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Small Business

Technology Reviews & Tips to help your business along the way.

Office of Business Development Kicks Off Seminar Series

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Workshops focus on strategic planning, Internet marketing SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) –  The City of San Bernardino, Economic Development Agency, Office of Business Development has two upcoming workshops that focus on Internet-based marketing and strategic planning. Both workshops will be hosted at the Office of Business Development, 201-B N. E. Street, Suite 200, in San Bernardino. They are: ·         “Strategic Planning for Small Business,” from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, presented by Beverly Rubio, owner/president of BAR Strategia, a Riverside-based marketing firm. This presentation will explore the fundamentals of strategic planning and give companies...

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Accent Computer Solutions Signs Nine Local Clients

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More businesses turn to IT outsourcing RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.  (Jan. 5, 2012) – Accent Computer Solutions, Inc., a leading information technology service provider in Southern California, was recently hired by nine firms to provide full-service IT planning, management, and support. Local to the Inland Empire, Accent was hired by Ontario Reign, a ECHL hockey team based in the Ontario, Calif.; Blue Banner Company, produce growers and shippers based in Riverside; Payroll Link, a payroll processing firm in Rancho Cucamonga; California Dump Truck Owners Association based in Upland; Pediatrician Yvonne D’Sylva, MD located in Corona; DC Logistics, a full service logistics...

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Entrepreneurs Leave Seminar With Tips To Improve Their Companies

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 100 Business in 100 Days’ workshop graduated 25 students San Bernardino, California  Twenty five Inland entrepreneurs recently graduated from a business improvement class hosted by the City of San Bernardino, Economic Development Agency, Office of Business Development. The Helping 100 Businesses in 100 Days workshop was presented by Opis Network, a Newport Beach-based business consulting firm. The seminar was designed to help companies reposition and succeed in the post-recession economy. The final part of the class involved participants presenting a PowerPoint display and submitting to evaluation by a panel of judges.  And although some of the criticism was harsh,...

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Procurement Expo for Small Businesses on November 15, 2011

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Assembly member Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto,  the California Public Utilities Commission and ADF Networking, Inc. will host the Inland Empire Procurement Expo from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15 at the Inland Empire Regional Center, 1365 S. Waterman Ave., San Bernardino. The contracting and procurement event is an opportunity for small businesses to learn from and network with buyers and procurement professionals from utilities, cable companies and government agencies.”This event will help small businesses gain access to public sector contracts in a personalized and informal setting,” said Assembly member Carter, who will give opening remarks along...

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Subaru Grand Opening Shows San Bernardino Auto Center is On Its Way Back

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Several local elected officials, including San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris, participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening of Subaru of San Bernardino. Morris said the San Bernardino Auto Center is a major source of tax revenue for the city.

Mayor Morris says Auto Center is a major source of tax revenue (SAN BERNARDINO, California) Subaru of San Bernardino’s recent grand opening marked another step in the financial turnaround of the San Bernardino Auto Center. The event was attended by San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris and several other local elected officials such as State Sen. Bob Dutton, County Supervisor Neil Derry, County Supervisor Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino city councilmen Tobin Brinker, Rikke Van Johnson and Chas Kelley, and San Bernardino city attorney Jim Penman. Cliff Cummings, owner of the San Bernardino Auto Center, said the opening of the Subaru...

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FREE! Eprocurement Webinar Offered By CSUSB Center

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(SAN BERNARDINO, California) The Inland Empire Women’s Business Center at Cal State San Bernardino will host a free webinar on Wednesday, October 26 to help people who are considering launching a new business or who already operate their own business. “eProcurement Webinar: How to Do Business With Corporations and the Government” will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and can be taken online from the comfort of your own home, or at the IECE Business Resource Center, 202 E. Airport Dr., Ste. 100 in San Bernardino if prior arrangements are made. The webinar is free to all who...

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San Bernardino’s Office of Business Development Celebrates One Year Anniversary

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Center helps attract 29 new businesses and more than 1,000 jobs (San Bernardino, California) The Economic Development Agency of San Bernardino, the city’s redevelopment agency, is pleased to mark the one year anniversary of the Office of Business Development, a business center created to provide  recruitment, retention and coaching services to companies and entrepreneurs. The center opened last October and has successfully stimulated much needed economic activity and job creation within the city. In just one year the Office of Business Development provided 44 businesses with relocation, expansion, financing, permitting and entitlement services, which resulted in the attraction of...

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UPDATE: Bill Signed Amazon.com Terminating Associate Program Contracts Due To New California Law

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UPDATE: Governor Jerry Brown has signed the bill that will effect all California Affiliate Marketers in the state of California.  I have included the latest email corresponence from Amazon.com Hello,Unfortunately, Governor Brown has signed into law the bill that we emailed you about earlier today. As a result of this, contracts with all California residents participating in the Amazon Associates Program are terminated effective today, June 29, 2011. Those California residents will no longer receive advertising fees for sales referred to Amazon.com, Endless.com,MYHABIT.COM or SmallParts.com. Please be assured that all qualifying advertising fees earned before today will be processed and paid in...

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San Bernardino Bakery Honored As 62nd District Small Business Of The Year

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Known by customers as San Bernardino’s “Cake Boss,” baker David Ortiz considers himself more of a “cake servant.” The owner of Noyes Bakery has a community spirit that runs deep and a passion for making delicious and creative cakes for life’s special occasions. For those contributions and carrying on an 87-year-old tradition in San Bernardino, Noyes Bakery was selected 62nd Assembly District Small Business of the Year for 2011. “David Ortiz and Noyes Bakery provide many resources and services that enhance the lives of customers, our students and our community organizations,” said Assembly Member Carter, who honored Ortiz and...

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NAWBO Incoming President Receives Recognition From U.S. Small Business Administration

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(Ontario, California)  The incoming President for the National Association of Women Business Owners-Inland Empire chapter, Hilda Kennedy, has been selected as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s District Women in Business Champion of the Year.   Kennedy will receive this esteemed honor by the Santa Ana District office on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the 48th Annual Small Business Week Awards to be held at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino,777 San Manuel Boulevard, Highland, CA 92346, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The Women in Business Champion Award is given to a person or organization within the region of San Bernardino, Riverside or Orange Counties who...

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