Franco-American Network In Orange County - FANiOC

Francophones and Americans Together in Bicultural Business

Business alliance of French speakers and Americans in OC who want to develop business relations, exchange referrals …and foster friendship!

SMALL BUSINESS NEWS

O.C. company buys its 10th business

Restaurants on the Run buys an Inland Empire competitor.

O.C. businessman to lead global entrepreneurs group

Matt Stewart of Laguna Niguel is named chairman of EO

Celebrating Independence Day small-business style

Many entrepreneurs work, one way or another, on Fourth of July.

Small Business: Don’t raise workers’ comp rates, insurance commissioner urges

Columnist Jan Norman's blog for and about O.C. small-business owners.

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Victoire Figotin

John Bruton, 'the EU's man in Washington'

Tonight I went to a very interesting dinner with John Bruton, 'the EU's man in Washington'. It was interesting to have his thoughts about the financial situation here and the relashionship between Europe and the US. When I came to see him, he thought I was Russian!! By the way he speaks very good French.


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Posted by Victoire Figotin on September 26, 2008 at 11:20pm

Victoire Figotin

TV5MONDE now available via Cox Digital Cable throughout Orange County effective July 11

TV5MONDE: French programming. Available on Channel 425 in Orange County and Channel 457 in
Palos Verdes. Individual subscription fee of $11.95 per month. New to Palos Verdes customers.

Now available to Cox Communications customers throughout the Orange County communities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Tustin and some unincorporated p… Continue

Posted by Victoire Figotin on August 12, 2008 at 10:00pm

Victoire Figotin

The FAN report

Dear FANiOCEers,

Did you have a good time? I did. And we all had a great opportunity to meet this genuine European group. Can you imagine that over 160 people were present!!!

Special thanks to FANiOCErs who contributed to make this event even more satisfying (I am referring to the donations for the raffle) in particular:
• Paul Herzog from The Law Offices of Adam Green for the Immigration Consultation Value $300
• Shafiq Hasan from Pinnacle Luxury Travel for his 2 nights / 3 days gateway to Pa… Continue

Posted by Victoire Figotin on July 24, 2008 at 11:30pm

Victoire Figotin

Bastille Day in Los Angeles with the Consul General of France

I was fortunate to be able to attend the probably last official appearance of our Consul Philippe Larrieu. It was pretty moving especially since we did a lot of things together and Philippe Larrieu really helped our community to reach out.

Philippe honored FANiOC with his presence for one of our first mixers back in April. On that day we had a great lunch with UCI chancellor Michel Drake and he also gave a talk at UCI where we met together several Department Chairs. Under his watch, the French… Continue

Posted by Victoire Figotin on July 15, 2008 at 10:00am

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O.C. BUSINESS NEWS

Emulex rejects Broadcom bid

The board of Costa Mesa-based Emulex Corp. unanimously rejected Irvine-based Broadcom Corp.’s sweetened $11 per share offer for the company, putting an end to a takeover campaign that had become hostile. Emulex said in a release today the bid “significantly undervalues Emulex’s long-term prospects, is inadequate, and is not in the best interests of Emulex and [...]

Baseball player Dykstra goes bankrupt

Lenny Dykstra, the Garden Grove High graduate whose hard-charging style earned him the nickname “Nails” as a player for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies and later reinvented himself as a Wall Street whiz, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today in Los Angeles. Dykstra listed $50,000 in assets against between $10 million and $50 million in [...]

O.C. manufacturers see 3rd quarter turnaround

Orange County manufacturers are expecting business to begin to stabilize in the third quarter, according to the new Chapman University survey of local purchasing managers. If the purchasing managers are right, it will be the first time since the fourth quarter of 2007 that local manufacturing expands. The school’s Orange County Composite Index is expected to increase from [...]

Trustee: Restaurant king has no assets

Laguna Niguel restaurant king John Gantes has no assets with which to pay creditors, the bankruptcy trustee has concluded. The trustee, Jack Wolfe, filed his report in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Santa Ana on Monday.  It means that most of Gantes’ creditors probably will never collect a dime. Gantes listed $345 million in debts and just $2.7 [...]

O.C. Register workers get 5% pay cut

Workers at the Orange County Register will get a 5% cut in pay effective July 13 as part of an across-the-board reduction being implemented by its parent company, Irvine-based Freedom Communications Inc. The company, like media firms across the country, has struggled financially due to the weak economy, declining advertising and circulation and new competition from [...]

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Michael Ashley Schulman, CFA is now a member of Franco-American Network In Orange County - FANiOC
July 1
Merci Victoire et c'est moi qui est ravie. Je suis en France depuis le 20 Juin donc je viens juste de lire ce message:( Tout se passe bien et je suis en train de finaliser mes affaires commerciales donc j'espere vraiment debuter mon commerce en se...
June 29
June 20
Hum, I'm not sure if should communicate in French or English. Je prefere le francais. Thank you for welcoming me. Would love to talk to you about Senegal as well when you have time.
June 20
Thank you, I hope to be there. Sandra
June 20
June 19
I cannot wait to greet you in person next time we meet. Welcome to FANiOC and I hope we'll see you on July 30th at the European mixer in Newport Beach.
June 19
Bienvenue JD au FANiOC. J'espere que vous serez des notres le 30 juillet pour le EURO MIxer a Newport Beach. A bientot et encore Welcome!
June 19
 
 

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FANiOC BUSINESS NETWORK

The FANiOC Business Network is a group of Francophone and Americans business men and women who meet for dinner every Third Thursday of the month (TTOM) with a twofold purpose:

- To become familiar with each other’s business products and services and exchange business leads on a monthly basis

- To expand our contacts and friendship with other people in business


We also meet to share news and events and discuss issues of local concern and business interest.

You are cordially invited to attend our next dinner meeting and see how the FANiOC Business Network really works.

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