Palm Desert, CA – Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center, (CVWBC) will present ‘The ABC’s of Starting Your Own Business’ on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The workshop will be held at CVWBC office located at 77-806 Flora Road, Ste. A., off Washington and the 10 freeway in Palm Desert.

This free workshop will be an interactive discussion on the role an entrepreneur takes in starting a business. Participants will receive contact information for the myriad of government and business entities that are part of the start-up process. The workshop will also provide information about available funding sources for local existing and aspiring business owners.

The program provides services in English and Spanish to Latina business owners, currently the fastest growing group of women business owners in the country. For additional information or to register for the workshop, contact Kim Scanlan CVWBC Training Coordinator, at 760.345.9200, or register online at www.cvwbc.org.

Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center is a program of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration. CVWBC provides business counseling, training and mentoring designed for, but not limited to, women business owners. CVWBC business hours are Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays by appointment only. For more information on Cal State San Bernardino, contact the University Office of Public Affairs at 909.537.5007 and visit www.news.csusb.edu.