CSUF Conrey Center for Entrepreneurship

Success Story: Alex Rigo '09

One of our recent alums, Alex Rigo ’09, shared some of his postgraduate entrepreneurial experiences with us and the following is what he had to say: The CSUF Entrepreneurship Program bridged the gap between textbook business examples and seeing the real day-to-day human condition of a business owner and operator. It was refreshing to finally…

March 11, 2013
Does your Company need an Operations Tuneup?

Over the years CSUF has consulted for dozens of companies in the area of Operations. Some of these companies were operating pretty smoothly while others needed an outsider’s perspective. But the common theme throughout all of these cases is that every company can benefit from an Operations tune up. Let’s face it; you may not…

August 15, 2012
Is College Necessary for Entrepreneurs?

What follows is a post from Dr. Atul Teckchandani, one of the great professors teaching Entrepreneurship at CSUF. While most of the people who come to my office are college students, I recently had an individual come who had just graduated high school. He came to see me because he wanted to be an entrepreneur…

August 8, 2012
How to be a Good Boss

What follows is a post from Dr. Atul Teckchandani, one of the great professors teaching Entrepreneurship at CSUF. by harmonica pete One of my favorite reads is the ‘You’re the Boss’ blog. Recently, one of their bloggers, Jay Goltz, published a post titled “Do you really want to be a business owner?” that is worth a…

July 18, 2012
Center for Entrepreneurship's 10th Anniversary Celebration Recap

Founded during the Fall semester of the 2001-02 school year by Dr. Michael Ames, the Center for Entrepreneurship is a self-sustaining entity funded through program fees, individual donations and corporate sponsorships. In the Entrepreneurship Program we have 180 full time and part time students studying Entrepreneurship as a major and 44 students minoring in Entrepreneurship.…

June 1, 2012
Orange County Entrepreneur Story: Adela Beltran

Last week I met one of our students, David Beltran. He is a member of one of our Student Consulting Teams and their client just happens to be his mother, Adela Beltran. David told me a little bit about her and I was very impressed with what she has accomplished in her life. David was…

March 13, 2012
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

January 19, 2012
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
Entrepreneurship Alum Launches New Product

Ashlyn Nath, 2010 CSUF Entrepreneurship Graduate, was hired by her consulting client “OP Products, Inc.” to launch a new product line. Through training imparted to her by the Entrepreneurship program, and the open-mindedness of owner, Kelley Stark, Ashlyn helped OP Products take Patrick’s Sunscreen from a “me-too” concept, to an attention grabber. After restructuring the…

March 10, 2011
Student Teams Available in the Fall

CSUF Entrepreneurship is looking for consulting clients for the Fall. Student teams help client companies with operations, accounting, marketing, and leadership. A typical team of 5-6 students puts in over 300 hours on the custom project. Space is limited and the semester kicks off in a few weeks. Please contact Charlesetta Medina, Field Case Coordinator…

July 18, 2010