Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center

CVWBC is a program of the U.S. Small Business Administration hosted by the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Jack H Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Our mission is to counsel, teach, encourage, and inspire entrepreneurs.

About

CVWBC is a program of the U.S. Small Business Administration hosted by the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Our mission is to counsel, teach, encourage, and inspire female entrepreneurs at every stage of development and expansion of their business. 

The center is committed to developing thriving, sustainable, women-owned businesses that achieve and create economic prosperity through entrepreneurship.

Services Provided

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Purchasing or Selling an Existing Business

Business Planning

  • Business Succession Planning
  • Business Plan Consulting (Specialty)
  • Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
  • Demographic and Census Data
  • Forming a Business (Specialty)
  • Market Plan Development (Specialty)

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training (Specialty)
  • Crowdfunding
  • Insurance Requirements
  • Loans
  • Accounting and Bookkeeping (Specialty)
  • Microloans

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Hiring and Firing (Specialty)
  • Recruiting (Specialty)
  • Insurance (Specialty)
  • Retention (Specialty)
  • Policies and Templates (Specialty)

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Internship Program
  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Student Research Projects
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Education

Legal Services

  • Forming a Business
  • Patent Seminars
  • Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information

Libraries and Research

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Demographic/Census Data

Management Issues

  • Human Resources
  • Insurance Requirements
  • Leadership/Professional Development

Marketing and Sales

  • Advertising/Brochure Design
  • Demographics/Census Data
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Market Plan Development and Training
  • Market Research
  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Website Development

Mentoring

  • Formal Mentoring Programs
  • One-on-One Counseling (Specialty)
  • Peer Mentoring

Product Development

  • Patent Information
  • Product Design and Development

Public Policy and Government Relations

  • African-American Business
  • Hispanic Business
  • LGBT Business Issues
  • Women’s Business Issues

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
  • Forming a Business (Specialty)
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
  • Startup Business Counseling (Specialty)
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)

Technical Assistance

  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
  • Website Development (Specialty)

Training

  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
  • Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training (Specialty)
  • Business Management Training (Specialty)
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance (Specialty)
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
  • Marketing Plan Training (Specialty)
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)
Contact Information
Jackie Scott