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State of Entrepreneurship Minority Report
Key contributing factors that may be helping or hurting minority business growth and development
NACCE Expands Entrepreneurial College of the Future
In observance of April as Community College Month, NACCE publicly launched its Entrepreneurial College of the Future Initiative.
Empowering Entrepreneurs: VVC Makes Big Commitment to Small Business
It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention, and in the Inland Empire, innovation is always the answer to a tough challenge. So, when the economy found itself languishing in a “COVID slump” in February 2021, with the U.S. Labor Market at 8.5 million fewer jobs...
Microbusiness Covid-19 Relief Grant
Designed to assist businesses in San Bernardino County that have experienced economic barriers due to Covid-19
State of Entrepreneurship Report
Statistics and trends in entrepreneurship in the Inland Empire, an inventory and assessment of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, and entrepreneurs share their opportunities and challenges.
Pandemic-Proof’: CMC Virtual Marketing Internship Mines Digital ’Goldrush
Morongo Valley’s rugged, beautiful high desert is the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park, where nearly 3 million visitors flock every year. It’s a place where tourism, recreation and hospitality typically drive the economy. But when the pandemic shut down travel in...
Full STEAM Ahead: Inland-Desert Makerspaces Hack the Pandemic
Offering cutting-edge industry equipment and inclusive, collaborative spaces, the region’s community college makerspaces are the cornerstone of creative, hands-on learning.
Internship Program Benefits Students and Small Businesses
A new virtual internship program in the Inland Empire/Desert Region will give students marketing and social media skills that are essential in today’s workforce, while giving the region’s businesses access to marketing talent to help them weather continued financial...
Regional Directors Collaborate to Host Disney Business Excellence Training
The lessons that Walt Disney Parks & Resorts learned over decades of building a successful business apply to industries far beyond hospitality and tourism. Alese Campbell, Business & Entrepreneurship Regional Director in the Central Valley/Mother Lode Region,...
Virtually Unstoppable: CTE Resource Sharing Goes Remote
When it comes to finding silver linings in the pall of the pandemic, a recent Forbes article points to the proliferation of new connectivity solutions. The flurry of virtual workshops and training sessions, the author suggests, has become the great equalizer for...