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CSUF Team at Regional Business Plan Contest
On Saturday April 28th Chapman University hosted the 1st annual California Dreamin’ Business Plan Competition. Students from 17 universities participated for prize money totaling $100,000. The competing schools included Chapman, UCLA, CalTech, USC, UC Irvine, Claremont McKenna, Loyola Marymount University, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, U of Utah, U of Houston, U…
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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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Your Resume Tells a Story About You
For those of you who are on the hunt for a new job, you know how important first impressions can be. Before you meet a potential employer, you dress up. You’re all polished, primped, and ready to go. You arrive early with a notepad and prepared questions for your potential employer. You know that every…
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Looking for ideas up and down the Value Chain
There is quite a bit of academic research that says entrepreneurs start companies in industries in which they have work experience. They can leverage their deep knowledge of the industry to come up with a way to add value. A great way to brainstorm business ideas within an industry is to use the value chain.…
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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…