Lavender Creek, the 2022 Startup Challenge winner, is thriving with its innovative lavender farm and wellness brand. Recently featured by American AGCredit and Edible Monterey Bay, the company’s Lavender Refreshment…
August 23, 2024 By Mark Muckenfuss The COVID-19 pandemic sent Daniel Howe’s focus from developing hi-tech trash cans to applying the same ideas to farmlands. Howe, a 2021 graduate of…
Why iiED’s Chuck Erickson loves working with startups For many entrepreneurs, learning to pitch is one of the first hurdles in their startup journey. At Startup Challenge Monterey Bay, participants…
Founder Patrick Zelaya reflects on the startup’s rise to international success Seven years ago, HeavyConnect Founder and CEO Patrick Zelaya was working on perfecting his pitch to present at the…
Micro Home Village & Manufacturing Center Wins at Startup Factory Monterey Bay 2023 Eight new startup business teams were created during the 2023 Startup Factory Monterey Bay held February 3-5,…
*This article was originally published on csumb.edu at https://csumb.edu/news/news-listing/csumb-institute-takes-the-reins-on-its-business-start-up-event/ After a decade of partnering with an international start-up accelerator, CSUMB’s College of Business has decided to go it alone. What was…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6an5nB8O8vw The June Connect meeting was held at the Hacienda Hay & Feed Co., featuring the following speakers and organizations: Moderator & Co-Organizer: Katherine O’Kelly Nile Estep, Hacienda Hay &…
Startup Challenge 2021 Venture Division winner talks agtech, collaboration, and mentorship. https://youtu.be/-DVfDHRy688 As COVID pushed meetings, conferences, and networking events online, AGXactly founder, Russell Cole seized the opportunity to cast…
https://youtu.be/OfYpQAFi2iI How many boxes have you opened in the past week? In the past month? Over the last two years? According to Digital Commerce 360, online shopping during the pandemic added…
The fifth annual Startup Investment and Community Capital (SICC) Expo was held on Thursday, September 23, 2021. The SICC Expo is the Monterey Bay region’s premier startup investment conference, providing…
Startup Monterey Bay is a program of the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development at the CSUMB College of Business.