Managing Entrepreneurial Risk is All in Your Mindset

Dr. Drew Starbird, Director of My Own Business Institute (MOBI) and Professor of Information Systems and Analytics, shares his pespective on risk and how you can manage uncertainties in every entrepreneurial journey. Read here! Ciocca Center has been supporting MOBI's study on success factors for Latino-owned small businesses in the Silicon Valley, which was recently published in Administrative Sciences.

Mitigating Student Advising Risk

Hallie Mullane '23, Program Director at Ciocca Center, reflects on the risks of advising students.  In her piece, she explores how advisors could potentially partner with Artificial Intelligence to use every possible measure to ensure student success.  Read here, to learn about the kinds of action research that our graduate students are doing.

A Community's Strength

Associate Director Lori Salazar shares about the risk in pursuing her academic career and how the people around supported her to find the strength to tolerate the uncertainties. Read here to learn about how Lori's experiences have created a strong foundation for her podcast, Through My Latina Lens.

"I Like to Play it Safe."

Read here, to learn about how this year's Outstanding Student Entrepreneur, Bryanna Young '22, is learning how to balance the risk it takes to pursue her passions while protecting her values for safety and self-care. Click here to see some of her work!

BUSN 70: Open for Business!

Ciocca Center is putting on a pizza night for BUSN 70 students on Monday, November 7th, from 5:30-7:30! Make the most of SCU’s opportunities as a new Business student! Learn About: International Programs, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Business Minors, and More!

Register here to let us know how much pizza to order!

A Movie Premier Under the Stars

Ciocca Center presented an outdoor movie extravaganza General Magic! Winner of Seven Best Documentary Awards, this movie shares the untold story of one of history’s greatest tech teams, who after a great failure, changed the lives of billions. The ideas that dominate the tech industry were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up called ‘General Magic’, which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the “next big thing”. If you're a student, watch General Magic for free here!

BVA4 Demo Day!

Growing through COVID-19

Completing his studies at SCU in Environmental Studies, Liam Healey '19 graduated into the pandemic. After serving with AmericaCorp as a CivicSpark Fellow, Liam decided to pivot into the medical field. Watch and learn about Liam's journey post-college and how taking risks even in the midst of the COVID-19 climate, led him to unique opportunities!

You Are Here!

Looking for a club or RSO on campus? Use our Club Navigator, a great way to make connections and life-long friends! The platform came out of Ciocca Center's "You Are Here" initiative, where students collaborate on creating meaningful resources for SCU students. 

Student Advisory Board

Ciocca Center relies on the perspectives of students to ensure our programs and initiatives reflect interdisciplinary interests. Our Student Advisory Board consists of over 20 students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds. This year's board is co-chaired by Darius Johnson '23 and Mubashir Hussain '24 along with Sarah Tartell '23 as secretary. Learn more here!

Welcome Mindset Scholars!

Mindset Scholars is a 2 year program to develop an early entrepreneurial mindset. Scholars complete one course from each school to build an interdisciplinary entrepreneurial mindset and are supported in self-actualization, by being provided specialized advising and access to on-campus experiential opportunities, like IDEA Lab and Career Launch! Meet the new '22-'24 Cohort!

Being a Change Agent for SCU

Welcome to our new '22-'24 cohort of Innovation Fellows! Innovation Fellows focus on finding a pain point on our SCU campus and using design thinking methods and empathy to identify and implement solutions. This two year program is great for students who want to continue to improve and grow the SCU community. 

Broncos Entrepreneurs Advisory Clinic Hours

We officially kicked off our BEACH Fall Term in early October with beach balls, sweaters, food, and great people! Broncos Entrepreneurs Advisory Clinic Hours, called BEACH, provides law and business students with an experiential opportunity to team up with industry professionals, receive clients, and advise companies on legal or buisness related issues. Sign up to be a part of our Spring Cohort here!

IDEA Lab

Bronco Ventures Idea Lab is an interdisciplinary program that exposes the attendees to the core concepts of design thinking, including ideation and pitching. Over 80 participants signed up for our Fall Ideation Module! The ideation module will provide tools and techniques to empathize with customers, deeply understand pain points, generate human-centered solutions, and test the feasibility of potential solutions.

The Inspiration for Mindset Scholars

Modeled after the Tech Edge J.D. program, the Mindset Scholars program was officially launched this fall quarter! Read here to learn from former Ciocca Center Faculty Advisory Board Member Associate Dean Laura Norris and Professor Eric Goldman about how Santa Clara Law's Tech Edge J.D. program improves admission yield, diversity, and employment. 

Design Thinking for Faculty and Staff

Interested in Design Thinking? Ciocca Center is sponsoring SCU faculty and staff for enrollment in several Design Thinking courses through IDEO U. Enrollment is free, and upon completion of the course, participants may be eligible for a $200 stipend. To participate, fiill out this form.

Welcome to Our New Team Member!

Welcome to Cindy Cooper, our new team member! As our new Program Director, Cindy is spearheading exciting initiatives and programs, such as the General Magic movie night and workshop held last week.  Please swing by to say hello!