Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI)
Mission
To promote an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset across the ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ community and to provide a structured and integrated entrepreneurship education platform to the region
Value Proposition
- Grow new startups and contribute to regional economic growth through a structured venture accelerator program
- Offer innovative interdisciplinary educational programs in the field of new venture creation
- Function as an innovation hub for the region by connecting various local entrepreneurial programs and institutions
- Open to all ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ students, alumni, faculty, staff, as well as members of the Kern County community at large
Targeted Industries
- Petroleum and Renewable Energy
- Aerospace
- Remote Business Services
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Agricultural Technology
CEI Leadership Team
Executive DirectorDean of BPA
Phone: (661) 654-2207Email: dcours@csub.eduOffice: BDC 126A
Faculty DirectorAssociate Professor of Management & Marketing
Phone: (661) 654-3961Email: jwoods7@csub.eduOffice: BDC 136A
Faculty FellowAssistant Professor of Management & Marketing
Phone: (661) 654-2072Email: ssarma@csub.eduOffice: BDC 232A
ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Entrepreneurship Club AdvisorAssistant Professor of Management & Marketing
Phone: (661) 654-2245Email: aamayah@csub.eduOffice: BDC 133ACEI Advisory Board Members
B3K, Kern Venture Group, Seed Core Foundation
Skeet Varner Foundation & Varner Bros Inc.
Bakersfield College
Alpine Software Group (ASG)
Purveyor Branding
Scanlon Duncan
Air Force Research Laboratory
ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Small Business Development Center
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