Entrepreneurship
Institute
Director: Steve McGuire
Associate Professor of Management
ST 709, Tel. (323) 343 2887 Fax: (323) 343-6461
E-mail: smcguir@exchange.calstatela.edu
The Entrepreneurship Institute, in the College of Business and Economics, serves as the locus of information about entrepreneurship, research on entrepreneurs and new venture management, and development of entrepreneurial talent among students and external stakeholders of the University. The Entrepreneurship Institute is concerned with generating knowledge, sharing information, assisting entrepreneurs to assess opportunities, fostering organizational entrepreneurship in corporations and nonprofits, and developing skills among aspiring entrepreneurs. The following projects are ongoing:
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ASSISTANCE TO ENTREPRENEURS. One-on-one assistance to aspiring entrepreneurs to test ideas and concepts, prepare business plans, present business ideas and plans to faculty and student audiences for feedback/ advice, and pitch to potential investors.
- ASSESSMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. Preparation of customized culture assessment reports for for-profit and non-profit organizations, free of charge. The database on Entrepreneurial Organizational Culture, housed in the Institute, now contains culture profiles on more than 800 organizations.
- CASE STUDIES OF L.A. ENTREPRENEURS. Preparation of case studies by faculty and student researchers on entrepreneurs and new ventures in L.A.
- OTHER ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH. Other research by faculty and students, including a study of leadership styles and business optimism among Southern California entrepreneurs, and a study of the factors that drive students to become entrepreneurs.
For assistance and research reports, contact:
Steve McGuire, Director
Simpson Tower 709, smcguir@exchange.calstatela.edu
Tel. (323) 343 2887, Cell (323) 387 9546
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