A 12-week child care training program for aspiring entrepreneurs interested in starting a home daycare business is among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield.  

 

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will be joined by Crystal Quiñones, Lead Coach of Nurture, a nonprofit that works with community-based organizations, small business development centers, and child care resource and referral agencies. Quiñones will provide details on an upcoming 12-week child care course that will provide training, mentoring and grant assistance for new startup home daycare businesses. Set to begin Sept. 18 in English and Spanish, the program is available at no cost through the Central CA SBDC network service area. 

 

Bearden will also be joined by Israel Lara Jr., outreach specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Fresno District. Lara will discuss online steps for EIDL repayments, how to handle identity theft related to EIDL, and what to do if there are problems paying. 

 

Economist Mark Evans, an emeritus professor from CSUB will join the webinar with a look at the California Department of Finance’s recently released demographic projections and what they may mean for the state. 

 

The webinar will begin with Bearden providing updates on the Bakersfield Entrepreneurship Grant Program, capital resources programs, and weather-related disaster assistance for businesses from local, state, and federal governments. 

 

Questions from attendees will be taken.  

 

This marks the 289th episode of the weekly “Webinar Wednesday” business series that provides news and information helpful to employers and business owners. 

 

The CSU Bakersfield SBDC provides free one-on-one consulting to help small business owners. New and existing businesses can sign up for assistance by clicking here!