Fremont being an entrepreneurial city (with more startups per capita than any other city in the nation!), we take supporting the growth of startups very seriously. A perfect platform that helps us accomplish that is Startup Grind, a community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Our local chapter hosts monthly meetups in Fremont featuring […]
Introducing the Inaugural Energy Resiliency Business Symposium In the final months of 2019, the Bay Area was rocked by a series of sporadic, wide-sweeping, and highly disruptive public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events. Though most Fremont residents and businesses were fortunate enough to avoid disruption, the incidents left many wondering what they could do to […]
Your participation matters! The 2020 Census begins in mid-March, and will have a major impact on our community. The census provides crucial data about our area that informs the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funding for essential services such as healthcare, school programs, housing, transportation, and social services. The census also determines the […]
Carolina Miranda is the founder of Cultivating Capital and can help your small business improve its sustainability practices. As a Consultant with the Alameda County Green Business Program, she has helped hundreds of small-to-medium sized businesses throughout the county reduce waste, conserve water, minimize pollution, and save energy. What is the Alameda County Green Business […]
The first StartUp Grind event of 2020 was a smashing success! I had the pleasure of hosting a fireside chat with Prem Talreja at our Startup Grind Fremont Chapter. Prem Talreja has lived in Silicon Valley since the 80’s and has spent time in the technology ecosystem as a marketing and management executive. Currently, he […]
On January 13, Button Capital hosted a summit as part of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference focusing on the opportunities for international cooperation in the biotech sector. Speakers used their expertise to combat concerns about international partnerships and outline steps to set up partnerships for success. The San Francisco event boasted not just one, but […]
When people think of marquee California industries, film, agriculture, or software probably come to mind. Many may be surprised to learn that another industry in California is larger than film and agriculture combined: life sciences. Just how important is the life sciences industry to California? That is a question the California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) […]
Regular readers of our blog may remember Fremont’s FUSE Corps Executive, Parker Thomas, whose one-year fellowship was defined by the goal of creating a “human resource pipeline for advanced manufacturing.” After six months of “listening, prototyping, and planning,” it became obvious to Parker that beyond the basic hiring search for competent engineers and technicians, what […]
