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A Unique Holiday Gift to Support Innovation
This holiday season give a gift of cutting edge innovation or something clean tech. The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA), the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship, is promoting products, gift baskets and other items made by NBIA member incubators and their clients. As a member of NBIA, a Coachella Valley innovation Hub (CViHub) client, EV Enterprises has their technology featured as a gift this holiday season. Click here and scroll down to EV Enterprises to learn about the Canary 100, an easy-to-use radiation detector that is small enough to go on a keychain. |
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Inaugural LanzaTech a Success
Over the past six weeks CVEP, through the Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC), partnered with valley business service providers targeting Hispanic business owners and entrepreneurs in a business workshop series called "LanzaTech". With nearly 250 participants in these Spanish/English language workshops designed to assist business owners in growing their business, increasing profitability and gaining access to capital. The December 1st finale featured key-note speaker Antonio Lopez Espinoza, owner of Capacyte, a marketing consulting and event planning company in Mexicali. The Saturday workshop also included special guests, Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez and Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit. The success of this program was made possible through the generous support of KUNA TV/La Poderosa 96.7FM, Coachella Valley Women's Business Center, and many more. "We are very pleased that LanzaTech in this inaugural workshop series, reached business owners across the Valley and beyond," said Ezekiel Bonillas, Director of the CVSBDC. "We look forward to working with many more business owners and entrepreneurs at the next LanzaTech series slated for spring of 2013."
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Riverside County Job Fair
This past week CVEP sponsored a Riverside County Job Fair to assist companies in locating construction workers. Over 500 people attended the fair, looking for jobs in Canada. Read more. |
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PR Strategy for Small Business
The CVSBDC is hosting its monthly "Fireside Chat" next week, Wednesday, December 12th. The two-hour conversation, "Getting Your Message to the Media: PR Strategy for Small Businesses," will feature local media-industry experts who will discuss how to best conduct media outreach by creatively telling your story and pitching it to the editorial community. Featured speakers for the Entrepreneurial Workshop Series program, include: Ken Alan, managing editor, The Public Record; Andrea Carter, owner Andrea Carter & Associates, Strategic Marketing; and Gabriela Quezada, anchor at KUNA Telemundo 15. Learn more. |
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Mark your Calendar - Upcoming Events
Clean Tech Investor Summit
February 6 -7, 2013 |
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Upcoming Business Education Courses
CVSBDC
Getting Your Message to the Media: PR Strategy for Small Business - December 12
SCORE
Look for workshops in 2013!
CVWBC
The ABC's of Starting Your Own Business - December 13
It All Starts with a Dream - December 15 |
