﻿<?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 12/2/2026 11:45 AM - 12/2/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;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. To join the group, please inquire with Mayra Ruiz at &lt;a href="mailto:m.ruiz@wvcba.org"&gt;m.ruiz@wvcba.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11349</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:22:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (In-Person) 12/3/2026 8:00 AM - 12/3/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Looking to expand your professional network? WVCBA&amp;#39;s Early Birds Business Networking Group offers local professionals a great way to build strong connections. The group meets twice a month at 8:00 am, holding in-person meetings on the first Thursday and virtual meetings on the third Thursday.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11265</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:20:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Board of Directors Meeting 12/3/2026 11:00 AM - 12/3/2026 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;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11239</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:21:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connect &amp; Grow Group (In-Person) 12/8/2026 11:45 AM - 12/8/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;Led by Natalie Lehman &lt;i&gt;(&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.shemeansbusinesscoaching.com/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;She Means Business&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) and Will Hsiao (&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://designmainstreet.com/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Design Main Street&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.venturacycling.com/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ventura Cycling Center&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), the CGG is our new non-industry exclusive business networking group for WVCBA members 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 style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;Meetings will be the 2nd Tuesday (in-person at &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://stephensgrill.com/"&gt;Stephen's Grill &lt;/a&gt;in Camarillo 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 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedNEHe1O4WXhYvT0WJh5MyuJROLzzIaHq4j4JeXucy9Sreyg/viewform"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Sans-Serif;font-size:medium;color:#000;line-height:1.5;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://web.wvcba.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=21295" alt=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11365</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:10:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Advocacy Committee Meeting 12/14/2026 12:00 Noon - 12/14/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Every Business Advocacy Committee (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:a.conli@wvcba.org"&gt;Andy Conli&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the meeting dial-in information.&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 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=11250</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:28:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA New Member Mingle 12/16/2026 9:00 AM - 12/16/2026 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=11227</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:04:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Executive Committee 12/16/2026 4:00 PM - 12/16/2026 5:00 PM</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=11291</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:55:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (Zoom) 12/17/2026 8:00 AM - 12/17/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Looking to expand your professional network? WVCBA&amp;#39;s Early Birds Business Networking Group offers local professionals a great way to build strong connections. The group meets twice a month at 8:00 am, holding in-person meetings on the first Thursday and virtual meetings on the third Thursday.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11279</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:30:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>