Lavin Entrepreneurship Center

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center
Former names
Entrepreneurial Management Center
Motto Fuel for Entrepreneurs
Established 1986
Director Alex F. DeNoble
Location San Diego, California, U.S.
Campus San Diego State University
Website lavincenter.sdsu.edu

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center is housed within the College of Business Administration at San Diego State University (SDSU) and offers a blend of university curriculum and experiential learning opportunities to students across the SDSU campus. The Center provides academic curriculum through both a major and minor in entrepreneurship and hands-on learning opportunities through various co-curricular programs. The Lavin Center is a resource for SDSU students that provides an entrepreneurial foundation and encourages innovation.[1]

The mission of the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center is "to inspire entrepreneurship campus-wide and enable students to develop the entrepreneurial competencies necessary to compete in the global economy."[2]

History

San Diego State University management professor emeritus, Dr. Daryl Mitton, formed the University’s original Entrepreneurial Management Center (EMC) in 1980. In 1986, the EMC received its first funding and the program has been dedicated to entrepreneurial research and development since.[3]

In 2012, the Entrepreneurial Management Center was renamed to honor Dr. Leonard H. Lavin, founder of the Alberto-Culver company and a longtime supporter of the Center. Dr. Lavin has been actively involved with the Center as a guest lecturer and mentor since 2005.[4]

Entrepreneurship Curriculum

The SDSU College of Business Administration works closely with the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center to offer a curriculum designed to meet the needs of students with an interest in entrepreneurship. The blend of academic and experiential learning is geared to provide students with a theoretical foundation as well as build and reinforce lifelong skills necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur.[5]

Undergraduate Program

The Undergraduate Entrepreneurship curriculum is designed so that students who wish to have deep immersion in entrepreneurship can do so through the specialization, while students – from both a business and non-business background – seeking some exposure to the entrepreneurial mindset can do so through the minor.

Graduate Program

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center supports the SDSU graduate program in entrepreneurship and acts as a physical hub on campus as well as a virtual web community that allows entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers to partner with one another and provide resources for start-up companies.

The case study lead curriculum is taught in an environment where students work in teams. Students are encouraged to think strategically, learn how to assess ideas and solutions, build appropriate financial and business models, and develop the right management and marketing strategies. The faculty in the program are a blend of tenured professors and industry experienced lecturers to provide a balance of theory and application.[7]

Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Programs

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center offers a wide range of co-curricular programs for SDSU students. Some of the programs available through the Center include:[8]

Business Plan Competitions

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center hosts and has students participate in select business plan competitions. Students have the ability to pitch their start-up ideas to business professionals, receive feedback, and have the opportunity to receive financial and in-kind awards. Current competitions the Lavin Center are involved with include:

Library

In addition to the collections and holdings at the Malcolm A. Love Library, the primary academic library on the SDSU campus, the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center maintains the Lavin Entrepreneurship Business Library, an extensive entrepreneurship-related library with an indexed collection of over 700 business plans, a state-of-the-art boardroom and numerous affiliations with local and national entrepreneurial organizations.[20]

References

  1. "About the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center"
  2. http://lavincenter.sdsu.edu/
  3. "EMC Celebrates 25 Years" College of Business Administration News. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  4. "Entrepreneurial Management Center Named" Business Administration Story. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  5. "Lavin Curriculum" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. "Entrepreneurship Specialization" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  7. "Lavin Graduate Program" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  8. "Lavin Center Programs" Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  9. "Lavin Center Internships" Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  10. "Lavin VentureStart Page" Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  11. "Entrepreneur Day" Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  12. "Start-up at State" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  13. "WebCompass Internship" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  14. "L. Robert Payne Series" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  15. "SDGE Program" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  16. "Entrepreneurship Conference" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  17. "Lavin VentureStart Competition" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  18. "LeanModel Competition" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  19. "VCIC Competition" Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  20. "Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Business Library" Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  21. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/emc/resources/Library

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