About a week ago we posted CSUF Entrepreneurship Success Story: Students Launch 360 Photography Business. There are many stories like this at CSUF Entrepreneurship and the reason why this is the case is because we have an active community of entrepreneurs and innovators who work together to achieve great things.
We want you to be a part of this community as well! Become a CSUF Entrepreneurship Insider to find out about all the different ways you can get involved and create something cool!
What follows is the weekly email that we send to CSUF Entrepreneurship Insiders.
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“A group of CSUF students sat around a table staring at a strange looking orb in the middle. One of them shouted “Smile!” and pressed a button on his phone. This was the first photo that the SphereHero team took since getting their 360 degree camera.”
That is how the article, CSUF Entrepreneurship Success Story: Students Launch 360 Photography Business, starts out. It goes on to tell the very interesting story about how this group of CSUF student-entrepreneurs started their business in a very young industry and what they have accomplished so far. I think you will be hearing more about them in the future! Innovative students like the team from SphereHero will be at the Titan Fast Pitch on Saturday, October 29 and we hope that you can attend as a competitor or audience member as well! There are scholarship prizes of up to $1,500 available and the Titan Fast Pitch will be a great place to meet other innovators. Switching focus to this week, we welcome entrepreneur Jeff Greenberg to the CSUF Startup Incubator this Wednesday at 6pm to give a talk titled The Evolution of a Startup. In this talk, Jeff will go into detail about the key metrics he uses to determine how well a startup is transitioning into a successful business. We also are hosting office hours, which are your time to sit down one-on-one with one of our expert mentors, this week at the CSUF Startup Incubator. This week, CFO Andrew Carroll will have office hours on Monday and entrepreneur professor Jeff Longshaw will have office hours Tuesday afternoon and lawyer David Van Sambeek will have office hours Tuesday evening. Also, on Thursday we will be hosting the CSUF Entrepreneur Roundtable where entrepreneurs can go for advice and to be held accountable for how well they have met their goals. We hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
John Bradley Jackson |
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PITCH YOUR STARTUP IDEA. WIN SCHOLARSHIPS. GET FUNDING.
Student-Entrepreneurs: It’s time for you to crush it!
Clear your calendar – It’s going down! The Titan Fast Pitch Competition kicks off Saturday October 29th, 2016 at 1pm and you’re invited! Come compete with or watch the most innovative student-entrepreneurs vie for a spot on the winner’s podium and their share of scholarships. All finalists are chosen in real time. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT COMPETING AND HOW TO ATTEND |
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There is always a lot of promise in startups: the sky is the limit!
But getting from startup to a sustainable and profitable business is not easy. It’s a difficult undertaking that most entrepreneurs, especially first time entrepeneurs, aren’t prepared for. Basically, trying to take a startup and make it into a successful business for most people is like trying to find buried treasure without a map.
That is why we are so glad to have Jeff Greenberg in to talk. He has six key metrics that he uses that determine how well a startup is doing in making that transition into a successful business. Those metrics are: Product, Management, Financing, Staffing, Revenue, and Operations. Come by to find out what these metrics are, how to interpret them, and how they change as a startup evolves into a successful business.
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Are you struggling with your Digital Marketing plan? Marking Experts Ryan and James Fratzke can help. As Strategic Account Managers the Fratzke Brothers work with some of the nations largest brands. Join us on Wednesday October 26th as they share their Seven Principles for Digital Marketing Success. They will share proven tactics for Website & SEO, Social Media, Email Marketing, Digital Advertising, Online Reviews, Local Listings, and Content Marketing. |
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Center for Entrepreneurship Board Member, Andrew Carroll, has a ton of financial and accounting experience he will share with anyone who visits him during his office hours later today. Click below to find out how to visit him during his office hours.
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For over 24 years, Professor Jeff Longshaw,ย MBA, MSBA,ย has been a business management and communicationย consultant, teachingย proposal writing and composition to companies to improve their win rate.ย While he has managed and participated in over 20 large scale proposals for Westinghouse, Lockheed, Bath Ironworks, General Dynamics and others; he has also produced business plans for start-up companies.
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David Van Sambeek is an attorney for Wellman & Warren, LLP and he has graciously agreed to hold office hours at the CSUF Startup Incubator regularly for our Residents, students, and everyone else in the CSUF Entrepreneurship community. Click below to find out how to visit him during his office hours.
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The CSUF Entrepreneurship Alumni host a business roundtable on the third Thursday of every month at the CSUF Startup Incubator and all are encouraged to attend these free meetings. Bring your entrepreneurial ideas, challenges, or just sit in and listen!
The CSUF Entrepreneur Roundtable features a fantastic group of mentors with impressive backgrounds so that every participating entrepreneur will get tremendous feedback on what they are working on. Don’t be shy! This can turn out to be one of the most consequential entrepreneurial events you ever attend.
Upcoming CSUF Entrepreneur Roundtables:
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Being successful with online marketing can make the difference between success or failure for your business.
That is why we are very happy to bring in Jason Khoo for office hours! Jason is the Marketing Director at Ron Wave Design and he has given a talk at the CSUF Startup Incubator titled: “An Entrepreneur’s Guide to SEO” (video here). |
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Dave Kinnearย is one of our great mentors at the CSUF Startup Incubator who will be holding office hours toย answer your startup and strategy questions.
Dave Kinnear is a Business Advisor, Mentor and Executive Leader Coach.ย Through his affiliation with Vistage International, Dave convenes and facilitates peer advisory boards of Business Owners, Company Presidents, General Managers and Chief Executives dedicated to becoming better leaders who make better decisions and achieve better results. |
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Get Involved with CSUF Consulting and the CSUF Startup Incubator
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Whether you are a professional who gets satisfaction from being a mentor to someone who wants to work in a startup as a team member or are interested in investing in some of our thriving startups; we want to hear from you!
To join our large professional network you don’t have to be an alumni but we need your expertise and hard work to help make Northern Orange County (especially Fullerton) a strong startup community! Please take a minute to tell us about yourself so we can properly welcome you into the CSUF Startup Community.
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“The students did a great job of digging deeper than necessary to get a grade and worked the issues as if for their own company.”
James L. Breese, President, WestLand Engineering Co
To find out how we can tailor a project to fit yourย business’ needsย contact our Client Project Specialist, Charlesetta Medina at (657) 278-8243 or to request an application email entrepreneurship@fullerton.edu.
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