A two-part event incorporating a photo session with a workshop for small business owners on how to write a professional biography will be offered on Thursday, Sept. 15, by the Inland Empire Women’s Business Center, a program of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino.
The “Professional Bio and Headshot Event” will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Inland Empire Women’s Business Center, 3780 Market St. in Riverside. The cost is $75 per participant. To register, visit the IEWBC website.
Participants are encouraged to dress for success in their chosen field for their headshot, which will be taken by professional photographer Michelle Smith of Michelle Smith Photography in Redlands. Attendees should bring a flash drive so they can take home their digital image.
The photography session will be followed by an interactive, hands-on workshop about creating a professional biography that will introduce powerful strategies for highlighting business expertise and achievements, sharing a personal story and writing to impress. Participants should bring a copy of their current biography or a draft and be prepared to edit and refine their work during class.
“If you’re an entrepreneur or business owner, your professional bio is one of the most important summaries you will ever write,” said instructor Joan Stanford of Jazzy Pen Communications. “An impressive professional biography can lead to more inquiries, more clients, and more sales.”
The Inland Empire Women’s Business Center, located at 3780 Market St. in Riverside, is a program of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino.
Housed in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, IECE, which administers the program in collaboration with the U.S. Small Business Administration, is inland Southern California’s leading organization dedicated to supporting and promoting entrepreneurship. The IEWBC provides business counseling, training and mentoring designed for women business owners.
The Inland Empire Women’s Business Center hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday by appointment only. For more information, visit the IEWBC website, or contact Nicole Kinney at (909) 890-1242.
Set in the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, CSUSB is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in inland Southern California. CSUSB serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually. CSUSB is listed among the best colleges and universities in the western United States, according to The Princeton Review, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report and Money Magazine.
For more information on Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit news.csusb.edu.