Category: Entrepreneurship

  • Student Entrepreneur Blends Art and Technology

    “I think the goal is, that when people see a book, a film or an art show, and they see that’s it’s produced by Parallel Production, they know it will be something unique,” said Alexandra Backstrom, owner of Parallel Production and an international student at California State University, Fullerton. “Property of Scavenger”, Backstrom and Parallel…

  • 5 Tips for Getting Funded on Kickstarter

    Kickstarter is one of those ideas that grabs you by the lapels shoulders and makes you pay attention. That’s especially so now that Kickstarter boasts three projects that have raised over one million dollars (that’s $1,000,000+ for numerophiles). Of those three projects one is a video game, one is a design project and another a…

  • DishClips

    Innovative start up DishClips visited the CSUF Entrepreneurship classroom this week. Very cool! DishClips is a Newport Beach-based startup that offers an innovative way for diners to get to know restaurant and the food served. The company has created a website and mobile platform to assist local restaurants in presenting what they are best known…

  • Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch Competition

    If you are looking for a great networking event or if you have a business idea that you want to test please read on: The 7th Annual Fast Pitch Competition April 24, 2012 Korn Hall at UCLA Anderson School of Management  Tech Coast Angels Presents:  The 7th Annual Fast Pitch Competition   Tuesday, April 24,…

  • Orange County Entrepreneur Story: Adela Beltran

    Last week I met one of our students, David Beltran. He is a member of one of our Student Consulting Teams and their client just happens to be his mother, Adela Beltran. David told me a little bit about her and I was very impressed with what she has accomplished in her life. David was…

  • Key Performance Indicators

    While I was looking through YouTube the other day I happened across this quality, but brief, clip about key performance indicators. It’s a video of a consultant giving a lecture at Cal State Fullerton about goal setting and what your goals really should be. Enjoy entrepreneurs!

  • National Entrepreneurship and Small Business Academy

    Zack Dafaallah, MBA and entrepreneur, came into the Center for Entrepreneurship offices yesterday telling us about his new start up that is going to help entrepreneurs more effectively and efficiently start their own businesses. While his company, National Entrepreneurship and Small Business Academy (NESBA), is still in the early stages of development its advisory board…

  • Tchicaya Missamou Guest Speaker for Entrepreneurship Society

    Here’s the info: Tchicaya Missamou, Child Soldier from the Congo, Professional Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Marine Veteran. Tchicaya grew up as a child soldier in the Congo and after a life of hardships and scarring near death experiences, Tchicaya has found himself a Veteran, Entrepreneur and a professional speaker. He has successfully started his famous Warrior…

  • Young Entrepreneurs Rule!

    Older, more experienced professionals are more likely to have acquired the financial means and business experience necessary to start a new venture; it is for this reason that many new ventures are started by people in mid-life. Sometimes these older entrepreneurs wait until the timing is right for them, or they choose the start up…

  • Event: Young Entrepreneurs Forum

    This is for all students who want to start, have started a business or are entering a Business Plan Competition. The U.S. Small Business Administration in collaboration with the Youth Entrepreneurship Program and the Digital Media Center at Rancho Santiago Community College District are hosting a panel focused on Youth Entrepreneurship on: When:  Wednesday, March…