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Jim Cenname – Background and Advice from a CSUF Entrepreneurship Mentor
Jim Cenname is a mentor in the CSUF Entrepreneurship program who has, for years at this point, mentored students in the classroom and helped them complete their CSUF Consulting reports (among other things). What follows, is a short autobiography, mentoring mission statement, and a little bit of advice from Jim that I think will certainly…
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CSUF Startup Competition – Today Is Your Last Chance To Apply!
You know someone means business when they dispense with a preamble and place the apply now button at the top of a post! And we absolutely mean business. Today is the last day to apply for the CSUF Startup Competition. This competition is open to all students who are the least bit entrepreneurial. If you…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Alumni Teach Current Students About Design Thinking
Yumi Liang ‘18 and Vanessa Ganaden ’18 took some time out from their busy lives to teach current CSUF Entrepreneurship students about design thinking and how it relates to entrepreneurship. Design thinking is something that both of them learned about as University Innovation Fellows and as founders/leaders of Student Innovation Collective and they are using…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship accomplished a lot in 2018!
The Center for Entrepreneurship started out under the aegis of Dr. Michael Ames almost two decades ago. Since its inception, the Center’s mission has been: We teach, coach and lead the principled, cross-disciplinary practice of entrepreneurship. We believe that, through determined practice, leadership and team work, our students, faculty, clients, volunteers and alums can systematically…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Alumni Advisory Council
Earlier today, CSUF News covered the good work that the CSUF Entrepreneurship Alumni Advisory Council is doing. But first, let’s take a step back and explain what this council is all about. At the direction of Center for Entrepreneurship Director, John Bradley Jackson, the Alumni Advisory Council was created to develop new and creative ways…
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Quake Capital West Coast Challenge
Our friends at KPMG are sponsoring the upcoming Quake Capital West Coast Challenge competition and if you have a startup, an entrepreneur, an investor, or are startup enthusiast then we recommend that you should attend. For Cal State Fullerton students and alumni they are offering 50% off the price of admission when you use the…
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Shark Tank’s Alex Rodriguez Funds CSUF Alumni-Founded Nui, Creator of Keto Cookies
Congratulations to Victor Macias ’09 and Kristofer Quiaoit, the founders of reduced sugar keto cookie maker Nui, for receiving funding from Alex Rodriguez on Shark Tank last night!!! In total, they received $300,000 of funding from the entrepreneurial baseball great to help them grow Nui even faster than they already are. Not only does this…
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Special Event with the Founder of Pedego Electric Bikes
Join us for a talk with Don DiCostanzo, the CEO and founder of Pedego Electric Bikes. At this talk, Don will discuss his experience building Pedego Electric Bikes from the ground up and how building a strong and durable brand helped him accomplish that. Register now for this event on Wednesday, November 15 from 5:00…