It’s About the Pivot: Diana Ho Wasn’t Afraid to Change Her Focus, and Her...
By Atul Teckchandani, management professor and guest blogger Starting a company is tough. Arguably, the toughest part is getting people to pay for your products or services. The recommended approach...
View ArticleWinning Pitch: Mihaylo Students Dominate in Sales Competition
Pictured form left to right: Marketing professor Chris Anicich, Zeina Itani, Ian Thomason, David Ludden, Shastina Sarkhosh, and Sales Leadership Center Co-Director Mark Mantey. In the heat of a...
View ArticleHave it Your Way: Mass Customization is the Future of Consumer Markets
Being a restaurant owner is a tough gig. There is a lot of competition out there, as Census data from 2010 indicates that one out of every fourteen businesses in the United States is a restaurant....
View ArticleDouble Duty: Entrepreneurship Student Owns and Runs A Restaurant While...
Photo credit: Pauline Nguyen/Sorrir Photography Gustavo Guzman-Lezama ’15 spent years working in his family’s Mexican restaurant before he went to college. Last fall, his father, handed over the...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship Students Ashley Reed and Mayra Figueroa Suit Up To Improve...
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” This quote by the Chinese philosopher Confucius epitomizes the Entrepreneurship program at Cal State Fullerton, where students...
View ArticleBusiness Plan Winner, Synova Life Sciences, Makes Progress With Stem Cell...
John Chi (right) is pictured with Michael Sawitz, founder of FastStart.Studio. This past spring four men from different educational backgrounds came together for a common purpose. That purpose was...
View Article2013 Business Plan Competition is Just around the Corner
Courtesy of Center for Entrepreneurship Professor John Jackson, director of the Entrepreneurship Center, is gearing up and getting ready for the 2013 Business Plan Competition—are you? The competition...
View ArticleThree Centers of Excellence Comment on the 2013 Outlook for Small Businesses
OC Register’s Jan Norman writes that the outlook for small businesses and startups in Orange County has gone from terrible to uncertain in the past and entrepreneurs could use some uplifting news for...
View Article2013 Business Plan Competition First Boot Camp
The Entrepreneurship Center’s 2013 Business Plan Competition “boot camp” is just around the corner! Early bird registration for the competition will be at the first “boot camp” on January 18th from...
View ArticleStartup Weekend: 54 Hours to Bring a Business to Life
During a weekend in November, students, graduates and professionals came together in a global competition with one common goal: to create a new business. “Startup Weekend is a 54-hour competition...
View ArticleIt’s All in Your Head
Wilfred Batas, Hayden Donze, David DeFilippo (Regional VP of Union Bank), Thomas Kelly, Ty Martell, and Professor John Jackson. Ever played a video game and eventually got bored or frustrated? That is...
View ArticleHave A Business Idea? Get Ready To Compete!
The Center for Entrepreneurship hosts its third annual CSUF Business Plan Competition with the application process starting on January 24th. Team and solo participants will be judged by a panel of...
View ArticleCSUF Titan Fast Pitch Swings Into Spring Semester!
Think you have what it takes to sell your business idea in 60 seconds? If so, mark your calendar for Feb. 8. Titan Fast Pitch is a competition that allows students at the high school and university...
View ArticleFrom Bras and Brushes to Solar Panels and Stem Cells? Southland Students...
Northwood High juniors Hannah Keith and Kavita Galal partnered in their economics class and came up with an idea to create a website where women can customize their own bras, and Build-A-Bra was born....
View ArticleNew Business Incubator Program in Placentia to Assist Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Founders of the Center for Innovation gather at the new facility in Placentia Mihaylo’s Center for Entrepreneurship is preparing to open the Center for Innovation, the first CSUF business incubator,...
View ArticleNew On-Campus Fraternity Supports Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Founding members of Sigma Upsilon Mu Sigma Upsilon Mu, a new co-ed fraternity at CSUF, supports Mihaylo students through entrepreneurial brainstorming and development opportunities. Fraternity...
View ArticleHigh School and College Students Perfect Their 60-Second Business Pitch at...
Fast Pitch college winner Rafique Sheikh ’15 (left) with Center for Entrepreneurship director John Bradley Jackson (left) CREDIT: Tar Rakhra Students from local high schools and colleges pitched...
View ArticleMihaylo Alumnus Brings Snail Mail Up to Speed with Mail Sorting Business
Helmy El-Mangoury ’10 Helmy El-Mangoury ’10, a business administration alumnus, operates Anaheim-based PostScan Mail, a company that enables businesses and individuals to manage their mail deliveries...
View ArticleMihaylo Alumnus Customizes Clothing and Accessories for Fraternities and...
Jason Liu ’13 Mihaylo management and entrepreneurship alumnus Jason Liu ’13 has established Fountain Valley-based Alpha Greek Apparel, which creates customized clothing and accessories for Greek-letter...
View ArticleLatest Edition of Mihaylo Magazine Provides Snapshot of Business School
Cover of the 2014 Mihaylo Magazine The 2014 edition of the annual Mihaylo Magazine features news about faculty, student and alumni activities at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, including...
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