The Institute provides small businesses with student consulting teams under the guidance of an instructor with significant business experience. The Small business Institute is self-funded. To cover the expenses, the Institute charges a sliding scale fee based on the size of the firm. Inquire prior to May 15 be considered for Summer, August 15 for Fall, or Jan 15 for Spring.
Students work under the supervision of a faculty member.
New ideas, new data and new systems are generated for participating in the program. The Institute has served over 725 businesses. CSUF's SBI has won many awards. Members of this association represent over two hundred major colleges and universities. In June 1993, the Institute received a Leavy Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.