Gigi Torrens of Rose Hills – Counselor for Memorial Service Planning

Gigi Torrens spoke at Strategic Alliance Business Referral Group. She is a Community Service Counselor for Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary.  She help families plan for the memorial services of a loved one.

Gigi advises that families plan ahead for memorial arrangements. It allows you to personalize your service and lock in today’s prices for those selections, protecting your loved ones from financial hardships and the burden of selecting your arrangements.

If you would like any information about planning a memorial service, contact Gigi at 714.331.5710 or visit her website here.

 

 

Covina Bookkeeper Joins Group; Promises to “Clean the Books”.

Yvonne Bryan  of Yvonne Bryans’s Bookkeeping Service spoke at the August 11 meeting of Strategic Alliance.

Yvonne helps smaller businesses get their books straight and provides the reports the owner can use to make good business decisions.

She also provides expert service to Not-for-Profit organizations that have special bookkeeping requirements for fund accounting.

If you have have a need for bookkeeping services in the Covina area, visit Yvonne’s website.

Here is her Pro-Advisor page on the Intuit QuickBooks website.

 

Alarming Rhetoric Regarding Home Security Systems

Jim Batte of Digital Details spoke at the August 4 meeting of Strategic Alliance Business Networking Group.

Jim provides Residential and Commercial Alarm Systems. He is an authorized ADT dealer for Digital Details-DDS Alarms. He can help you choose which security system is best for you or your business.

ADT offers Z-Wave™ technology, a personal command center, compatible mobile phone, and interactive touchscreen. From almost anywhere on the road, your office or the beach, you can easily keep track of your home security.

Call Jim for details at 909-730-6501.

Get Your Free Gift Here.

Terry Serrano of Print Xpressions Promotional Products spoke at the July 28 meeting of Strategic Alliance. She gave promotional gifts to everyone in attendance.

Who doesn’t love getting a free promotional giveaway? And when you get one from a business owner, the owner’s name and logo is there for you to see every time you use it.

Pens, bags, tee shirts, hats, sticky notepads, mugs, notebooks – all can be customized with your design or logo. Great for conferences, a promotional events or as a corporate gift.

To order your customized promotional products or gifts, visit Terry’s website.

 

Michael Urrutia, of Installers West Home Decorating – from Fabric to Manufacture to Install

Michael Urrutia of Installers West Decorating Services spoke at the July 21, 2011 Strategic Alliance Business Referral meeting. Installers West helps clients all of their residential decorating needs.

But Michael doesn’t like the description “decorator”.  He is a full-service interior adviser, helping answer any and all questions from choosing fabrics to manufacturing to installation. Shutters, blinds, carpets, remodels, painting, counters, molding, furniture, painting – he works with the client from start to finish.

For more information on Installers West interior home design, decoration and installation, visit his website.

 

During the meeting, we had 13 qualified referrals.

Laura Greene Speaks on Short Sales and Carbon Monoxide

Laura Greene of Century 21 Excellence gave a 15-minute presentation at the July 14, 2011 Strategic Alliance Business Referral meeting. Laura is your Favorite Realtor (don’t argue – just accept it.)

Laura spoke on a range of topics: the complexities of short sales, the decline in state and federal revenues due to lower real estate prices, and the new standards for carbon monoxide monitors in homes.

She will gladly answer any questions or issues you may have regarding real estate – you can visit her website here or follow her on Facebook here.

 

During the meeting, we had 12 qualified referrals. Valo Barajas was the leader with 3 referrals.

Buying or Selling a Business – Business Referral Meeting, West Covina, CA

Angelica Michail was the speaker at our July 7, 2011 Strategic Alliance Business Referral meeting.

Angelica has earned the designation of Certified Business Broker and Certified Business Intermediary.

As a business broker, she helps people buy and sell businesses. She discussed the assistance she provides in determining the cash  flow of an existing business, and arrangements such as ‘Add Backs’, ‘Recasting’, and ‘Earn Outs’  to ensure that both parties in the transaction are treated fairly. You can learn more about buying and selling businesses at her Sunbelt Business Brokers website.

In other news, we had 11 Qualified Referrals.

We also welcomed two new members to our group: Michael Urrutia of Installers West Decorating, and Gigi Torrens of Rose Hills Memorial Park. Stay tuned for more information about them.

 

 

 

Business Referral Group & Networking – Diamond Bar, CA

Strategic Alliance Business Referral Group met again on June 30, 2011.

Jenny Hansen-Brown was the speaker. For special occasions and holidays, Jenny can create floral arrangements or plant baskets using fresh flowers and live plants, or replica flowers and foliage. You can see more of her flowers, artificial flowers and plant designs here.

We had 15 qualified referrals. Phyllis Strode of Strode and Lee Design and Marketing, was the leader with 2 referrals.

Breakfast Dues

Reminder Folks. Breakfast Dues for the next quarter are $156. See you all tomorrow.

Need a Home Loan? Valo Barajas Makes it Simple

Valo Barajas spoke at our June 23, 2011 Strategic Alliance Business Referral meeting in Walnut, CA. He described the home loan process – step by step – and showed us how quickly and simply the loan process moves.  Get yours today.

Contact Valo here for more information on the home loan process.

 

 

 

At our meeting, we had 16 qualified referrals.