A free workshop on how to start a small business will be offered on Thursday, June 16, by the Inland Empire Women’s Business Center, a program of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino.
“The ABCs of Starting Your Own Business” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fontana Community Senior Center, 16710 Ceres Ave. in Fontana. To register, visit the IEWBC website.
Participants will receive contact information for the government and business entities that are part of the start-up process, including where to go for permits and licenses. The workshop also will have information on the various legal forms of organization and funding sources for local existing and aspiring small business owners.
“This workshop will give aspiring business owners an overview of resources that will help them navigate the process of setting up their small business,” said Nicole Kinney, director of the Inland Empire Women’s Business Center. “Deciding which legal structure is right for their business and understanding available sources of funding can impact how a business is formed and its chances for a successful start.”
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 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. The university 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.