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06.2010 :: NFTE NFTE wins 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award . . . “NFTE’s mission has always been to correlate fundamental skills taught in school, like math, with business skills, so students can see and apply the real life value of what they’re learning,” said Steve Mariotti, founder of NFTE.
05.13.2010 :: The Business Journal Fresno State students advance in business competition The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fresno hosted the competition as part of its leadership in the network . . .
05.12.2010 :: Fresno State News Five high school finalists advance in entrepreneur competition The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fresno hosts the competition as part of its leadership in the NFTE . . .
05.12.2010 :: The Fresno Bee Fresno students advance in business plan contest Regional Business Plan Competition, hosted Saturday by the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fresno.
05.2010 :: The CSU Fresno State is home to the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, regarded as the foremost entrepreneurial program in the Central Valley and one of the leading new-business developers in the state. The Lyles Center creates strong ties between student enterprises and businesses and individuals in the community, improving chances of career success for graduates.
usairwaymag.com :: City Profiles From the ground up - homegrown business The city encourages entrepreneurs through the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno State. Other articles about Fresno http://www.usairwaysmag.com/city_profiles/city/fresno/
05.2010 :: NFTE Announcing NFTE's 2010 Licensed Partners of the Year Congratulations to the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at CSU Fresno for winning NFTE's 2010 Domestic Licensed Partner of the Year Award!
05.03.2010 :: Visalia Delta Times Jobless? Some Tulare County residents create their own businesses When Cynthia Ferguson was laid off as part of downsizing at Res•Com, she didn't know what to do."There were no jobs," she said. "I got laid off, and I was scared."
05.02.2010 :: The Fresno Bee Student business idea wins $10,000 Solar panel cleaning system pays off for Fresno State team.
04.30.2010 :: The Fresno Bee Valley business dreams become reality The fifth Dream it, Win it competition for student entrepreneurs happens today, with a $15,000 prize and the attention of investors at stake.
03.24.2010 :: The Collegian Almost Phaymus Up-and-coming fashion designer Allen Robateau is no quitter - and if you don't know him by name, you soon will.
03.12.2010 :: medwatchtoday.com Chinese delegation researches Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital’s technology Fresno Heart & Surgical showed off the latest in operating room technology on March 8 to a delegation from China being sponsored by the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fresno.
01.30.2010 :: The Fresno Bee Keeping young talent in the valley Thomas Friedman recently challenged President Obama to "launch his own moon shot." The author of the book, "The World Is Flat," extended his challenge in a column he writes for the New York Times titled "More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs."
01.2010 :: Future CEO Stars Making money without any! By Adam Mortanian, currently operating out of the Lyles Center's Student Hatchery. Page 16
12.06.09 :: The Fresno Bee A budding rose Even as she juggles school and baby-sitting jobs, 21-year-old entrepreneur Briana Kumpe is building her own business.
12.05.09 :: kolkatamirror.com Mind you own business Dr Timothy M. Stearns, was in Kolkata to talk about the important entrepreneurial skills that one needs to own a business.
12.04.09 :: The Fresno Bee Fresno State students offer downtown ideas Some Fresno State students spent much of the fall semester crawling through dusty downtown buildings, talking to real estate agents and bugging landlords in a quest to create the perfect business for the area.
11.19.09 :: The Fresno Bee Fresno event a test of creativity The "Chic Travel Vest" may not take the fashion world by storm. But it was enough to win The Edge, an event challenging budding high school and college entrepreneurs to create - in just30 minutes - a product using stuff you'd find in the kitchen junk drawer.
09.10.09 :: The Fresno Bee Poor market heats Fresno State business incubator All six offices at the Lyles Center Student Hatchery are occupied - and that reflects a national trend as university students increasingly turn to business-launching programs and entrepreneurship classes, educators say.
09.09.09 :: entrepreneur.com Lyles Center included on the "entrepreneurship vanguard" Other schools on the entrepreneurship vanguard: Arizona State University; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Oberlin College; University of Iowa; California State University, Fresno; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stanford University; University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
05.27.09 :: baselinemag.com Cultivating technology entrepreneurship in Fresno . . .In 2003, the university launched the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, uniting the academic community
05.21.09 :: Kingsburg Recorder Kingsburg High, CSUF grad wins business start-up money . . . Snyder's business plan for his skateboard company is "brilliant" and it's big plus that he can cover start-up costs with the $15,000 prize money from the Lyles Center's business plan competition.
05.08.09 :: KSEE 24 News Pilloroo A cute new gift is on the market!With Mother's Day and graduations coming up, the Pillaroo may be the perfect gift you are looking for. Plus, we talk about how to get your own creative ideas on the market.
05.07.09 :: businessstreetonline.com Summer Camps for young inventors The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is offering summer camps that teach in a fun way.
05.04.09 :: The Fresno Bee New charter school seeks to stem brain drain The concept for ACEL was hatched about three years ago by Ashley Swearengin, Tim Stearns and others with ties to the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno State.
05.02.09 :: The Fresno Bee Fresno State student wins business honor Fresno State student Timothy Snyder won first place Saturday in the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's annual student business plan competition called "Dream it! Win it!" Snyder was awarded $15,000 for his concept: Sunspot Industries, a snow, surf and skateboard shop attached to an indoor skate park. Snyder's plan is to meet the needs of board enthusiasts with high-quality, affordable equipment.
04.22.09 :: KSEE 24 News Clovis couple develops "Click" energy drink A Clovis couple has developed an energy drink that combines coffee, chocolate and protein in each serving. Greg and Beth Smith came up with the idea two years ago and began distribution of Click in June 2008. The product is now available internationally.
03.31.09 :: streetsider.com Electronic Recyclers International CEO addresses Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
03.30.09 :: ABC 30 Valley Resource Helping Entrepreneurs
Dr. Stearns receives President's Award for Excellence http://lyles.csufresno.edu/video/Stearns_PresAward.mov
03.2009 Professor Stearns presents to Fresno Leading Young Professionals (FLYP) http://lyles.csufresno.edu/video/FLYP_0309.mov
PODCAST: Venture Capital 101 Find out how venture capital plays a critical role in the economic transformation of the Central Valley. Your guests are Brad Triebsch of the Central Valley Fund, Riley Walter of Walter-Wilhelm Law Group, and Timothy Stearns of the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This podcast is made possible through a grant from the California Partnership of the San Joaquin Valley http://lyles.csufresno.edu/video/2009_VC101.mp3
01.02.09 :: Small Business News TV Professor Stearns speaking before a four county chamber CEO gathering in Fresno, discusses the need for building a Central Valley wide effort to spawn entrepreneurship and innovation to the economic challenges over the next decade. |