Entrepreneurs, small business owners, lenders, investors, public agencies and community partners from across the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley will gather at the Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center on Aug. 21 for Inland Prosperity Conference 2026, a daylong conference designed to help small businesses start, grow and thrive. Tickets are available now. Hosted by CSUSB’s Inland Empire ...

By Dianne Anderson Not so long ago, there was a time when women could barely access business counseling, let alone access loans. Joelle Passerello with the Inland Empire Women’s Business Center said things have come a long way since entrepreneur Mike Stull founded their program to help women get a break. Since 2003, the IEWBC ...