Students
Welcome, CSU Students! Whether you’re in the College of Business or any other college across campus, we’re here to serve as a resource for all things entrepreneurship and innovation for you. Check out our upcoming events and ways to get involved below.
Student Startup Track
Next Session Starts February 12, 2026
Venture Validator
Is your idea worth pursuing?
Take a deep dive into understanding
your customers, their pain points, and
how to best create value.
5-week program, meets 1x per week
December 4, 2025
I4E Startup Showcase
The I4E Startup Showcase (formerly Venture Rams Business Showcase) is I4E’s premiere annual event, featuring seven CSU student founders pitching their ventures in a live, fast-paced format. Over $13K in prizes are awarded!
Involvement Opportunities:
Join Ignite by I4E
We create transformative experiences to help students become confident, impactful leaders and entrepreneurs.
Whether you’re launching a venture, exploring entrepreneurship for the first time, or simply looking to strengthen your leadership and networking skills, there is a place for you here!
Curious About Innovation?
Develop or enhance an entrepreneurial mindset and deepen your problem-solving skills, while also earning academic credits. Build skills that make you a great founder, co-founder, or employee.
Have an Idea to Explore?
CSU’s Institute for Entrepreneurship provides programs and training to support early-stage entrepreneurs from idea to reality. Do you have a great idea but intimidated by knowing how to get started? This is your place!
Want to Work with CSU Inventors?
CSU Strata’s Lab-to-Life program is a highly-competitive program for aspiring leaders to learn how to run a business by actually doing it. You’ll work with an inventor founder and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence team to build a new company.