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Project Idea Contest
On YesYous.com college students have the ability to upload their projects, which can be almost anything, and then their fellow students have the chance to vote on their favorite project. At the end of the time period the three projects with the most votes win some prize money ($1,000 to first, $500 for second, $250…
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Fullerton Chamber Hosts Export Speaker
The Fullerton Chamber will be presenting a program on Exports at the Fullerton Chamber on Friday, April 27 at 8:30 a.m. Students who may be interested in exploring this as part of a business venture are welcome to attend. Please have them RSVP Erin Haselton at ehaselton@fullertonchamber.com. Here is some information on the program: Presented…
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Business Plan Competition Finalist: Astral Infiniti, LLC
Even though the 2012 Business Plan Competition is now over I think it is important for you to know about the second place finisher, Astral Infiniti, LLC. Here’s some information about this impressive startup: Astral Infiniti, LLC was founded in response to the growing demand for clean, renewable energy products due to rising fuel costs.…
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Focus on your core competencies
by: Atul Teckchandani Years ago, the most successful firms were vertically integrated. If you go way back – to the 1930s – there was Ford’s River Rouge plant, which made everything that went into the automobiles it ultimately manufactured. The plant had a steel furnace, a tool and die plant, a tire-making facility, and a…
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Business Plan Competition Finals 2012
Despite the heavy rain we ended up having an extremely successful Business Plan Competition Finals! Thank you to all those that attended: the teams, CSUF students, the finalists, the families of the finalists, our prestigious panel and our sponsors. Without all of you this event could not have happened. After all of the introductions, a…
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Business Plan Competition Finalist: SP ZAP, LLC
Yesterday, we did a post revealing some information about one of our Business Plan Competition Finalists. And, as you may know we will be holding our first Business Plan Competition Finals this Friday, April 13th, at 1:30pm in SGMH 1502 (details). There will be some great prizes given away like an iPad and a Xbox…
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Business Plan Competition Finalist: Tank Skinz
As you may know we will be holding our first Business Plan Competition Finals this Friday, April 13th, at 1:30pm in SGMH 1502 (details). There will be some great prizes given away like an iPad and a Xbox 360. But the real draw should be the presentations that our finalists will be giving. To whet…
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Why Do Start-Ups Fail So Often?
It is common knowledge that many start-up companies are like;y to fail. If you’d like your start-up to beat the odds, there are a few things to keep in mind. Bill Davidow, once the senior vice president of Intel, wrote a book called “Marketing High Technology.” In his book, Davidow talks about what he calls…
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JOBS Act
In case you haven’t heard President Obama signed into law a bill that is aimed at helping out new ventures, something we are keenly interested in. The bipartisan effort aims to help fast growing new ventures by delaying the point at which they will need to register with the SEC and comply with all of…
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Business Plan Competition
This Friday we will be hosting the Business Plan Competition Semifinals. This is an invitation-only event but next Friday, the ominous Friday the 13th, we are holding the Finals in SGMH 1502 starting at 1:30pm. This event is open to the public as long as you RSVP beforehand to Travis at tlindsay@fullerton.edu. And you should…