A Forum for Entrepreneurs and Innovators This free event is an idea exchange, designed to take your concept, program, or product to the next level. Who should attend? Innovators and entrepreneurs; aspiring entrepreneurs. You may have questions or stumbling blocks with your new or early-stage business. Angel investors, experienced businesspeople and advisors from any industry. [...]
Entrepreneurs, it's time to submit your idea for 2023 Coachella Valley Fast Pitch! -Pitch your new business to a panel of expert judges -Get direct feedback on your concept or product -Gain visibility within our communities -Compete to win cash! The prize pool is $1000... and growing! April is Riverside County Innovation Month, and the [...]
A Forum for Entrepreneurs and Innovators This free event is an idea exchange, designed to take your concept, program, or product to the next level. Who should attend? Innovators and entrepreneurs; aspiring entrepreneurs. You may have questions or stumbling blocks with your new or early-stage business. Angel investors, experienced businesspeople and advisors from any industry. [...]
A Forum for Entrepreneurs and Innovators This free event is an idea exchange, designed to take your concept, program, or product to the next level. Who should attend? Innovators and entrepreneurs of all levels. You may have questions or stumbling blocks with your new or early-stage business. Experienced businesspeople and advisors from all industries. You [...]
Innovation and economic development are two complementary facets of the Coachella Valley that go hand-in-hand. From small businesses to tech entrepreneurs, the Coachella Valley is an emerging center for innovation within California. To celebrate our innovators and entrepreneurs Riverside County hosts Innovation Month each year. This year Innovation Month spans the month of April and [...]
When an entrepreneur or a small business comes to us for assistance, the first step is determining what type of assistance is really needed. Because the iHub program receives a fair amount of publicity, many assume that they should apply to the iHub as the mandatory first step on a path to success. For some [...]
Technology entrepreneur Bear Simerson is the first entrepreneur from the Greater Palm Springs area to come in first at the Fourth Annual Riverside County Fast Pitch Finale held on April 28, 2021. Simerson was one of five Riverside County entrepreneurs who qualified for the Finale by taking top honors at an official Riverside County Innovation [...]
As firm believers in a tech-led economic development strategy, and as managers of a network of business incubators across the Coachella Valley (the Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indio iHubs), we serve innovators. Since mid-March, CVEP has made the shift to delivering virtual business services. We know that in order to serve innovators well, we [...]
Elon Musk's first wife Justine should know something about what it takes to become a billionaire. She was there when Elon met the criteria. Now that he is worth $12 billion, everyone wants to be Elon, but few will do so. The question is often asked about just what it takes to become a billionaire. [...]
Exciting news at CVEP: CEO Joe Wallace was notified on April 12 that his first book Living Outside the Box had been approved for publication. Living Outside the Box is a call to action beyond the old cliché of thinking outside the box. The difference between the two is that merely thinking outside the box [...]
