The Entrepreneurship Club
The student-run organization continues to be the official CEO chapter at Fresno State and focuses on promoting entrepreneurship on campus and across the Central Valley. The membership is extended to students of all majors who have an interest in entrepreneurship. 

Johanson Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows
Johanson’s Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows (formerly Coleman Faculty Fellows) reside in schools and departments throughout Fresno State. They have incorporated elements of entrapreneurship learning into their curriculum with the goal to inspire students in all disciplines to apply knowledge in support of the entrepreneurial mindset. Today, an active collaborative network of 20 full-time Faculty Fellows is placed throughout the University integrating an entrepreneurial mindset into their teaching.

Johanson Entrepreneurship Student Fellows
The Johanson Entrepreneurship Student Fellows are an elite group of students who are provided with extensive coaching and access to resources. Over the course of the semester, the program is designed to accelerate progress towards the completion of a marketable product or the launch of a business. After being recommended by a Johanson Faculty Fellow and accepted, the Student Fellows receive 3 credits and a stipend up to $1,000 to cover expenses related to their launch.

Laval Entrepreneur Mentor Program
The Laval Entrepreneur Mentor Program (EMP) provides students from all disciplines the opportunity to build impactful relationships with Central Valley business leaders. Students in EMP are matched with a mentor that best suits their area of interest. 

Pay It Forward Luncheon Series
Each Pay It Forward luncheon features a leader from or with connections to the Central Valley. The program brings informative topics with the goal of linking business concepts to a variety of other disciplines in order to engage students from all majors. The Pay It Forward series also provides students with invaluable networking opportunities with community leaders.

Student Hatchery
The Lyles Center Student Hatchery offers support and office space to student entrepreneurs in order to work on their businesses while attending Fresno State. Students receive mentoring, access to resources, a complete office and access to facilities at the Lyles Center such as the boardroom and classroom. 

Central Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (CVIEF)
CVIEF features five ventures that present to a panel of investors and compete for the Investor Award. During the event, attendees also pretend to be venture capitalists for the day and make pseudo-investments in 20 promising local entrepreneurs and startup ventures that are competing to win the Audience Award. CVIEF is a collaboration between the Office of Community and Economic Development, the WET Center and Central Valley Fund.

 

Entrepreneur Support Group (ESG)
Modeled after the Entrepreneur Organization, ESG nurtures a peer-to-peer learning environment where eight to 10 entrepreneurs learn from each other through monthly meetings. These sessions emphasize confidentiality, personal responsibility and lessons learned.

Startup Grind
The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is Startup Grind’s first globally recognized University Chapter. Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,000,000 entrepreneurs in over 250 cities. 

Fresno State STEM 5
STEM 5 is a new, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned curriculum that facilitates learning through engaging students in hands-on experiments. Developed in partnership with University High School and Kremen School of Education.

 

Kids Invent! 6th Grade +
Kids Invent! 6th Grade + is an improved and streamlined version of the previous curriculum. Students explore science through unique problems of design and functionality and work in teams to solve real-life problems. 

Sweet Potato Project
In partnership with West Fresno Family Resource Center and Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, middle and high school students learn various topics of agri-business from team-building, product development to marketing and finances. The program culminates with a Shark Tank-style pitch competition in front of a panel of judges, friends and family. 

Young Entrepreneurs Academy
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) transforms local high school students into confident entrepreneurs, ready to turn their passions into reality! Students compete for the opportunity to present their business plan in New York and Washington D.C.