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View The Draft Council District Map

Final Public Meeting for Redistricting Map


Participate in the final phase for redistricting election boundaries at the City Council Meeting on Monday, February 7, at 6:30 p.m.


View the preferred map draft at www.cityofventura.ca.gov/Redistricting.


Live Spanish translation will be provided during the meeting at the Ventura Avenue Adult Center at 550 N. Ventura Avenue.


To share public comments for the public hearing, submit an online form at www.cityofventura.ca.gov/PublicInput or email the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@cityofventura.ca.gov.

Register for the workshop

Wheel You Be Our Valentine?

Join Us for a Workshop for Active Transportation


Share your love for walking, biking, and rolling in our workshop for the Active Transportation Plan on Thursday, February 17, at 6:00 p.m.


Workshop participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, preview current bike and pedestrian networks, accessibility needs, and more.


Visit www.ActivePlanVentura.com to learn more or register for the workshop today!

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COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan


The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is still accepting requests for increases, reconsideration, and appeals for the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program:


Increase Request: Borrowers can request increases up to their maximum eligible loan amount for up to two years after their loan origination date, or until the funds are exhausted, whichever is soonest.


Reconsideration/Appeals Request: Reconsideration and appeal requests for applications received on or before December 31 will be accepted and reviewed if the reconsideration/appeal is received within the time frames in the regulation. This means six months from the date of decline for reconsiderations and 30 days from the date of reconsideration decline for appeals – unless funding is no longer available.


For more information CLICK HERE.


Join the SBA’s free webinar on how to apply for COVID-19 EIDL reconsideration on February 16 at 11:00 a.m. CLICK HERE to join the webinar.


Need Help with Your Reconsideration or Increase Request?


The EDC's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) can help! EDC SBDC Financial Advisors can assist your business with the application. Getting started with the EDC SBDC is easy and always NO-COST. Call the Business Assistance Line at 805.409.9159 to get started!

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Información en español
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December 2021 report
Informe de diciembre de 2021

December 2021

Labor Market Report



The California Labor Market Information Division (LMID) recently released its December 2021 report, extending what’s become a five-month run of improvements in Ventura County’s unemployment rate, now at 4.2%, down from 4.5% in November.


Click on the buttons to view the full report in English and Spanish.

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Thursday, February 3, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

HUB101 - Accessibility: Make Your Work and Life More Inclusive

Would your customers/coworkers who are blind or have low vision be given the opportunity to understand all the content you're sharing? This workshop will cover some things we can do to make our presentations, emails, and everyday life more accessible.


Tuesday, February 8, 10:30 a.m.

SCORE - QuickBooks Online and Best Accounting Practices for Small Businesses

This live, interactive webinar session is designed to help you understand the features, functions, and benefits of QuickBooks Online for small business owners as well as assist you in implementing accounting best practices to manage your business finances including COVID-19 Funds and Forgiveness. Juliana Ramirez from JR Bookkeeping will live answer your questions related to the subject matter including live demonstrations. You are highly encouraged to bring your questions and situations to be solved or used as an example during the live demonstrations


Thursday, February 10 from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Hub101- Practical Uses of Excel

Microsoft Excel is the industry-leading spreadsheet program, used by millions of people all over the world. In this workshop, you will learn some practical, yet powerful features of Excel that you can use in your every day life. All knowledge & experience levels are welcome!


Friday, February 11, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

WEV Works - The Art and Joy of Boundary Setting

As women and entrepreneurs, our boundaries are often stretched and tested both personally and professionally. In this session, Rochida McClure, LMFT, will help you make space in 2022 for joy to reenter your professional and personal life by learning to establish boundaries from a place of courage and self-care. She will provide tools to gain a better understanding of yourself – your fears, your values, and the boundaries you will need to set to create more space in your life. Come to this workshop not just to learn how to say "no" but to understand why you say "yes" to so many obligations in the first place!


Friday, February 11, Noon

EDC - How To Create A 2022 Social Media Content Calendar

Who’s ready to get organized this 2022!? Let’s be honest, we all get overwhelmed by Social Media because we often wear too many hats and think we need to be on every platform. The fact is we only need to be posting on the platforms where our target market is spending their time. The best way to get organized and efficient is to create a social media calendar. Deborah has a saying: schedule it in your calendar, see it in your life and she will show you how to do it to save time, energy and make you money.


Tuesday, February 15, 10:00 a.m.

SCORE - Double Your Sales With 5 Easy Steps

In this webinar for small business owners, top marketing consultant James Bond will share five secrets to growing your business, increasing your number of clients and customers, and boosting your profits almost immediately, using advanced and guerrilla marketing techniques. If you have a small or mid-sized business, you will learn a few simple ways to win more and better clients and customers for your business.


Wednesday, February 16, 10:30 a.m.

SCORE - Email & Social Marketing That Gets Results

This webinar will provide an overview of how today’s online marketing tools can work for your business/organization. You will learn how Email Marketing and Social Media can work together to create a powerful system for your marketing campaigns.


Wednesday, February 16, 11:00 a.m.

EDC - How To Apply For COVID-19 EIDL Reconsideration

Join the SBA’s free, live webinar on how to apply for COVID-19 EIDL reconsideration.

  • CLICK HERE to join the live webinar at the time of the event


Friday's from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 15, May 20, June 17

WEV Works - Strong Women, Strong Coffee

Start the new year with free tips on how to use accountability to achieve your goals in 2022. Our guest speaker for this month’s Strong Women, Strong Coffee online meetup is Ali Schiller, founder of Accountability Works. Ali will share her proven system for consistently stretching outside your comfort zone in business and life - a system that ensures you KEEP GOING in the face of adversity and that you don’t procrastinate or get distracted from your goal. Connect, Collaborate, and Learn – grab your favorite morning brew and enjoy this opportunity to share, listen and support one another with reaching your business goals. About our guest speaker: Ali has helped everyone -- from solopreneurs just starting out to CEOs of multimillion-dollar organizations -- stay committed and on track. She has been featured in Daily Worth, Elephant Journal, Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur.


Friday, February 25, noon

EDC - Online Reputation Management: YELP, Google, & Online Review Sites

A good online reputation is essential for a business to thrive. When a business is able to uphold a positive online reputation, good things such as professional image, increasing sales, and even attracting great talent for future recruitment is likely to follow. Learn the best advice and tips for businesses to follow in order to successfully monitor and uphold a positive online reputation.


Viernes, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Feb 25, Mar 25, Apr 22, May 27, June 24

WEV Works - Café con Exito

Conecta, Colabora, Aprende con WEV. Únete a nosotras/os una vez al mes (con tu bebida matutina favorita) para conectarte, colaborar y aprender de otras emprendedoras y emprendedores. Al reunirnos una vez al mes de 9:00am a 10:00am acompañadas/os por un/a invitada/o especial, tendremos la oportunidad de compartir, escuchar y apoyarnos mutuamente para alcanzar las metas de tu negocio.


Additional Webinars

Click HERE for additional live and recorded SCORE webinars

Click HERE for additional live and recorded EDC webinars

Click HERE for additional live and recorded WEV webinars


Our Economic Development Team


Meredith Hart

Economic Development Manager

mhart@cityofventura.ca.gov


Cary Glenn

Economic Development Associate

cglenn@cityofventura.ca.gov

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