Buttoned Downtime Work Environment Changes

 

 

 

 

 

1. Tech Dress
If you had a nickel for every pair of khakis and t-shirts at last week's LAVA conference, your financial health would be about on par with the average dot com. The sea of navy and black button downs at the Westin Bonaventure was what some feel a rejection of that very failed business sector, which ushered in a fleeting era of casual looks and casual attitude.
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2. The Future of the Ventura Freeway Technology Corridor
At the Southern California Development Forum seminar, Mark Schniepp, Senior Economist for the Controller's Office and Director of the California Economic Forecast Project, told the audience of over 150 that the 101 Corridor region will be generally unaffected by the recent dot-com shakeout. Despite the region's unquestionable strength, other economists disagreed with Schniepp on the degree to which the area will be impervious from the economic downturn experienced by all technology sectors.
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3. Organizational Profile: Layoff Lounge
"There is no false sense of having to pretend everything is okay," Kelly Perdew, one of the organizers of the Layoff Lounge, told larta of his event's appeal. Attracting 200-300 attendees on average, The Layoff Lounge is part networking affair and part social event for pink-slipped workers who want to share their woes over a martini, while maybe running into someone who will snap up them or their ideas.
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4. Income Tax Return Form For the Recently Laid-Off Dotcom Employee

Seed Opportunities

Could your business use $250,000 to Grow?
Technology companies can win up to $250,000 to bring their products to market. larta manages a grant program - the California Technology Investment Partnership (CalTIP) - that provides up to $250,000 in state funds to match federal technology awards.

WANT TO LEARN MORE?
larta will be hosting informational workshops to assist companies with the application process. Sign up for any of the 3 workshops below at larta's website http://www.larta.org/CalTIP.

Each Informational Workshop is $35 per attendee

Date	Location
March 24, 2001 Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)	Candle Corporation 201 N. Douglas St. El Segundo, CA 90245
March 28, 2001 Wednesday (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)	Rockwell Science Center 1049 Camino Dos Rios Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
April 3, 2001 Tuesday (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)	California Institute of Technology Avery Library 1200 East California Boulevard Pasadena, California 91125

for more information visit http://www.larta.org/CalTIP, or contact Mr. Lynn Foster at lfoster@larta.org.

larta in the news
March 19, 2001
1. "Broad Economic Base Creates Options, Cushions Drop" (Los Angeles Business Journal)
2. "Lack of Core Industry in L.A. May Be Area's Blessing" (Los Angeles Business Journal)
3. "Corporate Venture Funds Focus on Core Technologies"
4. "Venture Groups Giving Tech Transfer a Closer Look" (Los Angeles Business Journal)
5. "Investors Still Doing Early-Stage Deals" (Los Angeles Business Journal)
6. "Management Shortage Hinders Startups’ Prospects" (Los Angeles Business Journal)