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The Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has had a distinct and measurable impact on and off Cal Poly campus.
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$250M+
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The CIE is revolutionizing our economic future by equipping Cal Poly students with the resources to grow businesses that will create social value throughout the world.
Knowing there was an abundance of curious, technically savvy and entrepreneurial-minded Cal Poly students, two business professors had a vision. They wanted every student regardless of major to be exposed to entrepreneurship inside and outside of the classroom.
In 2010 their vision came to fruition when they opened the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), and since it's inception, the Center has expanded its programming on and off campus making it a driving force for job creation in our region and throughout our state.