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A CSUF Student-Entrepreneur's Charitable Startup
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Kaylyn Donohue ’16 at one of our CSUF Startup Incubator events. Kaylyn is one of our bright student-entrepreneurs and she recently tested out her minimum viable product (MVP) for her concept Garage Gains. Unlike other garage sales, Garage Gains did not put price tags on any of…
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CSUF Alumni Awarded Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Cal State Fullerton alumni Raquel Lizarraga ’10 and Henry Reyes ’10 recently won the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for the work that their nonprofit, International Surf Lifesaving Association, has done to help prevent people from drowning. Here’s more of the story about ISLA:
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Update – 1st Quarter 2014
2014 has already been an exciting year for us but we have a lot more planned. For starters, we were just honored with our 11th National Championship at the Small Business Institute’s Project of the Year Competition! Not only did our undergraduates bring home the national championship in their division but our MBA’s came in…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Program Mentors
Every semester we need approximately 60 mentors for the CSUF Entrepreneurship Program. Our mentors are people who have extensive experience (either direct: entrepreneur, working in an entrepreneurial organization, etc.; or indirect: accountant, lawyer, banker, etc. with experience with entrepreneurial organizations). Basically, there are two types of classes that people can mentor in: Student Consulting Projects…
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Entrepreneuria
In the past we have talked about Fast.Start.studio, a business incubator that was founded by Michael Sawitz, a great friend of the Center for Entrepreneurship. Now, Saimah Chaudhry, one of the more successful entrepreneurs to come out of our program in recent history, has told us about a unique new entrant into the business incubator…
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Conrey Scholarship Presentation
In the last post I promised that I’d publish some pictures from the Center for Entrepreneurship 10th Anniversary Celebration. So, without any further ado here are some pictures of the presentation of the Conrey Insurance Brokers and Risk Managers Entrepreneurial Scholarship to Brian Fainzimer. [images: Brian Feinzimer]
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Kickstarter: Project Natalia
Kickstarter is a company that we have written about before. Basically, what it does is connects people who want to do a project with people who are willing to help fund that project. That’s where Project Natalia comes in. Our film will introduce the world to a young woman [Natalia] who exudes passion, enthusiasm and…
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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…