Resources for Entrepreneurs

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Research & Consulting
The Lyles Center offers consulting and evaluation services for innovators and entrepreneurs. Submit your executive summary for review by the Lyles Center by completing the recommended information and uploading the files. Schedule an appointment today. Learn more>>

Technology Development & Commercialization
Working with faculty, staff, students and community inventors, the Technology Development Center will provide consultation on steps necessary to move technology ideas to the commercial market. Learn more>>

Entrepreneur in Residence
The Entrepreneur in Residence is a distinguished award given to a prominent entrepreneur once a year. The guest entrepreneur spends three to five days on campus lecturing in classes, conducting seminars, and meeting with entrepreneurs in the community. Learn about previous Entrepreneurs in Residence>>

Emerging Business Consultation
Emerging Business Consultation with the Walter Law Group provides legal counseling services to faculty, staff, students, and community entrepreneurs and innovators. Walter Law Group holds office hours at the Lyles Center on a weekly basis and offers seminars and workshops on intellectual property. Learn More>>

Kauffman Internship Program
Graduate students from CSU Fresno assist an entrepreneurial firm in growing their company and receive a $2,800 stipend for 150 hours of work. Partially funded by the Ewing Kauffman Foundation. Learn more>>

International Innovation Workshops
The Lyles Center hosts workshops for groups of dignitaries from the Peoples Republic of China on a wide range of topics including taxation, civil engineering, secondary education, entrepreneurship, judicial development, etc. Learn more>>

Invention 2 Venture Workshop
A one-day session on technology-driven entrepreneurship for students, faculty, regional entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders led as a collaboration between the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) and the Lyles Center. Go to the NCIIA Web site>>

Design and Manufacturing Assistance
Potency, Inc. of China assists clients of the Lyles Center in developing and manufacturing their products in China. Go to the Potency, Inc. Go to the Potency, Inc. Web site>>