Laura James, Vice President of Innovation at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP), talks about Innovation Month activities in Riverside County throughout the month of April. She also details the Greater Palm Springs Fastpitch competition which will take place on April 14, where entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to present their innovations and possibly be invited to move on to the county-wide competition featuring a grand prize of $10,000. This is similar to Shark Tank, where up and coming businesses vie for financial support of their start-up ventures on network television.