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During the past year-and-a-half, the toll wrought by the COVID pandemic on many employers and workers has ranged from the annoying to the excruciating. Jobs were lost, businesses went under, and a lot of people only managed to scrape by with the help of government assistance and some creative maneuvering.
Now that the Orange County economy is fully reopened or at least approaching that benchmark what can we expect in the months ahead?
While trying to make ironclad predictions about the future business climate is a fool’s game, we do have hints about where we’re heading and, thankfully, we now have some reason for optimism.
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
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At the CSU, students, faculty and alumni are offered a multitude of resources to help bring their concepts to fruition. They include entrepreneur undergrad and graduate programs, incubators, accelerators, access to angel funding, maker spaces, mentorships and internships.
Newswise Economic recovery following the pandemic will require an entrepreneurial skill set. Fortunately, the CSU offers inquiring minds a multitude of resources. No wonder CSU alumni are leading the way.
“For that reason, I’m out.” This catchphrase has been introduced into the popular lexicon by Shark Tank, a show in which eager entrepreneurs pitch their business ventures to a panel of investors. While Mark Cuban and his team of “sharks” have helped to raise the profile of entrepreneurs, small businesses have long played an essential role in California’s economy. In fact, they account for 44 percent of U.S. economic activity.