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CSUF Startup Competition Finals Covered by OC Register
The Orange County Register just published a detailed piece about the CSUF Startup Competition (subscription may be required). I really liked this part about our winner, Bryan Ruef of 10-8 Systems: Grenier said the judges had a good consensus about awarding first place to Ruef. “I think his way of solving a problem was so…
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CSUF Startup Competition Results
Another beautiful Friday afternoon in Southern California and another CSUF Startup Competition is in the books. Actually, this just reminded me of the first one of these competitions that we held seven years ago, then called the CSUF Business Plan Competition, and it was a raining, dark dreary day. Today was anything but dark and…
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CSUF Startup Competition – Today Is Your Last Chance To Apply!
You know someone means business when they dispense with a preamble and place the apply now button at the top of a post! And we absolutely mean business. Today is the last day to apply for the CSUF Startup Competition. This competition is open to all students who are the least bit entrepreneurial. If you…
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Have You Signed Up For The CSUF Startup Competition Yet?
Calling all current CSUF students: Applications for the CSUF Startup Competition are due this Saturday! Application link: http://bit.ly/csufstartupapplication The application is simple, some would say painless, and the rewards can be huge Our goal with this competition is to challenge all CSUF students to actively think about the problems they encounter or see others dealing…
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CSUF Startup Competition Announced; Open to all Current CSUF Students
Cal State Fullerton students are some of the most naturally entrepreneurial young adults I have ever known. Of course, our entrepreneurship students frequently are working on launching startups or working on side hustles but so many students not majoring or minoring in entrepreneurship are entrepreneurial. That’s why it was an easy decision to launch the…
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CSUF Business Plan Competition Semifinals Yield Five Startups for Finals
After reviewing all of the submissions and listening to the presentations from what turned out to be the strongest group of competitors yet in the CSUF Business Plan Competition we now have our five Finalists! Finalists for CSUF Business Plan Competition Parcel Sift: An integrated platform that helps small businesses get the best shipping deals…
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BUY a Small Business, Don’t Start One (Social Entrepreneurship Theme) | CSUF Startup Event June 28
Launching a startup from the ground up comes with significant uncertainty and risk of failure. Instead, prospective business people can do what scholars call Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition. A person acquires a profitable running business and continues the performance trajectory, benefiting from positive cash flow from day one. Some 90% of new ventures fail within the…