CSUF Conrey Center for Entrepreneurship

Concept to Launch to Growth

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

While the practice of Entrepreneurship is thousands of years old, the teaching of Entrepreneurship at the University level is relatively new. The science + art of Entrepreneurship is a fascinating area of study, but can students really be taught to be entrepreneurs, or are they just born with the skills or inclination? Academicians around the…

July 29, 2011
What Others Say About Entrepreneurship

Listen to what others have to say about Entrepreneurship: “Entrepreneurs at small businesses provide approximately 75% of the net new jobs added to the economy.” – U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) “Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.” – Peter Drucker “Be nice to geeks, you’ll probably end up working…

July 27, 2011
Entrepreneurship Student Project Profiled on CSU State University Website

The CSUF Entrepreneurship student consulting project for Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort was profiled on the CSU California State University website as example of CSU’s support of sustainability initiatives. The website reads “As the economy faltered, many companies had to pull back on expenditures. For some, this included putting sustainability in the back seat to other…

July 19, 2011
New Inventor's Web-based Reality Show

Be sure to check out the Grand Premiere of Inventing Profit, August 11, 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center in Carlsbad, CA. Inventing Profit, a collaboration of industry professionals, announces the premiere on August 11, 2011 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at the Agua Hedionda Discover Center, of the reality-based invention…

July 17, 2011
We're All Entrepreneurs (Redux)

In an earlier post I mentioned how all of us could benefit by acting more like entrepreneurs. For the first (and probably last) time in my life, I have found myself ahead of a new trend. Yesterday, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman published an op-ed called “The Start-up of You” that contained the same…

July 15, 2011
Personal Mission 101: A Baccalaureate Speech

I was asked to give a high school Baccalaureate Speech this last weekend. Candidly, although I am called to speak frequently, this was a daunting task. What should I say? What would the audience want to hear? What really matters? Talk about writers block! I had no choice but to call upon my friends and…

June 13, 2011
CSUF Alum Aaron Barkenhagen Radio Interview

Listen to the radio (recorded) interview with CSUF Entrepreneurship Director John Bradley Jackson and CSUF alumnus Aaron Barkenhagen of Bootleggers Brewery. This interview was hosted by Theresa Harvey of the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce. Issues addressed include: • What it takes to be an Entrepreneur • The role of social media in a startup •…

June 6, 2011
Getting To Know You!

Hey grads and soon to be grads, Answer these 20 questions so that we can get to know you better: 1. When did you or will you graduate from CSUF? 2. Would you rather talk, email or text? 3. What were you doing last night at 9:15 pm? 4. What was your first thought this…

May 17, 2011
How Entrepreneurial is Orange County?

The Fullerton Chamber is hosting a special event which will explore the question “How Entrepreneurial is Orange County?” John Bradley Jackson, Director of the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship, will review the findings of a recent study about Entrepreneurship in Orange County and the United States. Learn more about how Orange County compares to other regions…

April 26, 2011
Networking Done Right.

Networking is hot. Business schools offer classes that teach students how to network. Many of the hottest start-ups are built around the concept. But how many of us really understand how to build a network? First of all, let me clear up the most common misconception about networking. It is not something you do to…

April 17, 2011