The Golf Tournament is a “foursome – scramble”, which means that each player tees off on each hole. The best of the tee shots is selected and all players play their second shots from that spot. The winners will be presented during the dinner at the Golf club’s restaurant and fabulous prizes will be handed out. Besides a fantastic day of golf there will be a raffle where players have the chance to win gift cards and other prizes. Those that are more interested in mingling and networking can join only for the dinner.

SACC San Diego have arranged this Golf Tournament for many years and SACC GLA is looking forward to host this event together.

We are happy to announce that 50 percent of the profit will benefit Kure It, a California based non-profit charity organization that was founded by Barry Hoeven in 2007. The mission of Kure It is to provide direct funding for innovative kidney and other orphan cancer research. The money raised through Kure It will directly support researchers who are committed to finding long-term treatments, and ultimately a cure for cancer.

When: Sunday, the 10th of June

Time: 12:30 PM

Where: Encinitas Ranch Golf Course, 1275 Quail Gardens Drive Encinitas, CA 92024.

Price: Members $99 and non-members $109. Green fee, golf cart, scoring/set up and a dinner is included. The dinner will be held at the golf club after the tournament and can also be purchased separately for $30. Make payment through Paypal below or by posting a check to Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, 1041 N Formosa Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90046.

RSVP to info@sacc-gla.org by May 30th. Payment through Paypal and check should also be made by May 30th at the latest. Number of tee times are limited so don’t wait until last minute.

Ticket prices

Members$99.00 USD Non-members$109.00 USD Dinner$30.00 USD

Meet our newly elected board members, and join us for a Cocktail evening at the fabulous Sowden House on Sunday June 3rd, 2012. The cocktail reception is held as part of the The Swedish Affär, where we will join both Swedish and LA/International creatives for an evening of mingle, good food and performances.

5.00 – 9.00 pm:

Welcome to the Sowden House! A 6000 square foot Neo-Mayan mansion, designed in 1926 by Lloyd Wright. Carefully renovated and updated, it is one of the most magnificent mansions in Hollywood.  The reception starts at 5.00 pm. Mingle with our new board, enjoy delicious cocktails and wine, together with a lighter Buffet. The evening does not only offer an architectural experience and Cocktails in good company, it is also whispered that a surprise performance will take place. This is an evening you can’t miss!

Date: Sunday June 3rd.

Location/Address: Sowden House, 5121 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Attendance fee is $30 for members and $45 for non-members (Cocktails and a lighter buffet is included in the fee). Please make payment through Paypal.

RSVP to info@sacc-gla.org by May 25th. The attendance fee payment through Paypal should also be received by May 30th at the latest. Please don’t wait until the last minute as we have a limited number of spaces available.

Parking 13th Church of Christ Scientist, 1776 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA or street parking

The wine is sponsored by

Ticket Price

Members$30.00 USD Non-members$45.00 USD

We are seeking new Marketing Manager Interns for the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles for Fall 2012.

There are two out of four open positions for Fall 2012, one will focus on Event Management and the other one on Finance, Accounting and Membership  Management.

An academic background and experience in event planning and sponsorship management or accounting and finance is a huge plus. However, we are open-minded; if you lack experience but still feel that you would fit perfectly for this position, let us know why. Most important is that you have a great personality, excellent written and spoken English, know how to prioritize in stressful situations and that you are a creative problem solver. Great interest in and knowledge about creative industries is also an advantage.

Although the internship is unpaid it is a unique opportunity to invest in your own network and make valuable connections with both the Swedish and the American creative industries.

For more information about the two open intern postions, please click on the links below.

Event Intern position

Finance Intern position

You are also welcome to contact us at info@sacc-gla.org, or just send us your resume and a cover letter. Applications and candidates are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Do you want to be part of Making History in Hollywood – and build your network in the Creative Industries and develop your Business Skills?

We are seeking an Event Intern for the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles during the most exciting period the chamber has ever been through.

The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles (SACC-GLA) is planning an exclusive event June 3 and 4 with a focus on innovative and creative industries. The event is growing rapidly and we are now looking for an additional Marketing Manager intern with focus on event planning to start ASAP and stay with us for 6 months.

As an event intern at SACC-GLA you are responsible for:

• Event management: Plan and discuss event strategies with the board and team, write project description, briefing of team and other involved partners, budget responsibility, time-planning, booking of location and catering, create briefs and be responsible for marketing.
• Manage sponsorship efforts: Manage and build sponsorship efforts with potential sponsors and negotiate sponsorship deals. Be responsible for monitoring and making sure sponsorship deals are followed through.
• Handle general marketing: Together with your team, be responsible for the general marketing of the chamber during events and through different marketing channels.

An academic background and experience in event planning and sponsorship management is a huge plus. However, we are open-minded; if you lack experience but still feel that you would fit perfectly for this position, let us know why. Most important is that you have a great personality, excellent written and spoken English, know how to prioritize in stressful situations and that you are a creative problem solver. Great interest in and knowledge about creative industries is also an advantage.

Although the internship is unpaid it is a unique opportunity to invest in your own network and make valuable connections with both the Swedish and the American creative industries. The event will attract leading and innovative Swedish companies and individual talents in film, television, gaming, fashion, music, advertising and key players on the American market such as e.g. investors, distributors and agents. You will also gain experience from managing the largest, most exclusive and creative event ever arranged by the chamber.

For more information about the internship, please contact us at info@sacc-gla.org, or just send us your resume and a cover letter. We need your reply at the very latest by March 25^th.

Thursday March 22nd, 5 pm – 8 pm

The next Business Mixer will be held at the Cameo Bar at Viceroy Santa Monica. Our business mixers are usually very laid-back and offer a great opportunity to make new connections as well as catch up with old friends. Admission is free.

Date: Thursday March 22nd, 5 pm – 8 pm
Place: Viceroy Santa Monica – Cameo Bar, 1819 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Parking: Valet parking $10 if parked less than 4 hours or street parking.

Please RSVP to info@sacc-gla.org by Tuesday March 20th, so we can get an idea of how many we will be. Please indicate name, company name and title.

SACC-GLA has moved to a new office in the historic film studio The Lot in West Hollywood.

The studio was built in the early 1900s and it has had several names since the start. Initially it was occupied by the Pickford-Fairbanks Studio, later renamed United Artists. In 1980 Warner bought the studio and it became the Warner-Hollywood Studio. Today the studio is owned by BA Studios and is simply called “The Lot”.

Our new address:

1041 N Formosa Avenue

Formosa Building, Room 216

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Marketing Manager intern for the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles

We are looking for a self-motivated and driven event intern for a 6-12 month internship at SACC-GLA to start ASAP.

As an event intern at SACC-GLA you are responsible for:

• Event management: Plan and discuss event strategies with the board and team, write project description, briefing of team and other involved partners, budget responsibility, time-planning, booking of location and catering, create briefs and be responsible for marketing.
• Manage sponsorship efforts: Manage and build sponsorship efforts with potential sponsors and negotiate sponsorship deals. Be responsible for monitoring and making sure sponsorship deals are followed through.
• Handle general marketing: Together with your team, be responsible for the general marketing of the chamber during events, through different marketing channels etc.

General responsibilities:

You will assist the Board of Directors and will partake in all SACC-GLA board meetings. You will attend events and be responsible for the common efforts of strengthening the Chamber through recruitment of new members, finding new collaboration partners and continuously work towards creating a good team and demonstrate good work ethics.

Although the position as event intern is unpaid it’s an unique opportunity to build a trans-Atlantic network at a high level, while learning how to step into a managerial role with big responsibility immediately. You will work with SACC-GLA members, other Chambers of Commerce and local American businesses as well Swedish companies based here in the US. You will build your personal network within a variety of fields such Entertainment, Clean-Technology, Gaming, Biotech, as well as other business areas. You will learn and develop your PR and marketing abilities as well as how to lead high-level projects.

We are looking for a person who has a degree in business, marketing or equivalent, excellent social skills, strong strategic thinking, has an inner drive, is self-motivated and preferably have some sales experience. We want you to be innovative and creative and at the same time be structured and accurate. It is important that you are comfortable and proficient with speaking and writing in English. (It’s a plus if you are familiar with spoken and written Business English as well). You must be able to take initiative and understand how you can be part of furthering our interests. More than three years of work experience is preferred but not required.

Please send your application and questions to info@sacc-gla.org. Applications are accepted and candidates reviewed on a rolling basis.

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MAKING IT IN AMERICA 4

Investment & Funding

The landscape for raising money in order to expand your business, take your idea to next level or finance a creative production, such as a movie, has changed rapidly. The demands are higher, everything goes faster and you have to be able to deliver proof of concept right away. The funding sources are also changing. For example, do you go for a loan, angel money, Venture Capital or maybe even crowd-funding? Come and learn how to make it happen at our fourth Making it in America Business Seminar!

• What is the best way to raise investment capital and funding for a new business, or even a new movie? Whom should you turn to and when and what is required from you?

• Get the insider scoop from successful Swedish and American entrepreneurs and investment experts who know what you need to do in order to reach business success here in the US!

• This is the ultimate must-attend event in order to take your idea or company to the next level this year!

Panel Members

Carl Josefsson – Vice Chairman and Co-founder of Saintstone S.A., Luxembourg.

Carl Josefsson co-founded Saintstone Group in 2009/2010. Saintstone Group is an international investment and financial advisory firm targeting high growth niche markets with dedicated investment opportunities and offering strategic financial advice to its clients.

Mr. Josefsson has over 30 years of international investment banking experience having completed more than 100 transactions to a value exceeding US $40 billion. He has held the position of CEO and Head of Corporate Finance at Enskilda Securities, Inc., a registered Broker Dealer in New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, in Sweden. He was responsible for the M&A alliance with The Blackstone Group in New York and was formerly an executive for more than 20 years at Enskilda Securities/SEB in Stockholm, London and New York. He started his career as a Credit Analyst with Hambros Bank in London. Mr. Josefsson holds a Master of Law from the University of Stockholm, Sweden, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.

Julia Dilts – Co-Founder & CEO of Maverick Angels

Julia Dilts is the Co-Founder & CEO of Maverick Angels, an International Angel Investment Network based in Southern California with an additional Chapter in Salt Lake City, and Affiliate Chapters in Milan, London, Paris and Frankfurt, which she founded with her late husband, John Dilts. Maverick Angels focuses on mentoring and training Global Entrepreneurs to fund promising early-stage companies resulting in successful and self-sustaining businesses.

Additionally, Maverick has created partnerships with the Crowd Funding sector and is actively syndicating promising deal flow to other Angels, VCs and Private Equity Firms to bridge the investment funding gap. The educational arm of our Company, Maverick University, includes an online and real-time training course named “Maverick Angels Investment Accelerator” which is taught around the world. This seminar was created by studying numerous successful Entrepreneurs for over a 10-year period in order to provide a road map for aspiring Entrepreneurs to learn how to attract investment from any funding sources.

David Drake – Co-founder of the TSL Capital Creation Event Series and founder and Chairman of LDJ Capital in New York

David Drake has been involved in technology media and telecom (TMT), traditional and renewable energy, project finance, real estate, infrastructure and equity and debt financing for over 20 years. Mr. Drake’s proclivity into Energy, Efficiency and Real Estate intercorrolate directly with the technology segments of TMT investment strategies and clients of LDJ Capital. His network of accessing financing extends all continents from hedge funds, high net-worth investors, Sovereign Wealth Funds, private equity firms, family offices to institutional pension funds, fund of funds and fund of hedge funds.

The geographical capital market access is in, but not limited to, US markets and London with exceptional relationships and focus through regular road shows to Amsterdam, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, Zurich, Geneva, Frankfurt, Hamburg & Hong Kong. Partner offices are located in Zurich, New York, and Singapore. Mr. Drake speaks 6 languages and holds Bachelor’s Degrees in both Chemistry and Marketing from the American University in Washington, D.C. Mr. Drake holds an MBA in Finance and an MA in International Law and Economics from George Washington University where he was awarded the Wallenberg Scholarship for academic merit.

Gene Massey – CEO and Chairman of MediaShares.com

MediaShares.com is a company holding an issued U.S. Patent for a new and innovative method of crowdfunding, known as the ”Social Media IPO”, that enables any company to sell its stock on its own Website or Facebook page. By using Direct Registration, companies can use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others to get the funding they need by selling their shares directly to their online communities.

MediaShares’ subsidiary, CinemaShares.com, is a film financing company that uses this methodology for building online communities around movies. CinemaShares licenses its U.S. patented platform to film production companies who sell single shares of stock to online movie fans and offer a DVD or digital download as a stock dividend.

In the past Gene has owned and operated a Los Angeles-based advertising and marketing company. From 1990 to 1997 Gene worked personally with Ely Callaway, Chairman/CEO of Callaway Golf, creating over four hundred television commercials that introduced and promoted the “Big Bertha” line of golf clubs. During the period of time that Gene worked with Callaway, their total sales increased from $21 million in 1990 to $843 million in 1997.

Panel Moderator

Lotta Alsén – President of SACC-GLA and founder and CEO of Quickenings

Lotta Alsén is the founder and CEO of Quickenings, a leadership company that has created several methods for leadership and entrepreneurship, including the licensed trademark methodology CORE in Sweden, originally funded by the EU. Currently, Quickenings is developing a Leadership Computer Game, training the next generation leaders, based on the Quickenings method. Lotta Alsén has also started and led several businesses, one of them a Venture Capital-funded Internet company, MsFreckles. She has also trained and coached hundreds of leaders and entrepreneurs in growing their businesses and themselves and is a published author.

She’s the President of SACC-GLA and a board member of SACC-USA as well as the Co-Chapter Leader of 85 Broads, a global women’s leadership organization. She also serves on the European-American advisory council to Sheriff Baca. Finally, she’s an avid yoga and meditation practitioner as well as teacher.

DATE: Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

TIME: 6.30 PM – 9.00 PM

RSVP: Friday, February 3rd, 2012 latest to info@sacc-gla.org and by paying the admission fee.

PLACE: Seyfarth Shaw, 2029 Century Park E #3500 Los Angeles, CA 90067

ADMSSION: $15 for members and $20 for non-members. A delicious finger food buffet is included in the admission fee. Please pay through Paypal or by credit card below.

PARKING: $10 after 6 PM at Seyfarth Shaw. Parking also available at Westfield Century City Mall.

To make sure your questions will get answered at this business seminar you can submit them to info@sacc-gla.org by Friday, February 3rd, 2012 the latest.

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