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Pismo Ventures Business Plan Competition Scholarships Available!!!
Investor Scholarships Limited Spots We have some great news. Few of our investors have decided to offer scholarships to applicants. As of yesterday, we have 50 scholarships available on a first come basis. Enter this scholarship code to receive free registration: SCOLARGENJR With our 2 Step Process, You Can Register Now and Submit Application Information By…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Welcomes Janet Steiner as the Newest Member of its Advisory Board!!!
We have known and worked with Janet Steiner for years and we are excited to welcome her to our Advisory Board! Janet is a tireless entrepreneur and visionary who over the course of her career built up her family business, Thoro Packaging, into a leader in the industry. Since selling Thoro Packaging in 2018, Janet…
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Look Around And You Will See Opportunities Everywhere with Greg Neeper
There are many roads to entrepreneurship and Greg is taking one less traveled. Greg is in the process of launching a transportation company and I think he’s entrepreneur that you will hear a lot about in a few years once he starts becoming really successful. But what, you might be asking, makes me think that?…
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Pismo Ventures Business Plan Competition – Apply Now!
National Venture Plan Competition Not all competitions are created equal. Starting with the investors who will be judging this competition. The list includes an impressive line up of Angel Groups, VCs and Family Offices. Further, this unique event is open to applicants and spectators. A great opportunity to present your venture’s plan, learn from investors’…
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Change Your Life with a MBA in Entrepreneurship at CSUF!
Why study Entrepreneurship? Most successful entrepreneurs have at least some university-level education. Understanding the basics of business is important as is the experience of being exposed to many different people and ideas. While it’s definitely possible to not major in Entrepreneurship and become a successful entrepreneur the cross- disciplinary education entrepreneurship students receive gives them…
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Authority Magazine Interviews Bryan Ruef of 10-8 Systems
Got forwarded this earlier today from Byan himself. He recently did an interview with Authority Magazine and we have covered his progress extensively on this site. There’s a lot of great stuff in this interview, but the big thing I am going to share with you was his response to what advice would he give…
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Recent entrepreneurial grads, check this out: Venture for America
I found out about Venture for America through Sudeshna Majumdar-Fragomeni and I love their mission: Venture for America is creating economic opportunity in American cities by mobilizing the next generation of entrepreneurs and equipping them with the skills and resources they need to create jobs. And VFA founder, Andrew Yang, had this to say: The…
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Official Trailer for New Indie Feature, “The Extraordinary Ordinary”
Natalie Rodriguez ’14, is set to debut her first feature film, The Extraordinary Ordinary. Congratulations! The Extraordinary Ordinary is a story about three young adults and how they cope with their mental health when old wounds resurface. A few years after a traumatic high school experience, a young photography student moves across the country from…
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It Takes Balls! to Start a Business – Interview with Jose Calero, CSUF Entrepreneurship Mentor
It does take balls to start a business! You have to have the guts to take the risks that every entrepreneur has to take in order to be successful. And Jose Calero, the founder of Lapworks and a long time mentor in the CSUF Entrepreneurship, has just published a book on the topic. In his…
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Building Startup Teams Based on Personality Compatibility with Marla Noel at CSUF Startup Incubator
Building a winning team requires more than the right skills. How well different personalities mesh is at least as important. When you are building a team there is so much more that goes into it than just finding people with the right skill sets. Whether you are launching a business, putting together a cross functional…