For Immediate Release
January 20, 2012

Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunities to Host Grand Opening Jan. 25

Local business owners are invited to attend and learn how the center can help their businesses.

The Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunities at Cañada College will host a grand opening celebration on Wedneday, Jan. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Building 6, Room 102. The campus is located at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., in Redwood City. The event is free and open to the public. Small business owners are encouraged to attend and learn how the center can help your business thrive.

Cañada College launched the Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunities to help small business owners in San Mateo County. Using a mini-grant award, the center will provide an educational 'incubator' hub for small businesses.

Through distance learning and hybrid on-line courses, students will learn current and comprehensive skills they need to create and maintain successful small businesses. The center will offer feature speakers from local industries and provide internships for local businesses.

A new 24-unit Certificate of Achievement in Entrepreneurship will incorporate industry specific contextualized tools to engage students from diverse backgrounds to become successful entrepreneurs. "Whenever I mention the center at public meetings, I get the most enthusiastic response from our local business leaders," said Kay O'Neill, Director of Workforce Development at the college. "There are already students lined up who want to use the center to learn how to start their own businesses."

For more information about the center, contact Catherine Fraser at (650) 378-7301 or fraserc@smccd.edu.

For more information, contact Robert Hood, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, at hoodr@smccd.edu or 306-3340