The Entrepreneurial Resource Center (ERC) will be an easily accessible hub for small business training and technical assistance services serving Southwest Riverside County.
CSUSB’s two teams – AxoTech and Solubrin – competed in both of the Product Tracks and took home first place in both tracks, winning $25,000 for each team.
The unique program, which launched in fall 2020, is one of less than 15 existing worldwide.
Gregory Gondwe (journalism studies), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Hareem Khan (ethnic studies, anthropology), Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage and Pablo Gómez was part of a team that published recent research.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) discussed the upcoming release of the State of Entrepreneurship report, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed in continuing coverage about the Anti-Defamation League’s latest report on the increase in antisemitic hate crimes, and Jacob D. Jones (psychology) was part of a research team that examined apathy’s relationship to depression among patients with Parkinson’s disease.
The event featured various contests for the students including an elevator pitch competition, a financial statement competition, a Quickbooks competition and a marketing plan competition. The event also had the students create their own businesses and set up booths where they could market and sell their products as part of a competition.
Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Stacey Fraser (music), Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and a study by Gisela Bichler (criminal justice) was recently published.
The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino has sponsored the VE Regional Tradeshow and Competition program annually since 2018. The 2023 event will mark the first time the program has been held at CSUSB.
The grant will provide additional critical and targeted services to minority-owned, small businesses in the Inland Empire, along with focusing on financial management and achieving growth.