SDSU Lavin Entrepreneur Program
Building the next generation of SDSU Entrepreneurs
The Lavin Entrepreneurship Program is dedicated to building the next generation of entrepreneurs by welcoming students from all majors to explore the exciting world of entrepreneurship. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and networking, the program offers free extracurricular weekly programing that will ignite an entrepreneurial mindset for both undergraduate and graduate students.
The Lavin Entrepreneurship Program will take place once a week. If you are selected for this opportunity you agree to attend all of the weekly meetings for the entire academic year.
Lavin Entrepreneur Program Application 2024-2025
- The application will open on March 1, 2024 and close on June 15, 2024
- All applicants will be notified by August 1, 2024
What is Lavin Entrepreneurship Program?
One year program that is extracurricular and meets weekly for upto two hours. The Lavin Entrepreneurship program is designed to inspire the entrepreneurial mindset. Through a series of hands-on projects, participants not only learn about the process and challenges faced by entrepreneurs but also engage with real-world problems. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the latest trends from experts in the field. A centerpiece of the program, each participant receives support and career guidance, from mentors from the San Diego entrepreneurship and innovation community.
Who can apply?
- Open to all SDSU Students
- All majors
- All Undergraduate and Graduate Students
How to apply?
Application opens on March 1, 2024 and closes on June 15, 2024
Why apply?
Lavin Entrepreneurship Program is an extracurricular program for the entrepreneurial curious. Undergraduate or Graduate students.
Participants in the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program (Lavins) will receive the following benefits:
- Networking: Cross campus cohort of entrepreneurial minded students, creating the opportunity to increase your on campus network.
- Fundamentals: Participate in hands-on workshops on the fundamentals of the entrepreneurship mindset.
- Mentor: A centerpiece of the program, each participant receives support and career guidance, from mentors from the entrepreneurship/innovation community. Mentoring on career guidance, entrepreneurship mindset fundamentals, networking, experiential learning opportunities around latest trends.
- Hands-on learning modules related to the infrastructure needs of startup infrastructure, such as latest AI tools, social media marketing trends, other critical components of the startup infrastructure.
Frequently asked questions
cohort will be the last to receive credit for the program.
Yes, you can apply as a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.
Yes, you can apply as a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.
Yes, you can apply as a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.
Yes, you can apply as a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.
Need help with the application process or have questions? Please contact [email protected].
Lavin Entrepreneur Courses (For 2023-2025 cohort only)
- BA411: In the course, students will focus on developing an idea for launching a new business venture. Throughout the course, students will engage in significant customer development activities that are designed to test assumptions based on market feedback. Using Lean Startup principles, students will learn to make pivots when appropriate, leading to multiple iterations from their original business model canvas.
- BA412: In the course, we will focus on company creation activities. Building upon the “iterated” business model canvas produced at the end of BA 411, students will be exposed to the types of challenges, issues and decisions that must be made while formulating their launch plan. By the end of this course, students will develop and present an investor pitch of their proposed new business venture.
How to get help?
Contact information - [email protected].