Imelda Bernal faced seemingly insurmountable challenges. She spoke little English, had limited education and young children to care for. For 14 years, her working hours were spent in a large company’s shipping and receiving department.
“I never thought I could have my own business,” said Bernal, 45.
It took only minutes for budding entrepreneurs to start networking with business owners during a ribbon cutting at Golden West College on Friday morning.
The Huntington Beach college, in association with the grassroots group Oak View Renewal Partnership, introduced its new entrepreneurship center called CIELO, for Community for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Opportunities.
