[ Music ] INSIDE CSUSB Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) California State University, San Bernardino has been awarded $500,000 from the Citi Foundation to support local Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs and small businesses. The funding will provide technical assistance to BIPOC-led small businesses that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Innovative organizations like IECE are providing pivotal support to small businesses as they navigate an ever-changing economic landscape." Ð Brandee McHale, Head of Citi Community Investing and Development, President of the Citi Foundation [ Howl ] We Define the Future inside.csusb.edu