Connecting B and C

In Honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Connecting Business and Community, LLC

Invites you to An Afternoon with

Our BizNet 2010 Sponsors:

Rungsi and Pat Adalem

A sister and brother team and restaurant owners of

Bangkok Garden, Aloha Hawaiian BBQ and Cagney’s

Testimonial stories of living the “American Dream”

Del Scheitler

Targeted Publications + Media

Director of Marketing and Business Development at

Virginian-Pilot Media Companies

Marketing your “American Dream”

And Meet

Invited Organizations

Asian Association of Hampton Roads, Asian Pacific Heritage Organization, Young

Filipino American Professionals, Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater, Filipino American National Historical Society, Young Filipino American Modern Dancers, Filipino American Youth Alliance, Filipino American Cultural Society at Salem High School, United Ilocano Association of Tidewater, Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce, Filipino American Cultural Association of Bayside High School, Filipino American Veterans of Tidewater, Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Bangkok Garden at Loehman’s Plaza

4000 Virginia Beach Blvd

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

RSVP by May 19 to Gil Salang 757 289 1311

Light Refreshments! (limit 50) Door Prizes!

Company mission: To promote business and connecting them to communities in order to build a lifetime of positive relationships.

www.connectingbandc.com

Streaming Media

BizNet Expo 2010 Sponsor for March 13, 2010

Business, culture and community combine at BizNet Expo 2009
by Vincent Schilling

Edwina Bergano, executive director of Connecting Business and Community LLC, in conjunction with the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia presented a Filipino American event on March 21 celebrating the accomplishments and lifestyle of the Filipino community while providing a way for small business owners to network with people in Virginia Beach and businesses in the Hampton Roads areas.

To open BizNet Expo 2009, Dr. Manuel Hipol, chairman of the board of the Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater, Virginia Beach Councilman Ron Villanueva and event sponsor Jerilyn Lubitz of Prudential Towne Realty made welcoming remarks.

Mix Magazine, March 2009
“The Filipino Biz Connection”
By Kimberlie L. San Antonio Petrulis

Growing up in a Navy family, I am reminded of how there is a powerful Filipino American consumer presence at the military exchanges or commissaries, especially in the Hampton Roads area. But where else do Filipino Americans thrive with their business transactions?

Tapping into Filipino American persona is all about making a connection with an unconventional twist. Part of this paradigm shift is the brainstorm of an organization named Connecting Business and Community, LLC

Edwina Bergano, the organization’s executive director, partnered with Gil Salang and Emer Lunasin to form CBC. They acknowledged the high buying power and community involvement in Filipino Americans. “Asian buying power has the second fastest projected rate of growth, slightly behind Hispanic buying power. By 2011, Asian buying power will grow 46% over the current benchmark to reach $626 billion, (from Indolink News Bureau) But how do you focus on serving this particular multi-cultural venue?

Streaming Media BizNet Expo 2010 Sponsor for March 13, 2010

Streaming Media

BizNet Expo 2010 Sponsor for March 13, 2010