Female Entrepreneurs Recognized for Accomplishments

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.