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2014 Conrey Insurance Brokers and Risk Managers Entrepreneurial Scholarship Last Call
This is just a friendly little reminder that your applications for the 2014 Conrey Insurance Brokers and Risk Managers Entrepreneurial Scholarship are due this Saturday, March 15. If you haven’t done so already APPLY FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP NOW!!! Amount:$3,000 Established by: This scholarship was established by Conrey Insurance Brokers and Risk Managers on behalf of…
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Pop-up Stores: The Perfect MVP
An important milestone when attempting to start a new business is to create something that can be sold (or at least offered) to customers. The goal is to get something in the hands of your customers quickly and then continue to refine the product or service based on their feedback. In lean startup lingo, this…
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Why I Major in Entrepreneurship at Cal State Fullerton
The following was written by Robert Gates who is majoring in Entrepreneurship at CSUF. My name is Robert Gates and I’m currently a senior at California State University, Fullerton studying Entrepreneurship. When I first came to CSUF, I knew that I wanted to own a business but, at the time, I was unaware that the…
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CSUF Patent Troll Seminar – Full Video
At this seminar, panelists Roger N. Behle (IP litigator at Foley, Bezek, Behle & Curtis, LLP), Jerry Conrey (Principal at Conrey Insurance Brokers) and Dr. Robert Kovacev (Professor of Finance at CSUF) discussed: The role of a patent troll and how to identify one Other intellectual property threats Current and pending legislation designed to address…
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CSUF Business Plan Competition – Boot Camp Highlights
#CSUFBizPlan2014 The CSUF Business Plan Competition is under way (SIGN UP NOW if you are a CSUF student). If you are unfamiliar with how we operate this competition please take a look at this highlight video from our first Boot Camp for 2014 and don’t forget that our final Boot Camp will take place on…
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CSUF Fast Pitch Business Competition 2014
Last Saturday I witnessed an amazing display of business acumen from both university and high school students that I wasn’t expecting. Presented by Wells Fargo, the Black Family Trust and the Guchereau Company, the CSUF Fast Pitch Business Competition was structured so that each contestant, 50-plus in total, presented a business idea in 60 seconds…
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CSUF Fast Pitch Business Competition Roundup
***Full Writeup*** On Saturday, we hosted our first CSUF Fast Pitch Competition in conjunction with the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneur Elympics. With over 100 people in attendance and about 50 presentations our first foray into this format of business competitions was a major success. University students from Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona,…
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Conrey Insurance Brokers and Risk Managers Entrepreneurial Scholarship 2014
Amount: $3,000 Established by: This scholarship was established by Conrey Insurance Brokers and Risk Managers on behalf of the Entrepreneurship Program in the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, Cal State Fullerton. Open to: This scholarship is open to full-time students in their junior year, entering their senior year in the upcoming fall semester—all applicants…
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How to Pitch a Business
On Saturday, February 8 we are hosting a major Fast Pitch Competition. This competition will have one track that includes university students from CSUF and other universities and another track for high school students. If you fit into either of those categories we strongly recommend you enter this competition because it will be good practice,…
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Rance's Chicago Pizza
Rance’s Chicago Pizza, one of our amazing clients in our Student-led Business Consulting Program, was recently featured on the show California’s Best. Here’s the segment: (Problems viewing? Go here) If you are interested in becoming a client in our program please visit our website and fill out a Request for Consulting document. If you’d rather…