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Create the Future Contest
During the course of any given day we receive a lot of emails about all the different competitions that are out there for entrepreneurs (these are great ways to network with other entrepreneurs and potential investors and you can also win some money as well). This one came from one of our great mentors, John…
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Meet The Three Finalists for the CSUF Business Plan Competition
The CSUF Business Plan Competition Finals are coming next week! [Register now!] It promises to be an interesting look into what our student-entrepreneurs are capable of. Starting at noon on Thursday, 4/7 in Pavilion A of the Titan Student Union we open up registration and host an Innovation Fair where we will showcase the projects…
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Call for CSUF Biotech and Business Teams – Funds are Available
The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program is offering grants of $2,500 (and potentially much more to excellent student teams!) to student teams working on the commercialization of biotechnology. Each student team needs at least one member with experience working with the biotech and they also need members majoring or with experience in business. Applications are…
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No-Tipping Restaurant Model
A while back, CSUF professor Dr. Atul Teckchandani wrote a piece titled The not-so-surprising failure of no-tipping restaurants and it brought up many points that I thought were pretty interesting. The main thesis of Dr. Teckchandani’s piece was that while there is some data suggesting that restaurants that switch to a no-tipping model experience increases…
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CSUF Startup Incubator Resident KIDnetic Energy Labs will bring STEM/STEAM Education to Students
You have heard of STEM, right? Maybe even STEAM? If you think these are acronyms for something science- or technology-related then you’re on the right track. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and the A in STEAM stands for Art (the other letters have the same meanings in STEAM as they do in…
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Irvine Eyed for CSUF Startup Incubator Expansion
If you get the Orange County Business Journal [SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED] you might have seen an article about the planned expansion of the CSUF Startup Incubator into Irvine and we couldn’t be more thrilled about the prospect. Right now, we are thinking that the Irvine expansion will open its doors in September (of this year) but…
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CSUF Startup Incubator Resident Kevin Carr Featured by CSUF News
Kevin Carr is a great guy; I have had dinner with him on multiple occasions and I can honestly say that he doesn’t have a bad bone in his body. He’s also one of those guys that is always positive, which is a definite plus for an entrepreneur and it’s a breath of fresh air……
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VR in OC [EVENT]
On October 6, UCI will be hosting a “Fire Ring Chat @ the Cove w/ Dylan Watkins of Monster VR” talking about the timely subject of virtual reality in Orange County. RSVP now to find out how VR will disrupt the future!
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2015 CSUF Business Plan Competition
We just completed the fourth annual CSUF Business Plan Competition Finals yesterday and we are excited to say that this one was spectacular! Approximately 150 people attended this year’s event including CSUF students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members, and a group of middle school students that the Center for Entrepreneurship has been mentoring in the…
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CSUF Business Consulting in Orange County Sparks Innovation
The Center for Entrepreneurship’s Small Business Institute has been at the forefront of innovation in the Orange County market for decades. Every year, we place student teams with local companies to help spur business innovation in marketing, sales, finance, operations, and leadership. These teams of mostly graduating seniors are paired with mentors from the private…