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Join us - Youth Entrepreneurs Competition
CVEP's Workforce Excellence team will cap off its youth entrepreneur program for 70 valley high school students on April 10 with a "Fast-Pitch" competition at UCR, Palm Desert Graduate Center. For months, the students have been working through CVEP and the Palm Springs High School Business Academy training on what it takes to create and run a small business. Now, they're suited-up to strut their stuff. As part of the competition, the young entrepreneurs will be divided into teams, given a card with a business concept and sent into a research room. Four hours later, their team will emerge to make their best pitch to start a company or a product line. The Fast-Pitch portion of the event, which will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Click here to read more. |
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CVSBDC Fireside Chat Kickoff Event
The Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC) kicks off its Entrepreneur Workshop Series with a Fireside Chat on Thursday, April 12th. The CVSBDC with CVEP and COD will host a morning session from 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. at the UCR Palm Desert Campus featuring local entrepreneurs to discuss the rewards and challenges in operating a small business in the Coachella Valley. In addition, the CVSBDC will unveil its Small Business Success Program calendar featuring relevant business topics and workshops designed to help a small business thrive at any stage. Join us on April 12th at 7:30am for coffee and insight to making your small business succeed. Click here for event flyer and to register. |
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CVEP attends Thermal Club Ground Breaking
This week the CVEP team attended the Groundbreaking celebration for the very exciting development, The Thermal Club, a premier private motorsports facility in the eastern Coachella Valley. It was a great turnout for this celebration which included speeches from the developers, Discovery Land Company and Supervisor John J. Benoit who also participated in a test drive around the race course. Over the span of the construction, the project is expected to bring 400 plus jobs to the east valley with 50 to 100 permanent jobs upon completion. We look forward to seeing this club added to the list of unique experiences found in the Coachella Valley. |
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Mark your Calendar - Upcoming Events
Parkway 1e11 Special Project Update
Tuesday, April 10
Coachella Valley Economic Forecast Event
Tuesday, May 15 - more details & flyer to follow
CVEP'S ANNUAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT
Thursday, October 25 |
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Upcoming Business Educational Courses
CVSBDC Entrepreneurial Workshop Series - April 12
CVWBC click for a complete list of classes and details
Public Relations for Small Business: The Basics - April 10
CARAT Webinar: E-Procurement - April 11
So You Want a Website...Steps to Achieve Online Marketing Success - April 12
SCORE - Click for a complete list of classes and details
Is your Business Idea a Good One - April 11
How to write a Winning Business Plan - April 18
Marketing with Social Media - 25
CViHub
Cloud Computing 101 - April 10
California Environmental Protection Agency
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Verifier Accreditation Training for New Verifiers - April 23 - 27
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