Formed by students and entrepreneurship professors, CPE is a student-run organization that enables aspiring entrepreneurs to pursue their passions by providing valuable resources such as weekly meetings, workshops, trips, events and communal support.
Held annually, the Hackathon highlights the best of Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing motto, giving students across campus the opportunity to create, design and build with fellow students and mentors.
The Hatchery is an on-campus program that provides an entrepreneurial experience to students and allows them to cultivate the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in any business.
Founded Cal Poly alumni, Carson Chen, Richard Boberg, and Laura Pickering, iQ has already awarded over $350,000 in support of Cal Poly innovators and entrepreneurs who have used the program as a platform to launch successful businesses.
The entrepreneurship concentration is opened to business administration and economics majors in the Orfalea College of Business. The entrepreneurship concentration aligns with a plethora of resources in CIE.
Since its inception in 2010, the CIE opened a world of entrepreneurial opportunity to Cal Poly students, faculty and community members, and promotes regional economic development throughout the region.
The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the CIE.
Held once a year, this competition empowers students and community entrepreneurs from all disciplines to come together and build a startup in 54 hours.
First-ever CIE Elevator Pitch Competition Forum where students have 90 seconds to pitch their product ideas, innovative services or startups for the chance to win $1,000.