Miguel Alfaro has over ten years of experience in digital marketing, helping small businesses succeed with personalized strategies. He is an expert in SEO, web design, email marketing, and social media management, increasing brand visibility and revenue. Additionally, he is a Certified Executive and Personal Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), where he helpsRead more
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Shelby Arthur has been an active member of the Santa Barbara community since 2001, working in program development, employee training, instructional design and marketing, emphasizing scalable mission-driven program growth. Shelby is a Certified Connective Leadership Practitioner, transforming organizational culture to empower all employees to practice leadership in their roles. As an adjunct instructor at SantaRead more
With more than 15 years of experience in graphic design and marketing, Luisa Arzate has helped hundreds of companies utilize advertising resources to promote and grow their business. She has worked with start-ups, small local businesses, schools, corporations and businesses that have been around for generations. Living in this country, Luisa learned to value theRead more
Laura Baker runs two nonprofits, CyberWyoming and the CyberWyoming Alliance, which comprise multiple programs designed to help average citizens and microbusinesses manage their security risks. Some of the business side programs include the Cybersecurity Competition for Small Businesses and an apprenticeship program for tech professions. Other citizen programs include a weekly publication called the Hacker’sRead more
Bill Bartels, B.A., is the principal in a diversified farming/management/organizational development company generalizing in facilitation of diverse teams with divergent ideas and goals. Bill works in public policy and spent 17 years with the city of Fillmore in various roles, concluding his tenure as deputy city manager. Bill served on the Ventura County Planning CommissionRead more
Tracy Beard has served as Executive Director of the Solvang Chamber of Commerce since 2015. Prior to joining the Chamber, Tracy worked as Human Resources Manager at Marriott Corporation Restaurants Division in Washington, D.C. specializing in workforce development for over 25 years. She has owned and operated a property management company for the past 30Read more
After a 20-year career in government sales, Elizabeth founded Cabral Consulting Group, offering entrepreneurs government procurement and business development services. To date, her strategies have earned over .18 billion in federal and military programs worldwide. Elizabeth’s career in small business development began at the Oxnard MBDC, Gold Coast SBDC and SBA 7(j) program, where sheRead more
Dean Dela Cruz, B.S., is a principal consultant with APBTS, a consulting firm supporting business leaders in the deployment and training of Lean Six Sigma in manufacturing and healthcare. In addition, his team of highly skilled consultants provides specialized engineering-based studies key to generating cash flow: R&D/manufacturing, software development tax credits, cost segregation and energyRead more
Deborah Deras has a Masters’s in Education and Bachelors’s in Marketing. She is a business owner since 2002, providing fortune 100 companies with peak performance corporate training, and is an international speaker and author. She has served as a Marketing Consultant to various Small Business Development Centers with expertise in Digital Marketing with a specialtyRead more
Anthony Elliott, CPA is a forensic “royalty audit” specialist with more than 30 years of public and corporate accounting experience. He consults with EDC SBDC small business clients on a broad range of finance, accounting and tax related topics, including business startup assistance, business plan and financial projection development, access to capital, disaster recovery, dueRead more
