22 female entrepreneurs were recognized for their achievements as part of the Inland Empire Women’s Business Center/Citibank “It’s Your Time: An Entrepreneurial Training Series for Women” program (IYT).
Program participants were required to take 13 workshops, meet with business counselors, and complete a business plan, and plans that were submitted on time were entered into a competition. Felicia Ross of Rancho Cucamonga took first prize, with Marcella Turner-Grey of Moreno Valley placing second, and Naomi Bonman, also of Moreno Valley, placing third. Winners received prize packages of services including accounting, professional marketing, sales training, and executive coaching to help them start their businesses.
A total of 22 women from seven different cities were recognized for their participation and achievements in the Spring 2019 IYT session:
Fatima Abdul Hamid - Moreno Valley
Dechane’t Alexander - Victorville
Eileen Angulo - Chino Hills
Naomi Bonman – Moreno Valley
Rosario Briseno - Fontana
Emily E. Danner – Moreno Valley
Dawn Demeritte - Rialto
Mariela Diocares Pacheco - Riverside
Sifael Eliamani - Moreno Valley
Sasha Frank – Rancho Cucamonga
Emily Nudge – Moreno Valley
Joelle Passerello - Victorville
Maria Piccone - Riverside
Jeimy Ramirez-Figueroa - Fontana
Felicia Ross – Rancho Cucamonga
Dolores Session – Riverside
Stacy Pagan – Rancho Cucamonga
Stacy Reynolds – Riverside
Antoinette Smith - Ontario
Stephanie Spells – Victorville
Joycelyn Stallworth - Rialto
Marcella Turner-Grey – Moreno Valley
The application period for the Fall 2019 session of "It's Your Time" is now open to women in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties and applications will be accepted through Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Early application is encouraged, and applicants can begin taking workshops upon acceptance into the program.
The Inland Empire Women’s Business Center, 1003 E. Cooley Drive, Suite 109 in Colton, is a program of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino. Housed in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, IECE, which administers the program in collaboration with the U.S. Small Business Administration, is inland Southern California’s leading organization dedicated to supporting and promoting entrepreneurship. The IEWBC provides business counseling, training and mentoring designed for women business owners.