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CSUF Entrepreneurship

Category: John Bradley Jackson

  • Attention All College Students: Get on LinkedIn Now

    While Facebook is the place where your college friends hang out, LinkedIn is the social network for finding a job. With your graduation looming, the time to get started on LinkedIn is while you are still in school. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over 150 million members and is growing very rapidly.…

  • The Tailored Resume

    We all know it is tough to find a job right now, but what makes life particularly difficult for the job seeker is the sheer number of people applying for any given job.  Depending on your skills and the position available, your resume may easily be one of hundreds.  How can you make your resume…

  • Social Entrepreneurship: What Does it Mean?

    The term “social entrepreneurship” is often tossed around, but what does it really mean?  A social entrepreneur is essentially an advocate, or better yet, a catalyst for progress who is motivated by social value instead of  just profit.  Though the social entrepreneur’s venture may yield monetary benefits, s/he is primarily focused on the production of…

  • Women and Entrepreneurship

    Despite the rapid growth of women-owned businesses, the average size of women-owned businesses is smaller compared to the average size of businesses owned by men, according to Sharon G. Hardy, in the article “Why Are Women-Owned Firms Smaller Than Men-Owned Ones?”  According to the same article, the average revenues of majority women-owned businesses are nevertheless…

  • CSUF Business Plan Contest – Apply Now

    The CSUF Business Plan Contest has over $20,000 in cash, in-kind services & prizes for new business ideas. The purpose of the Business Plan Competition is to encourage teams to develop a viable business concept, to evaluate its appropriateness and potential success in the market, and to identify critical issues to resolve when evaluating the…

  • Need help With Creating Financial Controls?

    Need help with creating financial controls and better accounting practices? Have CSUF student consulting help — they can do the things that you have wanted to do but have not had the time to do. Student Consultants are standing by. Contact Cymedina@fullerton.edu Travis Lindsay Center for Entrepreneurship

  • Startup Weekend Event

    If you have some time on November 18-20, consider attending the Startup Weekend at Chapman University. It is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skill…

  • CSUF Entrepreneurship Board Member Ron Stein Radio Interview

    CSUF Entrepreneurship Board Member Ron Stein was interviewed by Ric Franzi of OC Talk Radio on October 18, 2011 about the California economy. The interview included comments about the “new normal business environment.” The interview is about 25 minutes in length and can be heard at http://ceopeergroups.podbean.com/2011/10/28/critical-mass-october-18-2011/ John Bradley Jackson Director Center for Entrepreneurship CSUF

  • Are Business Plans Dead?

    I recently participated in a global entrepreneurship conference attended by entrepreneurship academicians, entrepreneur “wannabees”, and a few “real” entrepreneurs. A vigorous discussion emerged about the value of business plans at the university versus the usage of business plans in the “real” world. The general consensus was that angel investors (i.e. angel networks), private equity investors,…

  • Apply Now for CSUF Business Student Consulting Services

    We cordially invite you to apply to our Fall 2011 award winning Business student consulting program. Business students get to apply advanced business skills and you benefit from new ideas and a fresh look at your business – valuable insights in challenging times. Our Business student consulting program is a win-win process with a proven…