Show #127 Listen (54:20) Download

Southern California's Inland Empire wants to become a center for high tech growth and entrepreneurship. So two years ago Riverside Community College brought TriTech Consulting from Orange County where it had operated for 14 years as a Small Business Development Center funded by the Small Business Administration. That's where I met John Tillquist, RCC Dean of Technology and Economic Development.

Seems like a natural; just picture all those daily commuters on their way to their high tech jobs in Orange County. Sooner or later they're going to stop wasting those hours and work closer to their affordable housing.

Meanwhile, the Tech Coast Angels have been trolling in the Inland Empire. With fine schools like UC Riverside and CSU San Bernadino, there must be fundable deals, right? Mike Napoli is leading the charge for TCA. How's he doing? To create a sustainable angel network Mike must build a three-legged stool. He'll tell us about the unique challenges he's facing.

In the ecosystem:
Nov 13th the Frank Peters Show is sponsoring Green IT at UCI 5:30-8:00pm in the Calit2 Building, "Learn how emerging clean-tech solutions represent the next big wave of innovation..." Register

Nov 16th Join me for the 4th Annual Southern California Entrepreneur Conference at UCI from 6-9pm at the University Club, details and registration.

Nov 29th Join me at UC Riverside from 5:30-9:00pm for the Tech Coast Angels - TriTech Fast Pitch. Location: UC Riverside University Extension Center 1200 University Avenue, Conf. Rm E, Riverside, CA 92507