SFHCC Friday Report 5-13-2005 Full Version
San Francisco Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce
703 Market Street, Suite 611
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-278-9611
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FRIDAY REPORT: May 13, 2005
Sponsored by
Wells Fargo
Comcast
PG&E
Upcoming Events
May 21 - Northern Region California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Meeting
May 26 - Carnaval Kick-Off Party
May 28 - 29 - SF Carnaval
Check the "Mark Your Calendars" Section for more information about these events.
FEATURED CORPORATE MEMBER
Comcast Launches Informational Magazine For Latino Community
As a service to the Hispanic community, Comcast developed an informational magazine for distribution to Hispanic
households, retail outlets, and community centers throughout Northern California. The Spanish-language magazine
announces the launch of 2 Mexican television networks and explains the benefits & features of Comcast's High-Speed
Internet Service (with Spanish language portal) and ON DEMAND content. The magazine also elaborates upon
Comcast's partnership with the California Soccer Association North, an organization dedicated to fitness and wellbeing
through the great sport of soccer. Thanks to the Comcast title sponsorship, teams from all over the region will take part in
the first annual "TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS" this September at the Polo Fields in San Francisco.
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SFHCC Friday Report 5-13-2005 Full Version
NEWS
SBA Announces Locations for Size Standards Public Hearings
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced a schedule of 11 public hearings that will take place across the
country to get input from small business owners on how to improve the agency's size standards regulations, which are
used to define the size of small businesses. The forums will allow small business owners to provide valuable input to
SBA officials that will help the SBA simplify and restructure its size standards and make other changes that will make the