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= Student Entrepreneurship =

'''Spark SC '''serves as the main entrepreneurship, innovation, and tech student organization campus. They ignite innovation by empowering students to develop their entrepreneurial potential and by fostering collaboration within the USC and Los Angeles community. Spark does this by exposing USC students of all majors and backgrounds to entrepreneurial thinking and innovative problem solving, giving students the confidence to pursue their entrepreneurial endeavors, contributing to the growing momentum of Los Angeles entrepreneurship, and connecting industry leaders and experienced entrepreneurs to the USC community. '''The Center for Technology Commercialization''' (CTC) at USC Marshall School of Business has several innovation and entrepreneurship programs for students. *'''MBA Commercialization Teams''': Through '''''the Technology Feasibility Course''''', '''''the Ideas Empowered Program''''', and by special request from researchers, CTC recruits MBA students to join researchers to conduct technology/market roadmaps, feasibility studies, and business design. *'''Internships''': Graduate and undergraduate students can apply for internships in startups through CTC’s partnership with '''''the Business Technology Center''''' of the County of Los Angeles, and with USC alumni.  *CTC's academic component includes courses at the graduate level that prepare students to create new technology ventures.

<br/>In addition to the certificate program in technology commercialization, USC Marshall School of Business also offers concentration in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. '''The Entrepreneurship and Venture Management''' concentration at USC Marshall School of Business provides students with a thorough grounding in the business skills needed to start or manage a rapidly growing business. The courses offered not only give students the skills to excel in established industry roles; they also give the students the ability to spot and take full advantage of opportunities in small firms.

The'''Technology Commercialization''' concentration at USC Marshall School of Business prepares students to work in a variety of careers associated with technology commercialization. These include managing technology development projects; intellectual property or project portfolio; consulting to companies seeking to derive new revenue streams off archived IT; consulting to companies in the areas of technology and market feasibility; and managing commercialization effort.&nbsp; In addition, the concentration prepares the entrepreneur to take a technology from idea to market with in-depth and real-world knowledge of the technology commercialization process.

'''The USC Entrepreneurship Club''' (eClub) helps students learn about entrepreneurship and launch their companies or ideas outside of the classroom, regardless of their major. For over a decade, the organization has served as an entrepreneurship hub for students and alumni. The eClub is also committed to organizing highly valuable and innovative events, while creating a support structure of resources, networks, and opportunities for startup and existing businesses.

'''The USC Student Innovator Showcase and Competition''' presented by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, is a university-wide innovator showcase which gives parents and students a highly interactive glimpse into the imaginations of USC student innovators, and a sneak peek at tomorrow's world. The showcase is hosted each year during the opening day of Trojan Family weekend and is followed by an awards reception (which includes cash prizes).