Business Training & Education
UPCOMING SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP How to Start Your Small Business If you are a new or aspiring business owner this workshop is a must! Discuss the steps to take towards starting your first business. The “How to Start Your Small Business” workshop is presented by an SBDC Business Consultant who will discuss informational topics such as Being an Entrepreneur, Business Planning, Small Business Financing, the Legal Forms of Organization, Licensing and Permits and The Services Provided By The Inland Empire SBDC. This seminar will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at the Rancho...
PALM DESERT, Calif. – The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center at Cal State San Bernardino will host a luncheon on Wednesday, March 7 for existing or prospective business owners on the subject of marketing. Cost for the luncheon is $15. “Navigating the Marketing Maze” is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the center’s office at 77-806 Flora Road, Suite C, just off Washington and the 10 freeway, in Palm Desert. The workshop will explore various marketing strategies that can be implemented immediately that will achieve maximum results at a reasonable cost. Facilitators for the workshop will be Carolyn Ortman...
New Networking Series Provides CEOs Forum to Exchange Ideas ONTARIO, Calif. – Estrada Strategies, an inland-based company that provides executive coaching services, is launching a new networking event series titled, “The CEO Exchange.” The first exchange will be held on Friday, Feb. 17 at Coco’s Restaurant, 4360 Mills Circle, Ontario. Future events will be held on the first and third Friday of each month. “The exchange series provides a forum for CEOs to trade ideas, resources, best practices and strategic relationships,” said Ruben Estrada, founder of Estrada Strategies, who will be a speaker at the first event. “These networking events...
February 9, 2012 Find money you never knew you spent! FREE seminar for Business Owners, CFO’s, Controllers, and HR Professionals. Reservations required. Please call 909-383-7040 Dramatic Changes in health care legislation are now causing employers, who have used standard benefits packages, to re-evaluate options and help manage soaring health care costs. The Mission Inn 3649 Mission Inn Avenue Riverside, CA Registration: 11:30am to 12 noon Lunch & Seminar: 12 noon to 2:00pm Bill Giamarino, Moderator This COMPLIMENTARY seminar demonstrates the integration of customized wellness programs and analytics, with fully insured and partially self-funding environments, to bend the curve. Session 1:...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2012) – Accent Computer Solutions, Inc. and the Inland Empire Women’s Business Center have partnered to host an information technology (IT) briefing on Monday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The briefing will be held at 202 E. Airport Drive, Suite 100 in San Bernardino, Calif. In this presentation, Accent’s Marketing Manager Courtney Kaufman attempts to solve the IT mystery for small business owners, financial executives and entrepreneurs. She will explain today’s hot topics and how they affect the risks and costs associated with IT in “executive terms.” Key issues covered include: · Strategic technology...
The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (CVWBC) will hold a workshop which will illustrate how to write a business plan on Tuesday, January 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The seminar will be held at 77-806 Flora Road, Suite C, in Palm Desert. The cost for the workshop is $15.00 with online registration (www.cvwbc.org), or $20.00 at the door. For additional information call 760.345.9200. Participants in this workshop will be provided with an introduction to the business plan, learning the steps needed to create a stand-out plan. This is a basic workshop, and serves to outline what is necessary,...
Palm Desert, California. – The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (CVWBC) will start the New Year with a month full of technology, with webinars on January 12 and 17 on the subjects of E-Marketing and E-Commerce (respectively), and on January 26, a classroom presentation on Website Development. (Individual Press Releases will be issued with additional information about each presentation.) These are free of charge, but online registration is required in advance of the presentations. To register online, visit the CVWBC website at www.cvwbc.org. For more information, call 760.345.9200. These webinars and the classroom presentation are a part of a larger...
Palm Desert, California. – The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (CVWBC) will present a new workshop, “Legal Entities: How Do You Choose?” This workshop will be offered on December 14th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The workshop will be held at the CVWBC office at 77-806 Flora Road, Suite C, in Palm Desert. The cost for the workshop is $15 with online registration, or $20 at the door. Registrations must be completed by end of business of December 13. To register online, visit the CVWBC website at www.cvwbc.org. For more information, call 760.345.9200. This workshop will guide participants through...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2011) – The City of San Bernardino, Economic Development Agency, Office of Business Development is hosting a workshop titled “Strength Through Diversity,” from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 15. The workshop will be held at the Office of Business Development, 201-B N. E. Street, Suite 200, in San Bernardino. The workshop will be taught by Amy Bruske, principal and chief productivity officer of Kolbe Corp, a company that provides workforce training and consulting services. Bruske, a 17-year Kolbe veteran, is responsible for training and developing the company’s sales force. She also conducts executive coaching...
Palm Desert, California. – The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (CVWBC) will present a new workshop, “Understanding Your Financials” on December 8, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the CVWBC office, located at 77-806 Flora Road, Suite C in Palm Desert. The cost for the workshop is $15 with online registration. To register online, visit the CVWBC website at www.cvwbc.org. For more information, call 760.345.9200. The workshop will offer information regarding what can be the most intimidating part of the business plan, the financials. The one segment of the business plan that will undergo the strongest scrutiny from...

