Tag: CSUF

  • CSUF Entrepreneurship School Year in Review: 2013-14

    Another wonderful school year has come to a close and we couldn’t be prouder. This year we have accomplished many things and our students have exceeded all expectations. Recently, we hosted an Awards Celebration and I would like to take the time to give you an overview of everyone who was recognized. Michael Sawitz graciously…

  • CSUF Entrepreneurship Awards Ceremony

    On Friday, May 9 at 1:00pm in Mihaylo Hall room 1307 we will be hosting an Awards Ceremony (Please RSVP) commemorating all of the great contributions to CSUF Entrepreneurship during the 2013-14 school year, including: We recently completed the 3rd Annual CSUF Business Plan Competition awarding the top prize to White Light Medical. What was…

  • CSUF Fast Pitch Business Competition Highlights – Spring 2014

    The CSUF Fast Pitch Business Competition was a huge success earlier this year in February. Thanks to our sponsors – Wells Fargo, the Black Family Trust and Guchereau Company – we sponsored an event that brought together university and high school students from all over the Orange and Los Angeles County areas. (For more info,…

  • CSUF Student-led Business Consulting Program Wins National Competition

    Congratulations are in order for two of our hardworking Student-led Business Consulting Teams! Professor John Bradley Jackson’s Undergraduate team took home the national title and Dr. David Leibsohn’s MBA team took home second place in their respective categories at the Small Business Institute‘s National Project of the Year Competition. To put this into perspective, these…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • Business Plan Competition 1st Boot Camp on January 15, 2014

    “Business Plan Competition 1st Boot Camp” SGMH 1307, 1:00 – 3:00pm January 15, 2014 The purpose of the Business Plan Competition is to promote entrepreneurship amongst CSUF students from every college. No prior business plan writing experience is needed; all the information you will need to compete will be discussed at the Boot Camps or…