Programs and Services

Programs & Funding Overview

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.
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FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Kauffman Internship Program
Graduate students from California State University, FresnoFresno assist an entrepreneurial firm in growing their company and receive a $2,800 stipend for a minimum of 150 hours of work. Partially funded by the Ewing Kauffman Foundation.
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CV Partnership
Workshops designed to support entrepreneurs and business owners in their efforts to grow their firms and assist in creating a dynamic economic climate in the San Joaquin Valley. CV Partnership >>

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.
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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.
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Technology Development
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>> >>

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 >>

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PARTNER PROGRAMS

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 >>

FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

$10,000 Student Business Plan Competition
The annual Student Business Plan Competition awards students from California State University, Fresno with $10,000 in prize money. First through third place winners of the competition will receive cash to be used in the development of their business and will receive one of the eight office spaces in the Lyles Center Hatchery. Competitors must be comprised of a team with at least one member being a student enrolled at California State University, Fresno. Click here for Details, Forms & Guidelines >>

$5K Scholarships in Entrepreneurship
The Scholarships in Entrepreneurship program attracts students from across the country to California State University, Fresno to educate and retain as future entrepreneurs for the Central Valley. Learn more >>

Mentorship Program
Entrepreneurship students are encouraged to enroll in the Lyles Center Mentorship program. This program matches successful local business leaders with entrepreneurship majors for meetings. Learn more >>