The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at California State University Long Beach is dedicated to supporting startups that strengthen the local and regional economy and to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.

We provide programming and mentoring designed to unlock the creative energy of students, faculty, staff, and the community that engages stakeholders across campus and in the community focused on the common goal of innovation and entrepreneurship. The primary objective of the Institute is to leverage all this energy and entrepreneurial capital into a driving force for economic development for the greater Long Beach community. Creating economic opportunities will support long-term economic growth that is sustainable and improves thelives of all members of our community, the economy, and the greater environment where we live.