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01.30.2010 :: fresnobee.com
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 :: fresnobee.com
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 :: fresnobee.com
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 :: fresnobee.com
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 :: fresnobee.com
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 :: 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 :: 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.