Fresno Famous

The Central Valley Business Incubator invites the public to an open house on Wednesday, June 20, from 4-7 p.m. to celebrate the recent opening of the new location of its mixed-use incubator, dubbed by CVBI staff as the "Launching Pad."

The Launching Pad houses five on-site members — early-stage businesses able to utilize the assistance, resources and expertise of CVBI staff, as well as administrative offices, a conference room and a training classroom.

The open house celebration will include a ribbon-cutting administered by the Clovis Chamber of Commerce, introductions to and demonstrations by the five on-site members and tours of the facility. Appetizers and wine tasting will also be offered.

The Launching Pad is located at 1630 E. Shaw Ave., Suite 163, in the northeast corner of the Old Spaghetti Factory parking lot. Free parking will be available in the lots in front of and behind the building.

Previously, CVBI was located for 10 ½ years in Clovis.

On May 30, CVBI celebrated the recent opening of its other new facility — the Claude Laval Water and Energy Technology (WET) Incubator — with a public open house.

About the Central Valley Business Incubator

The Central Valley Business Incubator is a non-profit organization that was created in 1996 in order to stimulate economic development through entrepreneurship and job creation. CVBI offers business development services and physical resources to ensure the success of local start-up and early-stage companies. CVBI has worked with more than 3,000 entrepreneurs who have obtained more than $12.7 million in capital and created 1,900 direct, verifiable new jobs for Central Californians.

Location: The Launching Pad at CVBI, 1630 E. Shaw Ave., Suite 163 (at Cedar), Fresno
Starts: 2007 Jun 20 - 4:00pm
Ends: 2007 Jun 20 - 7:00pm
Website: http://cvbi.org/latest_invitations.html