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How Entrepreneurial is Orange County?
John Bradley Jackson, Director of the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship, reviewed the findings of a recent study about Entrepreneurship in Orange County. The presentation happened at the November 20, 2013 meeting of SCORE’s Orange County Chapter. The local SCORE chapter is the nation’s largest and most productive chapter of the SBA funded organization which is…
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Hunan University visits CSUF and FastStart.studio
A delegation of MBA students from Hunan University visited CSUF a couple of weeks ago. John Bradley Jackson, the Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship and a Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Cal State Fullerton, delivered a seminar to our visitors focusing on the state of entrepreneurship in America, California and in Orange County…
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BUAD 410 – Starting and Managing a Small Business
Most of the students who are reading this are probably business majors and, as business majors, I’m sure that your non-business major friends have asked you what it takes to run a business. You explain the basics to them as best you can but there’s no way you are able to go into enough depth…
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The Importance of Financial Literacy
Everyone knows that the literacy rate is not where it should be but people do not usually stop to consider the problems associated with a lack of financial literacy. Think about it, if you do not understand the differences between a savings account and a CD then you will probably be met with some financial…
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Why Your Twenties Matter
Once upon a time it was typical for a college graduate to secure a high-paying job, buy a home, find your life partner and begin a family all by the time you were in your mid to late twenties. This bit of conventional wisdom seems to have expired about a decade ago. Indeed, Millennials are…
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Center for Entrepreneurship Director Jackson talks with local Chinese Media
Recently, Director John Bradley Jackson and Field Case Coordinator Charlesetta Medina did a press event for a group of Chinese media and businesspeople. The purpose of the event is to spread the word about California State University, Fullerton’s Business Consulting Program. Fortunately, the press event went very well and it looks like the Center for…
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Personality Traits That Will Get You Hired
Forbes Online recently published an article by Meghan Casserly that discussed the top five personality traits employers look for when hiring. The top five traits to display during a job interview are: Professionalism – A projection of preparedness and competence. High-energy – As it sounds. Game on. Confidence – Positive but not arrogant. Self-monitoring – Awareness…
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Is Cursive a Dying Art?
An increasing number of elementary schools are dropping cursive from their curriculum, but some schools continue to teach the lost art. As computers and iPads become more common in the classroom, students are often taught typing skills at the expense of cursive. Printing letters is considered sufficient by most students and many educators, and…
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Effective Organizations Give, Share, and Help
What factors make an organization effective? An obsession with quality? A great business plan? A well thought out strategic plan? Yes, these factors matter but recent research indicates that companies that motivate employees to unselfishly help each other can be more effective. Adam Grant, author of “Give and Take”, writes in the April issue of…