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== <span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Student Innovation and EntrepreneurshipOverview'''</span></span> = <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:mediumlarge;">With Located in one of the most vibrant and entrepreneurial business communities in the goal of pushing forward humanityUnited States, the University is a great supporter college of innovation Business and entrepreneurship amongst students.</span></span> === <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Center For Innovation'''</span></span> === <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The Economics (Mihaylo) at California State University recently acquired the center for innovationFullerton, which is an incubator that houses innovative start-ups with scalable the largest accredited business conceptsschool on the West Coast. The recently acquired incubator is meant to be an extension of what is done in the Mihaylo provides a world class business education, offering graduate and undergraduate programs that integrate classroom. The start-ups housed in the incubator will be supported education with mentors best business practices, technology, and coaches to help them throughout their journeyreal-world experience. The goal Furthermore, the University of the incubator is Fullerton aspires to accelerate combine the commercialization best qualities of startups. In addition teaching and research to the incubatoractively engage students, the University hosts numerous competitions faculty and staff to work in which students get the opportunity close collaboration to pitch their business ideas in front of investorsexpand knowledge.</span></span> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span> === <span style="font-family:georgia,serif "><span style="font-size:medium ">'''Competitions/Organizations'''</span></span> === <span style="font-family:georgia,serif "><span style="font-size:medium ">In support of innovation and entrepreneurship, the University hosts two competitions that aim at promoting entrepreneurship amongst students. The Business Plan Competition and the Titan Fast Pitch competition gives students the opportunity to pitch their ideas in front of investors. In addition, the University currently has two impactful entrepreneurship organizations in which innovation and entrepreneurship are highly valued. One is the Entrepreneurship Society, and the second is a newly established business fraternity Sigma Upsilon Mu. Both organizations aim at promoting entrepreneurship amongst students.</span></span> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif "><span style="font-size:medium ">Tedx CSUF has also been a critical contributor to students understanding of the notion of “ideas worth spreading.” This on campus organization aims at pushing forward humanity through inspiration.</span></span> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif "><span style="font-size:medium "> </span></span> == <span style="font-size:medium ">'''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''</span> == <span style="font-size:medium ">CSUF Faculty are great supporters of innovation and student entrepreneurs. The center for entrepreneurship at the University provides students with the resources necessary to launch their businesses. In addition, the center for entrepreneurship frequently invites speakers from all industries to talk to students about the common problems most startups face. From intellectual property to funding, the center equips students to be well prepared as they go about their professional journey.</span> <span style="font-size:medium "> </span> == <span style="font-size:medium ">'''University Industry and Collaboration'''</span> == <span style="font-size:medium ">The Small Business Institute at the University is hosted by the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics and is managed by the College's Center for Entrepreneurship. The purpose of the Small Business Institute is to strengthen the small business sector of Orange County's free enterprise system through increasing the effectiveness and impact of small business teaching, consultation, and research at the University. The students are MBA students or graduating seniors majoring in business. The students form consulting teams and work like apprentices, closely supervised by a select group of experienced faculty experts.</span> <span style="font-size:medium "> </span> == <span style="font-size:medium ">'''Regional and Local Economics Efforts'''</span> == <span style="font-size:medium ">As mentioned above, the University recently acquired the center for innovation which is an incubator designed to accelerate start-ups. The center for entrepreneurship successfully partnered up with the city of Placentia to make the center for innovation available not only to CSUF students, but to local entrepreneurs as well. </span> <span style="font-size:medium ">Furthermore, the center for Economics and Small Business Institute at CSUF host a program called the Olympiad. The Olympiad is similar in nature to a business plan competition but with a younger audience. The goal of this event is promote financial literacy amongst high school students.</span> <span style="font-size:medium "> </span> ===<span style="font-size:medium ">'''National Startup League'''</span>=== <span style="font-size:medium ">Furthermore, the center for economics recently partnered up with the National Startup League, a not for profit organization that equips individuals, of all levels, with the robust skillset required to be a successful and problem-solving entrepreneur. Starting in High School and University classrooms, the National StartUp League uses a high impact STEM based curriculum to challenge students to reframe their worldview, as solution oriented critical thinkers, and problem solvers.</span> <span style="font-size:medium "> </span> [[File:Cal State Fullerton.jpg|frame|left]]</span>