Palm Desert, California. – The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (CVWBC) will start the New Year with a month full of technology, with webinars on January 12 and 17 on the subjects of E-Marketing and E-Commerce (respectively), and on January 26, a classroom presentation on Website Development.  (Individual Press Releases will be issued with additional information about each presentation.) These are free of charge, but online registration is required in advance of the presentations. To register online, visit the CVWBC website at www.cvwbc.org. For more information, call 760.345.9200.

These webinars and the classroom presentation are a part of a larger group of 20 remaining webinars and classroom presentations offered by CVWBC in partnership with CARAT (California Resources and Training), all of which train business owners in technologies necessary to grow a business.  Additional webinars and presentations will take place over the next six months, and will cover subjects from online financial management to social media, and everything in between.  All are free, and the public is encouraged to register early and attend.

The CVWBC is a program of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) at California State University San Bernardino in partnership with U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  The CVWBC provides free business counseling, training, mentoring, and networking designed for entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on women in business or women who want to start a business. The Center’s programs and services are targeted to a diverse range of needs and skill levels to meet client needs, providing services both in English and Spanish.  In an effort to encourage entrepreneurship, CVWBC provides assistance to all persons, regardless of gender, and in spite of the inference of our name.

The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center is located at 77-806 Flora Road, Suite C in Palm Desert, with an alternate location at 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 106, Palm Desert.  For an appointment, information on the programs and services, 2011 Calendar of seminars and events or more information please contact Kim Scanlan at 760.345.9200, visit and register at www.cvwbc.org.