Carmine Minerals, a startup founded by CSUSB MSEI student Raymond Moorehead Jr. and MSEI alumna Jacqueline Gilyard Jones, has been selected to compete in the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition, the largest and most renowned business plan competition in the world. The startup was selected as one of only 42 teams from a highly competitive pool of over 900 applicants.
On Wednesday, March 5, the Palm Desert Entrepreneurial Resource Center celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, featuring refreshments provided by local small businesses and congratulatory remarks by local and regional dignitaries.
The newly expanded resource will serve as a catalyst for the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing small businesses in the Coachella Valley.
The Entrepreneurial Resource Center has partnered with U.S. Bank to provide small business owners in the Inland Empire with education in financial management and business planning.
The free workshop will be hosted by CSUSB’s Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration on Monday, Dec. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. The event will take place in person and on Zoom, and it is open to the public.
The city of Indio’s Economic Development Department recently introduced Indio Business Connect, an exciting new program created to support the growing needs of the city’s thriving business community.
The free Mini MBA program offered by the CSUSB School of Entrepreneurship and Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship provides entrepreneurs valuable training to start or upscale their business.
The free Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, designed for Riverside County veterans, active-duty members and their direct family members, will teach the skills, knowledge and mindset needed to navigate the entrepreneurial landscape.
CSUSB’s Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Cal-SOAP, welcomed approximately 80 high school students to campus from July 21-25 for UpStarters Discovery Camp. The camp was designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction into the world of entrepreneurship, in addition to giving them a sense of what college life is like.