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Student Support & Opportunities

Student Support & Growth Opportunities

The CSUSB Entrepreneurship program provides academic opportunities that foster student development through experiential learning. With a strong foundation of core classes and a variety of electives, you will learn to navigate your own path as an entrepreneurial leader. Discover your full potential as we guide you through the process of creating, launching and managing a business venture! Students, regardless of the career path they choose, will be able to use key entrepreneurial competencies and apply the entrepreneurial mindset in any context!

Beyond the Classroom

The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) continues to coordinate academic programs that lead to business degrees in entrepreneurship for undergraduate and graduate students as well as delivering experiential learning, student support programs and engaging events such as the Garner Holt Fast Pitch Competition, the spring Lunch + Entrepreneurs, CSUSB Innovation Challenge, Catalyst Student Venture Fund and the Spirit of the Entrepreneur scholarship.


Student Supporting Campus & Community Events

/ Lunch + Entrepreneurs - A very unique opportunity for CSUSB students to engage directly with 20+ entrepreneurs from various industries in a fun networking setting!

/ The Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards - This awards program reflects our passionate belief that the Inland Empire community should honor and reward the entrepreneurial men and women who innovate, take risks, and build businesses that contribute significantly to our local economy. CSUSB Student gift tickets and volunteer opportunities are available every fall!

/ CSUSB Innovation Challenge - This Annual competition gives everyone at CSUSB the opportunity to team up, sharpen new ideas, and solve problems. Present your idea, network, and form a team comprised of ANYONE from the CSUSB community for the opportunity to compete for $20,000 in cash prizes. START BUILDING your team and your plan of attack! Get your INTENT TO COMPETE entry submitted, register to join a team, engage and network in our Facebook group and start to form a dream team! There are three competing categories to submit: Undergraduate student, Graduate student and Faculty/ Staff categories.

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