Downtown Forward, a community movement that advocates for initiatives and projects that will make life in Downtown Santa Cruz better for residents, workers and visitors; is proud to present a new series of videos promoting a vision from the perspective of local business. For their second video they have Stacey Nagel, Senior Global Workplace Manager for Looker….

Santa Cruz Entrepreneur's Re-invented Automobile at SC Works New Tech on Oct 2

Economically disadvantaged students are less likely than others to finish college, even when controlling for other characteristics. But some colleges are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants. UCSC ranked #2 in the nation. Details at: Top Performer

Many of you know of Toby Corey, former President of Tesla SolarCity, and board member of Santa Cruz Works. Toby is also a lecturer at Stanford and UCSC on Zentrepreneurship. With the help of his very talented song writer singer daughter Jordan Corey, and UCSC student/ SC Works volunteer Aaron Huang, they produced the heartwarming (not global warming) video about Zentrepreneur Life. And look at what one person from Iowa had to say.

What do you need to build a business from dream to reality? Grit? Timing? Talent? Cosmic vibes? All of the above? Hear how an impossible dream became possible from true innovators. Get your tickets before it is too late! Get Me A Ticket!

Amazon Santa Cruz teams continue to make key contributions in Alexa and Mobile technologies. The local Alexa for Everyone team recently worked with the local Santa Cruz Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired to make the new Show and Tell Alexa capability that recognizes objects for vision-impaired customers.

There’s a scene early in Marc Randolph’s new book, That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea, that takes place at Lulu Carpenters at the top of Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. Randolph has been pitching his future partner, Reed Hastings, on a slew of business ideas. This has been happening for months while the two men commute over Highway 17

A new Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz, launched by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and cosponsored by the Institute for Social Transformation, will fund student research projects and events, encouraging students across all campus divisions to participate and form cross-disciplinary teams.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 18, 2019 -- Santa Cruz County Bank (OTC Pink: SCZC) and Lighthouse Bank (OTC Pink: LGHT) jointly announced that the shareholders of both companies have approved the agreement and plan of reorganization and merger (the "Agreement") announced on May 28, 2019, whereby Lighthouse Bank will merge with and into Santa Cruz County Bank. 

Cindi Busenhart of Merge4, a Santa Cruz-based sock company that is pushing the envelope in the apparel industry in at least two ways, refers to her team of collaborators—which includes rock stars, legendary skateboarders and other bona-fide action sports heroes—as a “family.” While that is common in business circles, in this case it is truer: Busenhart has known many of these folks for decades.

UCSC IEEE and Santa Cruz Works are proud to announce the 4th annual Technology of Today and Tomorrow (TTT) Conference on October 12, 2019. The TTT Student Conference is UCSC's only student run, student focused engineering conference.

Remarkable research happening on the central coast to fight crime. A lab at UC Santa Cruz is able to get DNA from root-less hair, and the technology has already been used to crack a major case.

Side effects include pure joy moments, getting places super fast and a feeling of one-ness with the universe. Always wear protection. Paid actor reenacts actual real-life true events.

In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company-all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.

Seeking funding for your hot new startup? Or are you an investor weighing the risk vs return on the many new tech startups entering the market? Toby Corey invites Santa Cruz Works Members to join him on September 27 at Startup Investment and Community Capital Expo. And he is offering you a sweet deal.

Check out our interview with Nina Hersher from the Digital Wellness Collective. We discuss why Digital Wellness is so important and what to expect in the workshop Digital Wellness Collective is putting on for Santa Cruz Works members, partners and sponsors.

Link is a tool developed by Your Future Is Our Business (YFIOB), a Santa Cruz County non-profit that provides students with work based learning experiences and career exploration. YFIOB developed LINK to provide educators with access to a network of committed community members who are offering to help youth. To learn more about Your Future Is Our Business and the experiences we provide, please go to YFIOB.org.

In 2019, TalentLMS surveyed 450 employees to figure out how remote employees work and train best for their at-home roles. Take a look at some of their answers to figure out how you and your company can become more successful at offering and conducting remote work. Please refer to TalentLMS for additional information: TalentLMS

One of the fastest moving companies in the “no-code” app development space is Crowd Machine, a Santa Cruz Works Tier Partner. COO James Hanley talks about distributed computing and plate spinning; Content Manager Kimberley Whitfield talks about Santa Cruz’s exploding tech community; Application Engineer Rami Alrwais explains how the platform functions in the cloud; and Marketing Manager Sarah Pierce promises an interpretive dance. Rami, Sarah and Kimberly will demo their product Crowd Machine GO next Wednesday noon at an event they’re calling “Digital Evolution of the Enterprise. Click on in for details.

Thirty years ago, Cruzio Internet launched in Santa Cruz. The pioneering company, which is one of the largest independent internet service providers in California, has since helped countless businesses and people connect with others, both locally and globally. Recently, Cruzio made a significant investment in downtown Santa Cruz: an all-fiber gigabit network.