead to fines well over $10,000.
January is the legal deadline for posting all employment notices for 2017. Getting in
compliance is easy and inexpensive: through our partnership with the California Chamber of
Commerce, we are able to provide you with a single poster that combines all the required
employment notices.
The 2017 California and Federal Employment Poster includes ALL required employer notices
on one poster along with a checklist to ensure poster is displayed according to the law. The posters
are available in English or Spanish. Member price is $34 (non-laminated); $60 (laminated). Non-members $50 (non-laminated);
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Chairman's Circle sponsorship is a comprehensive
approach to Chamber participation that combines
membership with sponsorship opportunities and benefits.
It is truly the best approach to make the most of your
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Meets every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. @ The Depot Cafe

37260 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
Chair: Matt Dickstein (51 0) 796-91 44
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Connect 2 Succeed

Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 11 :45a.m. @

El Patio
37311 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
Co-Chair: Bobbette Grasty (650) 740-7499
Co-Chair: Barbara Jenkins (51 0) 657-0573

Friday AM Connection Club

Meets every Friday at 7:1 5 a.m. @ The Original Pancake

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Q4 2016

The Change of Doing Business:

Cloud Services and Collaboration Tools

By Emmanuel Guerrier
EG IT Consulting

I have been in the IT field for over 20

years. I started as an enthusiast then as a
professional. There have been many changes.
We no longer believe bigger is better. Small
devices are now computing applications that
needed a desktop to run. People are busy and
need to work at any location using their
laptops, phones and tablets in combination
with cloud services and collaboration tools. A
team of professionals can now work together
on complex projects.
Lets first look at the definition or the idea
of cloud computing. In the simplest term, it is
the way we now store data, access data, and
programs (applications) over the internet. The
services are offered over the internet and you
decide how it is delivered to you (compute
power, database storage, applications, and
more).
The way we compute and process
information is changing very quickly. Lets
take a company like Adobe. You now pay a
monthly premium to use their applications.
You can always cancel your subscription when
you no longer have a need for it (pay as you
go). A developer can now use a virtual server
hosting company such as Amazon Web
Services to create a server for development
purpose.

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For example you can create a document

over the internet on Google Drive or Microsoft
365. The document was created over the
internet and reside remotely instead on your
local drive. As long as you have access to the
internet you can open the document. Therefore
you are running a program, storing and
accessing the data that was created from the
program over the internet and not using your
local hard drive. Most of us have heard of
Box, Dropbox, and OneDrive. There are more
complex applications or services that can also
be run over the internet such as Microsoft
SQL, Google Cloud SQL, Microsoft Azure
Active Directory, Amazon EC2 Virtual Server

hosting, and many more. where it can remain in the cloud where
sophisticated backups are done and can be
As a small recovered.
business
in
the 3. A small business can concentrate on
Information Technology expanding their client base than worrying
field I find that many about office technology. Your IT consultant is
people are afraid to use a phone call away and you only pay for
cloud services and services rendered.
collaboration tools in 4. There will always be security breaches but
their workplace. They at the larger companies have the resources to
times do not realize they fight it than you do.
are already using some Cloud Computing Technology is allowing
of these services on their small businesses better solutions to operate in
personal devices. This is a much easier fashion and you can do it
mainly due to concerns anywhere in the world.
of privacy or security
issues, they are used to
Emmanuel Guerrier has been an IT
their old way of doing Professional for more than 20 years and
business, or just don't worked as a Systems Administrator for a

understand it.
The cloud services and collaboration
industry is growing quickly and the companies
such as as Microsoft, Google, IBM, and
Amazon that provides these services are
investing large sum of money to expand that
side of their businesses. There's more
advantages than drawbacks. Some of the
advantages are:
1. Pay-as-you-go pricing - It is a cost effective
solution to pay minimal monthly fees than
buying hardware that needs to be maintained
and possibly break down.
2. No need to worry about backup solutions

prestigious law firm responsible for managing

the daily operations of three data centers.
Guerrier has also developed and taught IT
classes, and worked as a graphic & web
designer. He is now the owner of EG IT
Consulting, a startup IT Consulting & Project
Management Company, a member of the
Fremont Chamber ofCommerce. He specialize
in IT Business Solutions offering Device Setup
and Configuration, Asset Management,
Maintenance Scheduling, Recommendations of
New Technologies, Hardware Troubleshooting,
Graphic and Web Design. For more
information visit www. egitconsulting. com.

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visitors every month. Our members only 3. Fill in the form.
business directory gave out over 460,000 NOTE: In addition to the normal event
referrals in the last year by linking directory
information such as time, date, location,
search results to our members' contact
address, please be prepared to enter an
information, websites and social media
event description and a complete URL to
accounts. it is therefore important for you to
any ticketing/registration page (e.g. your
update and confirm your directory
eventbright page)
information.
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4. Fill in the form.
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5. If you have social media accounts, add
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Director of Digital Communications

you choose member to member, your

coupon will appear only to members who
have logged in. Make sure you put a date
when the coupon expires.
5. Click 'SAVE'

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member, you will see these menu
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Welcome New Members

Attorneys

Sophia Ahmad Law A.P.C

Sophia Ahmad
39055 Hasting St., Ste. 211
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 421-6188
sophia@sophiaahmadlaw.com
www.sophiaahmadlaw.net/
Sophia Ahmad is a passionate, practical, and
persistent tax, business and immigration
attorney. Her goal is to provide you with
exceptional customer service and exceed your
expectations. Shell work with you to make
your situation simple and easy to understand.
She delivers results quickly and as transparent
as possible. Knowing the legal system can be
expensive, complex, tedious and can cause
stress and anxiety. Sophia Ahmad Law
practice is here to help save you time, money,
and stress. She takes pride in being an
innovative and zealous advocate and I will
fight for you.

SW Law Group P.C.

Barbara Wong
3340 Walnut Ave., Ste. 120
Fremont, CA 94538
(408) 329-9184
wong@swlgpc.com
www.swlgpc.com/en/
Established in March 1994, SW Law Group,
P.C. is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan
in the heart of New York City, with additional
offices in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. For the
last 20 years, with well over 10,000 clients
served, they primarily have assisted multinational corporations, start-up entrepreneurs,
and foreign nationals with business
immigration benefits and corporate
compliance. They specialize in providing a
wide array of non-immigrant work and
training visas (H-1B, L-1, E, O, P-3, H-3, and
J-1), labor certification processing, and
permanent residence applications based on
employment. They also provide family-based
immigration services and assist with
citizenship and nationality issues.

& Trust provides a comprehensive choice of

banking solutions, innovative loan products
and outstanding personal service to
individuals, professionals, businesses and
commercial customers. They're known for
highly competitive deposit rates, expertise in
mortgage lending and keeping deposits at
work in the local community. Their customers
know that they can stop by any branch and be
treated like family. And since 1984, their
customers have trusted them to help them
handle their banking and financial needs.
We're here to serve, lean on our expertise. Join
us in welcoming a new business to Fremont!

Bookkeeping Services

Angel Bookkeeping

Hoori Samsami
P.O. Box 7421
Fremont, CA 94537
(510) 304-4786
info@angelbookkeepingonline.com
www.angelbookkeepingonline.com
Angel Bookkeepings services are Full Cycle
Bookkeeping, QuickBooks Consulting and
Cloud Accounting, Monthly Closing
Processes, Payroll, and Inventory Tracking.
They are in Fremont and offers bookkeeping
services to small business. Packages are
customized for small business owners at a flat
rate for your specific needs and budget. You
never pay for more than you need, and you
always know the price in advance. Give them
a call and be ready for 2016 Tax Return.

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Consulting Services IT

EG IT Consulting

Emmanuel Guerrier
35640 Fremont Blvd., #140
Fremont, CA 94536
(650) 331-2818
eguerrier@egitconsulting.com
www.egitconsulting.com
EG IT Consulting is a project management
company. They are analytical and highly
adaptable and develop and maintain
documentation of infrastructure to support
associated applications. Through skilled
troubleshooting they continually focus on
identifying, isolating and resolving technical
issues.

Employment Agencies

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Farm Fresh to You

Victoria Curry
3880 Seaport Blvd.
W. Sacramento, CA 95691
(916) 303-7145
contactus@farmfreshtoyou.com
www.farmfreshtoyou.com
In 1992, they started Farm Fresh To You, their
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Farm Box program. Realizing that support for
organic agriculture would only grow if this
specialty produce was more readily
available, they expanded the traditional CSA
model and added the innovation and
convenience of home delivery. Their new
organic produce delivery service started with a
handful of customers and boxes being
delivered in their grandparents Buick.

Matthew Wright
39194 Paseo Padre Pkwy
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 796-6293
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The Army offers training in more than 150
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Instor Solutions, Inc.
There is no limit to what you can achieve.
Jack Vonich
44053 S. Grimmer Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 490-7475
contact@instor.com
www.instor.com
Instor delivers a faster and more cost-effective
build-out. With our IT expertise and direct
global sourcing, weve eliminated multiple
levels of markup and transformed the top
down communications structure into a direct
model. Youll get a faster deployment and a
faster return on your investment.

Dominique Jones
904 B. Blosson Hill Rd.
San Jose, CA 95123
(408) 574-3860
Dominique.jones@att.com
www.att.com
At AT&T, theyre bringing it all together. They
deliver advanced mobile services, nextgeneration TV, high-speed internet and smart
Automobiles
solutions for people and businesses. Thats
CarMax
why theyre investing to be the premier
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integrated communications company. Fast,
44100 Christy St.
highly secure and mobile connectivity to
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everything on the internet, everywhere, at
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every moment and on every device is what
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drives us. Its reflected in our mission:
www.carmax.com/stores/6071
Connect people with their world, everywhere
They're committed to making every step in the they live, work and play and do it better
process easier, so you can buy a new or used than anyone else.
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Grocers Online

Pharmacies

Jade Pharmacy

Geetika Sood
34460 Fremont Blvd., Ste. B
Fremont, CA 94555
Geetika.r.sood@gmail.com
Jade Pharmacy serves its customers with
quality care in several different languages.
And if you cannot make it in, they can deliver
your medications to you.

Photographers
Rosaura Studios

Rosaura Sandoval
40876 Blacow Rd.
Fremont, CA 94538
(650) 888-8768
rosaura@rosaurostudios.com
www.rosaurastudios.com
Have you ever wanted a beautiful photograph,
so beautiful that you would keep it forever and
proudly display it? What if you could take the

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New Members
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most beautiful photograph youve ever seen of

yourself? Experience what if feels like to be in
a celebrity photoshoot, where you are the
super model for just one day. Experience what
if feels like to be photographed with the people
you LOVE dearly. With nearly a decade of
photography experience, Rosaura loves
making women look and feel beautiful. You
dont have to be photogenic or know how to
pose. It is her job to direct you every step of
the way and make you feel comfortable.
Rosaura wants you to know that are gorgeous,
you are enough and you deserve to be
photographed for yourself, your family and
your children.

Real Estate Residential

Singularity Real Estate

Elijah Pipersburg
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(510) 470-2726
Epipersburg220@outlook.com
As a real estate agent, Elijah strongly believes
that his ultimate mission and purpose as a Real
Estate Agent is to help ALL his clients create
and preserve wealth and value. He places a
great deal of time and importance to ensure
that the best decision is made to produce the
best possible outcomes.

Retail Sales

Anita Dosanjh Boutique

Anita Dosanjh
131 J St.
Fremont, CA 94536
(510) 565-1444
anitandosanjh@gmail.com
www.anitadosanjh.com
Your one stop boutique for beautiful clothing
and accessories.

Schools - After School Program

theCoderSchool

Luis Lopez-Echeto
39370 Civic Center Dr., Ste. G
Fremont, CA 94538
(415) 658-7272
luis@thecoderschool.com
www.thecoderschool.com
theCoderSchool is super excited to be bringing
Silicon Valley's #1 coding program across to
the East Bay! Fremont's been named the best
place for a startup, the best place to live and
even one of America's most inventive cities.
With the amazing amount of high tech and
startups around here, they know you're itching
to code! At theCoderSchool, they want to do
more than just teach coding. They want to use
learning to code as a stepping stone to think
like a coder. Their physical space and
programs are both designed to help kids learn
these skills and more - skills that are valuable
in any future career.

Above: GenZe scooters will make

up the largest electric scooter fleet
in North America. See Member
News on page 6 for details.
Right: The Coder School will open
in January 2017. See New
Members on page 4 for details.

Member Anniversaries
40+ Years

October to December 2016

Armor & Associates Insurance Agency

Best Western Plus Garden Court Inn
Cloverleaf Family Bowl
Fremont Unified District Teachers Assoc.
Lima Family Milpitas-Fremont Mortuary in
Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
Murco Management, Inc.
Rick Mark, LLC
The Argus/BANG Newspapers
Union Sanitary District

20+ Years

Ohlone College
Beretta Property Management
Chew Dental Group
Country Drive Care Center
Fremont Adult School
Fremont Express Courier Service
Fremont Symphony Orchestra
Healthguard I.P.A. Medical Assoc., Inc.
King, Snell, Mildwurm & Fox
Lum, Karl G., Jr., DDS
Marquee Pest Management, Inc.
Moore Financial Services, Inc.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Republic Services of Alameda County Chairman Circle Member
Rotary Club of Fremont Warm Springs
Sunrise
Strizzi's Restaurants
The Learning Tree

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1 5+ Years

4C's of Alameda County

Alameda County Fairgrounds
American Cancer Society
Derham & Logan, EA's
Eden Baywood Apartments
Fremont Education Foundation
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
I.C.E. Safety Solutions
Keller-Williams Realty - Steve Pierce
Kisner Law Firm
La Quinta Inn & Suites Fremont
Law Offices of John N. Kitta & Associates
MassMutual Financial Group - Brandon Au
Pacific Grove Supportive Housing
PennMutual - David Lowman
Robert H. Avon, CPA
Ruby Ribbon- Barbara Jenkins
Total Business Care, LLC
Van Sloten, Laranang CPA's PC

1 0+ Years

Bergstrom Financial Services

Better Business Bureau
Big O Tires
California Bank of Commerce
Fremont Foreign Auto
Golden Benchmark Insurance Services
Harrison Accounting Group, Inc.
Peet's Coffee & Tea
St. Christina Orthodox Church
Stage 1 Community Theatre
State Farm Insurance - Gene Daniels

5+ Years

1 st United Services Credit UnionWashington West

Affordable Lighting
Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)
Chase Suite Hotel
EMBTEL, Inc
Fremont Hills Assisted Living
Lifemark Group / Chapel of the Chimes
Mission San Jose Chamber of Commerce
NorCal Chapter National Electrical
Contractors
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Ontara
Picnic Sandwich Bistro
Pirates of Emerson
Premier Nissan/Kia of Fremont
Schutze & Associates Inc.,
Stellar Academy for Dyslexics
Temple Beth Torah
Thermo Fisher Scientfic
WestGate Ventures

2+ Years

All Bay Contractors

AppleOne Employment Services
Better Homes & Garden Mason-McDuffie E. Selwan
Buffalo Wild Wings
Caltronics Business Systems
Chick-fil-A at Mowry
Critosphere, LLC
Edward Jones Investments- Nadia Eldib
Efficacy Plus

Integral Communities
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
La Familia Counseling Service
LIFE ElderCare
Life West Health Center
Michelle A. Carroll, Training &
Organization Consultant
Royal Palace Banquet Hall
SiliconSage Builders
StarStruck Theatre
Temazcal Family Clinic
The Salvation Army Tri-Cities Corps
Whole Foods Market

1 + Years

Canyon Band, The

Content Management Corporation
Kallas & Co.
ReachLocal
Tee Rabbit
Yalla Mediterranean Restaurant
Bennigan's Restaurant
Burnham & Brown
Feeling Good Therapy & Training Center
Nailbox Studios
Ono Hawaiian BBQ
San Francisco Executive Transporation
Three Guys Pies, Inc.
Candlelight Global America
CEFCU
ChiroSports, USA
New York Life-Michael Santos
Stanford Children's Health
7-Eleven Store - Mowry Ave.
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Member News

Lighthouse Worldwide CEO selected as

Ambassador to the Nations for the
Asian World Film Festival.
Lighthouse Worldwide Chairman & CEO
Dr. Tae Yun Kim has been selected to be the
Ambassador to the Nations for the Asian
World Film Festival (AWFF) as well as the
President for the Advisory Board.
As Ambassador to the Nations, Dr. Kim
will be promoting the Asian World Film
Festival and the films coming from Asia to
people around the world and raising awareness
of these films and filmmakers. Over the years,
the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe
Awards have been notably lacking in honoring
Asian filmmakers, directors and actors,
especially those coming directly from the 51
countries in Asia. This year, several films from
Asia have already been submitted to the
Academy Awards and the Golden Globes
including Age of Shadows from South Korea
and 3000 Nights from Jordan.

Sponsors Needed for the 201 7 Super

Hero Run
Tri-City Health Center is looking for
sponsors for our 2017 Super Hero Run! Your
support will help us raise funds to provide
affordable, patient-centered healthcare for
everyone in the tri-city area of Fremont,
Newark and Union City. This family-friendly
run features a 5K/10K/Half Marathon and 500
yard Kids Dash with a Superhero theme. We
expect a healthy turnout of over 2,000
participants and spectators from our local
community. All proceeds from the Superhero
Run will directly support Tri-Citys five
primary care clinic sites in the City of Fremont
that provide comprehensive primary, dental,
behavioral health, vision and other services.
Tri-City Health Center (TCHC) is
committed to delivering excellent health
services in a caring, nurturing, and respectful
atmosphere; we promote optimal health,
eliminate preventable diseases, and improve
the quality of life for every individual and
family in our community.
Please contact Charlene Elefante,
Planning and Development Specialist, at (510)
252-6819. Or you can email her at
celefante@tri-cityhealth.org. For more
information, visit www.tri-cityhealth.org.
The Largest Electric Scooter Fleet in
North America is Hereand Powered
by GenZe
Fremonts Mahindra GenZe has partnered
with Scoot Networks in San Francisco to
expand their fleet of GenZe's one-of-a-kind
connected all-electric scooter, the GenZe 2.0.
Hundreds of GenZe 2.0s will be covering the
streets of San Francisco, making Scoots fleet
the largest in all of North America.
Scoot Networks has grown exponentially
since 2012 to keep up with the urban mobility
needs of San Francisco. Scoot allows
individuals to rent all-electric scooters and ride
them anywhere in the city. With the
convenience of charging stations and ample
access to street parking, riding with Scoot is a
seamless experience. In addition to the
convenience and low cost, there are no hurdles
in regards to obtaining a license, as Scoots do
not require a motorcycle license. Local riders
can join Scoot as monthly members, or pay as
they go. And out-of-towners can also take
advantage of Scoot with their 2-day Visitor
Pass.
The advanced new GenZe Scoots have no
keys and are unlocked using only a
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smartphone. Their 100% electric scooter is the

most efficient, user friendly and sustainable
transportation alternative for short distances.
Learn more about the GenZe 2.0 at
www.genze.com.

Burnham Brown, Partner, Robert

Bodzin Appointed for Another Term as
Advisor to the Executive Committee of
the State Bar Litigation Section
Mr. Bodzin has been a member of the
Executive Committee for this section since
2006 and served as Chair from 2013-14. Mr.
Bodzin has been a frequent speaker and cochair of multiple MCLE events, including the
"Best Practices for Litigation and Trial" event.
He has also served as chair of educational
programs, the civil jury instructions
subcommittee for the section and liaison for
the Food Law Committee. Mr. Bodzin is proud
to be appointed for another term as an Advisor
and is committed to the pro bono work
involved in delivering high-quality educational
and trial practice programs and other important
deliverables to the thousands of members of
the State Bar Litigation Section.
Mr. Bodzin is a Burnham Brown partner
and one of the Chairs of the firms
Commercial Litigation and Product Liability
Practice Groups. Mr. Bodzin is a trial attorney
who is licensed to practice law in California,
New York and New Jersey.
PG&E Named Global Leader on Climate
Change
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E) today announced it has been named to
the Climate A List by the CDP, an
international not-for-profit that represents 827
investors with $100 trillion in assets.
PG&E was selected from thousands of
companies that submitted annual climate
disclosures to the CDP for an independent
assessment against the organizations scoring
methodology. PG&E was among 9 percent of
corporations participating in CDPs climate
change program to reach the Climate A List, in
recognition of the companys actions to reduce
emissions and address climate change.
PG&E is honored to be recognized for
our ongoing work to combat climate change
and to create a low-carbon economy. We have
a long history of taking action on both fronts,
and our work can be seen today as we reduce
our own carbon footprint, help our customers
do the same, and drive the implementation of
innovative energy solutions, said Melissa
Lavinson, PG&Es chief sustainability officer
and vice president of federal affairs and policy.
More than 58 percent of the electricity
that PG&E delivered to customers in 2015
came from greenhouse gas-free and renewable
resourceshelping achieve a carbon dioxide
emissions rate approximately two-thirds
cleaner than the national average.
Sharks and Solar4America Announce
Partnership
Sharks Sports & Entertainment, in
conjunction with Pivot Marketing Agency,
announced an agreement with Solar4America
by PetersenDean to rename the Sharks Ice
rinks in San Jose and Fremont. In keeping with
the organization's policy, financial terms of the
deal will not be disclosed.
The multi-year, partnership will include
prominent signage on the exterior and interior
of each building along with a name change to
Solar4America Ice at San Jose and
Solar4America Ice at Fremont. Additionally,

Solar4America will become the Official Solar

Partner of the San Jose Sharks. The agreement
for the rink in San Jose is pending approval by
the San Jose City Council.
"Having grown up in San Jose and being a
long-time Sharks fan, I am delighted that
PetersenDean is partnering with the team and
their ice rink facilities," said Jim Petersen,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
"Solar4America Ice rinks are world-class
facilities that provide children and families a
safe, clean environment to be healthy and
active and we are proud to be part of it".
Sharks Ice at San Jose, along with Sharks
Ice at Fremont, accommodates more Adult
USA Hockey participants than any other
facility in the nation. Additionally, the facility
offers an in-house pro shop, meeting and party
spaces, as well as Stanley's Sports Bar, a fullservice restaurant and bar that overlooks three
of the rinks.

Achieving Magnet recognition is the highest

national honor awarded by the ANCC for
nursing practice and is the gold standard for
nursing practice.
Magnet recognition means that a Magnet
culture has been created within the
organization. This encourages the nurse to
flourish as a professional, focuses on
professional autonomy, decision making at the
bedside, involves nursing in determining the
nurse work environment, provides professional
education and promotes leadership. Magnet
recognition means that collaborative working
relationships are fostered. Teamwork and
positive relationships among different
departments and disciplines are demonstrated.
Magnet recognition improves the quality
of patient outcomes and research shows that
Magnet hospitals consistently provide the
highest quality of care. The standards that
Magnet hospitals must attain through this
program are rigorous and they demand
T.G.I.F. Body Shop, Inc. Earns Official
continual improvement. Nurses at hospitals
Certification and Prestigious Top
that have Magnet recognition consistently
Automaker Recognition
outperform non-Magnet organizations with
T.G.I.F. Body Shop, Inc. has been better patient outcomes and report higher
officially Certified by Assured Performance, a patient satisfaction rates.
non-profit consumer advocacy organization for
maintaining the right tools, equipment, Delta Named as a Best Taiwan Global
training, and facility necessary to repair the Brand for the 6th Consecutive Year
participating Automaker brand vehicles
Delta Electronics, Inc., which has a
according to the manufacturer's specifications. manufacturing facility in Fremont, announced
In achieving their Certification, T.G.I.F. Body it has been selected in the prestigious Best
Shop, Inc. is now an integral part of the most Taiwan Global Brands survey as one of the top
advanced repair capable and efficient auto 20 Taiwanese global brands for the 6th
body repair network in the world. Adding to consecutive year. With a brand value of $225
the their credentials, T.G.I.F. Body Shop, Inc. million in 2016 and an increase of 13% yearis officially recognized by Assured on-year, Delta becomes the only Taiwanese
Performance, GM, FCA, Ford, Nissan, Infiniti, brand to deliver a double-digit growth rate in
and Hyundai.
its value for the 4th consecutive year.
To become Certified and officially
Ms. Shan-Shan Guo, Delta's chief brand
recognized by the various Automakers, officer, remarked, "Our brand emphasizes
T.G.I.F. Body Shop, Inc. passed the rigorous innovation and energy savings, while Delta's
Certification process essential to help ensure a business development is closely aligned with
proper and safe repair of the new generation of its CSR. Following the strategy to help
advanced vehicles. Less than 5 percent of body develop a low carbon emission era, Delta has
shops across the nation are able to meet the successfully evolved into a provider of highstringent requirements to become officially efficiency and reliable solutions, capable of
Certified and recognized. The Certified delivering energy-saving value to our global
network is made up exclusively of best-in- customers."
class collision repair businesses that have met
Delta invested up to 7.1% of its global
or exceeded the stringent requirements of the revenues into research & development (R&D)
Certification program.
in 2015 and in the 2016 PwC Global
The Certification criteria is based upon Innovation 1000 survey, the Company was
auto manufacturer requirements. These are among the 300 most innovative firms in the
critical to ensure the vehicle fit, finish, world. In addition to the manufacturing of
durability, value and safety following an high-efficiency power electronics, industrial
accident. As new model vehicles are being automation, telecom power, datacenter
introduced that use light weight high strength infrastructure, display solutions, energy
materials and advanced technology, a proper management systems and consumer products,
repair according to manufacturer specification Delta is currently enhancing its software
is even more important than ever to ensure the capabilities and integrating its technologies to
passenger safety and proper performance of develop smart solutions in the fields of smart
the vehicle. Auto manufacturers want to ensure manufacturing and the internet of things (IoT).
that consumers have the option of Certified
For more information about Delta, please
Collision Repair wherever they live, work, or visit: www.deltaww.com.
travel.

Washington Hospital Awarded Magnet

Status
Washington Hospital has achieved
Magnet recognition from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the
second time in a row. Magnet recognition is an
affirmation of the high-quality care provided at
Washington Hospital.
The Magnet Recognition Program
recognizes health care organizations for
quality patient care, nursing excellence and
innovations in professional nursing practice.

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Do Over
from page 1

near impossible for me to cancel the contract

before my website even went live. I would
highly recommend reading and understanding
the termination clause of all contracts!
Sophia Ahmad, Attorney at Law, Sophia

Christmas season, working in the textile

industry, to name a few. Although I am very
happy with my life and have many
accomplishments, I wish I didnt listen to
there will always be time for that voice as if
Ahmad Law Offices
time were abundant. Now that Im older, Ive
learned that time is not abundant and there is
Build relationships, stronger and faster. no such thing as a good time/schedule to do
Talked to more people at the start of my anything, so just do it!
business, to share my vision and passion. KK Kaneshiro, Director of Member Services,
Swallowed my pride and ask for more help. I Fremont Chamber ofCommerce
would developed more partners to share
resources with and I would have been more
I would have controlled the pace of
active in the community.
growth in my business. Growth can be a great
Brandon T. Sass, Investment Adviser thing as a business owner, but too much can be
Representative & District Leader, Primerica, overwhelming and decrease the quality of life
Inc.
for the owners/administrators. If a business
can manage its growth (easier said than done)
In my younger days I had a variety of and increase gradually, it can help ease the
interests such as becoming a Protocol Officer transition.
for the U.S. State Department, volunteering to Dr. Raj Salwan, Owner, TriCity Veterinary
decorate the White House during the Hospital

Overcome Fear
from page 1

his answer a little surprising. Actually

something that can be helpful is fatalism, to
some degree. If you just accept the
probabilities, then that diminishes fear. He
said that when he started SpaceX, he thought
the odds of success were less than 10%, but he
simply accepted the fact that he would more
than likely just lose everything. However, he
also thought that despite the risk there was a
chance they could make some progress and
move the ball forward and still do some good.
Same with Tesla. I thought the odds of a car
company succeeding were extremely low.
Alan Olsen, CPA, MBA is managing
partner at Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co. ,

LLP, (GROCO) and is a respected leader in

his field. Alan's CPA firm resides in the San
Francisco Bay Area and serves some of the
most influential Venture Capitalist in the
world. Under Alans leadership, GROCO has
earned a number of awards including 25 Best
Managed CPA firms in the USA by Inside
Public Accounting, 2008; one of the fast
growing companies in the San Francisco Bay
Area by the San Francisco Business Times,
2009; and one of the Ten Best Financial
Planning Firms in the USA by CPAWealth
Provider, 2009. As a specialist in income tax,
Alan frequently lectures and writes articles
about tax issues for professional organizations
and community groups.

I would have held on to certain real

property from which I had owned and operated
my business instead of moving and selling
those assets. A retail business today can
sometimes find its only value when it comes to
selling that business in its real estate. A brick
and mortar retail business in these days of
online shopping is at a competitive
disadvantage as it has expenses (overhead) that
many online retailers do not have. This in turn
makes a brick and mortar retail business less
valuable due to diminishing profitability, since
that business value is based on its
profitability.
Dirk Lorenz, Owner, Fremont Flowers &
Gifts

I would hire an IT professional to manage

all technical challenges and an office assistant
to handle administrative tasks so I could focus
on training and coaching opportunities.
Michelle A. Carroll, Training &
Organizational Consultant

I would do the same thing! That is, GET

INVOLVED, join a committee, connection
club, become an ambassador and attend the
Chamber's sponsored events (mixers,
seminars, round table forums, special events,
volunteer for the Festival of the Arts, Street
Eats, etc.). I joined the Chamber within one
month of starting my home based fashion
consulting business 16 years ago...
approximately one half of my customer base is
a direct result of my membership and or
referrals with the Chamber. Why wouldn't a
business join?!
Barbara Jenkins, Consultant, Ruby Ribbon
Fashions

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Marketing On A Budget With The Fremont Chamber

By KK Kaneshiro

Director of Member Services

Lets just be clear, marketing is key to

your business success. If you have a large
bank account, your marketing options are
limitless. But for most businesses, that is
simply not the case and marketing on a budget
can be quite a task. The key to designing a
marketing plan on a budget is to keep it simple
and use a two prong approach.
First, develop and incorporate paid
advertising into your plan. Fortunately, as a
Chamber member, you are privy to many costeffective advertising opportunities. You may
purchase ad space in the quarterly hard copy
newsletter Fremont Business Review or the
weekly Fremont Business Brief e-newsletter.
There are additional advertising opportunities
on the Fremont Festival of the Arts website,
the Burger & Brew Fest website, Fremont
Street Eats website, or the Chambers website.
Other opportunities include the Chamber
office display case and the Chamber (hard
copy) Directory. In all of these advertising
opportunities, there is a variety of ad sizes and
frequency options from which to choose. For
example, if you run a special discount in the
spring, you may purchase a side bar ad on the
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Chambers website to run four weeks for only

$250. On average, the Chamber web site
enjoys well over 30,000 visits per month
which is less than a penny per potential
customer. Now thats cost effective!
And if you prefer to use more traditional
advertising methods, you may also purchase
the Fremont Chambers database for sending
mailers or emails. Or, leave the work to us and
submit 1,800 identical flyers and participate in
the Chambers quarterly direct mail
ChamberPak program. Deliver your 1,800
identical flyers along with payment the
Chamber does the rest.
Second, participate in everything that
doesnt cost money. While you may argue that
these activities cost time and time is money,
there is no better time investment than getting
out and meeting your potential customers. You
will learn a great deal about your customers
needs while making important contacts. Here
are just a few examples of no cost
opportunities to implement in your marketing
plan.
Attend monthly mixers and ribbon
cuttings when they arise. There is no cost to
attend either of these events and both are
networking events. Make it a rule to introduce
yourself to the hosts as they are the decision
makers of that business. Incidentally, on

average 78% of the attendees at these events

are also the decision makers for their
businesses. Mixers and ribbon cuttings are
face to face opportunities for you to meet
business owners directly.
With an estimated readership of 7,500, the
Fremont Business Review offers excellent
opportunities to demonstrate your expertise to
potential clients. There are three different ways
to employ this opportunity, first, you may
submit a 100 word article for the Member
News section to announce an event, or the
launch of a new service/product, introduce a
new employee or announce an award your
business has received. Second, you may
submit a 500 word or less article focusing on
the theme of the newsletter. And, third, you
may participate as the Guest Editor. As Guest
Editor, you submit a 500 word editorial and
line up different chamber members who would
be able to give different angles to the
newsletters theme.
Give your expertise a voice by hosting a
Business Building Seminars at no cost. You
design and deliver a seminar with a topic
specific to your expertise. Imparting
knowledge or a solution is one of the best
ways to develop a relationship with others.
Members may pre-book a timeslot to use the

Chamber conference room on the first

Thursday of each month. The frequency of
hosting these seminars is up to you, host one
or develop a series.
Connection Clubs are always looking for
knowledgeable speakers for their meetings.
Schedule yourself as a speaker at one or at all
of the Fremont Chamber Connection Clubs.
There is no cost to speak and you will have 30
minutes to engage the audience and share
valuable information about you and your
company.
An often overlooked opportunity is
posting to the Fremont Chambers website.
Haven an event coming up? Looking for a new
employee? Want to offer a cost-savings
coupon to your customers? All these
opportunities are available on the Chamber
website. There is no limit to the posts you can
make and again, there is no cost to you, the
member! The Fremont Chambers website
receives well over 30,000 visits each month,
and that number quadruples during the
summer event months.
With all these low or no cost marketing
opportunities, there is no reason to break the
bank to reach your customer. Ensure your
success and get started today. Well help you
find the right opportunities for you, just give
us a call.
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WAGE AND HOUR

New Employment Laws for 2017

SB 3 : Minimum Wage Increase

January 1 , 201 7

Scheduled increases begin for employers with 26 or more employees

AB 2535: Itemized Wage Statements

January 1 , 201 7

Pay stub requirements for exempt employees

AB 1 066: Agricultural Exemption Change

January 1 , 201 7

Agricultural employers required to provide one days rest in 7 worked

AB 1 847: Payroll/California Earned Tax Credit

January 1 , 201 7

Updated notice

AB 2899: Challenges to Minimum Wage Violations

January 1 , 201 7

Bond requirements

SB 1 342: Local Wage Enforcement

January 1 , 201 7

Subpoenas issued for noncompliance

AB 1 978: Janitorial Workers

January 1 , 201 7

New recordkeeping requirements for covered janitorial employers

SB 1 01 5: Domestic Workers

January 1 , 201 7

Extends Domestic Worker Bill of Rights

AB 2230: Overtime/Private School Teachers

July 1 , 201 7

Minimum earnings requirement for exempt employees

AB 2437, AB 2025: Licensure Req's for Nail/Hair Salons

July 1 , 201 7

Required poster

SB 1 063, AB 1 676: Fair Pay Act Amendments

January 1 , 201 7

Expand wage equality laws

AB 1 661 : Harassment Prevention Training Local Officials

January 1 , 201 7

New training requirements

SB 1 001 : Immigration-Related Protections

January 1 , 201 7

Penalties for document abuse

AB 488: Revised Definition of Employee

January 1 , 201 7

Under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)

AB 1 684: Human Trafficking

January 1 , 201 7

Enforced by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)

AB 2844: State Contracts Anti-Discrimination Certification

January 1 , 201 7

Compliance with anti-discrimination laws

SB 1 442: Discrimination Regulations and Enforcement

January 1 , 201 7

Expands DFEH authority

AB 1 732: All-Gender Restrooms

March 1 , 201 7

Single-user facilities

AB 2393: Paid Sick Leave and Parental Leave

January 1 , 201 7

School district employees/sick and parental leaves

AB 2337: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking

July 1 , 201 7

Required form for new employees

AB 1 843: Juvenile Criminal History Information

January 1 , 201 7

Prohibits employers from asking for or using juvenile criminal history information

AB 1 289: Criminal Background Check/Ride Sharing Svcs

January 1 , 201 7

Requires background checks for drivers

SB 11 60, AB 2503: Liens and Physician Requirements

January 1 , 201 7

Changes liens filed after 1 /1 /1 7, amended requirements for physician reporting auth. requests

AB 1 244: Medi-Cal and Medicare Fraud/Abuses

January 1 , 201 7

Prompt suspension of providers

AB 2883: Business Owner/Officer Exclusions

January 1 , 201 7

Instances when business owners or officers are excluded from coverage

SB 11 75: Provider Bill Submissions to Employers

January 1 , 201 7

Bill submissions within 1 year

AB 1 785: Driver Safety

January 1 , 201 7

Use of electronic devices while driving

SB 1 241 : Choice of Forum/Choice of Law Litigation

January 1 , 201 7

Employment contracts

DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND BENEFITS

BACKGROUND CHECKS

WORKERS COMPENSATION

MISCELLANEOUS

For more information regarding these bill, visit: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov

*Information provided by the California Chamber of Commerce
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