Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Since its launch in 2003, the Lyles Center has become a hub for the development and implementation o

Programs include:
Pat it Forward
Laval Entrepreneurship Mentor Program
Fresno State STEM5
Lyles Center STEP (High School Program)
Kids Invent! Student Hatchery
Central Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (CVIEF)..and more!

What’s next for your business—and the people who helped build it?Join us for the Employee Ownership & Succession Summit,...
09/10/2026

What’s next for your business—and the people who helped build it?

Join us for the Employee Ownership & Succession Summit, a practical morning focused on business succession, employee ownership and keeping jobs and ownership rooted in the Central Valley.

Connect with business leaders, advisors and employee-ownership experts while exploring:

🔹 Ownership and entrepreneurship
🔹 Local succession pathways that work
🔹 Financing an employee buyout
🔹 Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
🔹 Practical next steps for your business

📅 Wednesday, September 30, 2026
⏰ 8:45–11:45 a.m.
📍 University Business Center, Fresno State
🎟️ Free event—advance registration is requested, and seating is limited.

Whether you’re a small business owner, family business leader, entrepreneur, advisor, lender, CPA, student or educator, you’ll leave with clearer options, useful contacts and actionable next steps.

Register today: bit.ly/esop-summit2026

🎤 Pay It Forward is back this fall! ✨Join us for the first Pay It Forward Luncheon of the semester featuring Adrianne Hi...
09/08/2026

🎤 Pay It Forward is back this fall! ✨

Join us for the first Pay It Forward Luncheon of the semester featuring Adrianne Hillman, Fresno State alumna and Founder and CEO of Salt + Light Works.

Adrianne will share her journey of rethinking homelessness, building Salt + Light, and creating a community where people are known, valued, and connected to purpose.

💡 What If the Answer Is Community?
📅 September 17
🎓 Open to Fresno State students
🍽️ Lunch provided

Come hear Adrianne’s story, gain a new perspective on leadership and community, and discover what it means to create lasting change through dignity, belonging, and human connection.

Space is limited. Register today through the link in our bio or DM us and we’ll get you tapped in 📲

🎤 Pay It Forward is back this fall! ✨Join us for the first Pay It Forward Luncheon of the semester featuring Adrianne Hi...
08/26/2026

🎤 Pay It Forward is back this fall! ✨

Join us for the first Pay It Forward Luncheon of the semester featuring Adrianne Hillman, Fresno State alumna and Founder and CEO of Salt + Light Works.

Adrianne will share her journey of rethinking homelessness, building Salt + Light, and creating a community where people are known, valued, and connected to purpose.

💡 What If the Answer Is Community?
📅 September 17
🎓 Open to Fresno State students
🍽️ Lunch provided

Come hear Adrianne’s story, gain a new perspective on leadership and community, and discover what it means to create lasting change through dignity, belonging, and human connection.

Space is limited. Register today through the link in our bio or DM us and we’ll get you tapped in 📲

🎤 Pay It Forward is back this fall! ✨Join us for the first Pay It Forward Luncheon of the semester featuring Adrianne Hi...
08/26/2026

🎤 Pay It Forward is back this fall! ✨

Join us for the first Pay It Forward Luncheon of the semester featuring Adrianne Hillman, Fresno State alumna and Founder and CEO of Salt + Light Works.

Adrianne will share her journey of rethinking homelessness, building Salt + Light, and creating a community where people are known, valued, and connected to purpose.

💡 What If the Answer Is Community?

📅 September 17
🎓 Open to Fresno State students
🍽️ Lunch provided

Come hear Adrianne’s story, gain a new perspective on leadership and community, and discover what it means to create lasting change through dignity, belonging, and human connection.

Space is limited. Register today through the link in our bio or DM us and we’ll help get you registered.

📣 WE’RE HIRING STUDENT ASSISTANTS!Interested in gaining classroom experience and working with students? Do you have morn...
08/18/2026

📣 WE’RE HIRING STUDENT ASSISTANTS!

Interested in gaining classroom experience and working with students? Do you have morning availability?

The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is seeking Fresno State students interested in gaining early teaching experience by facilitating engaging, 90-minute, pre-designed lessons for 4th–6th grade classrooms throughout Fresno Unified School District.

Our hands-on curriculum supports FUSD’s College and Career Readiness goals by helping students explore career pathways, strengthen problem-solving skills, and engage in the engineering design process.

Position Details:
• Part-time, up to 20 hours per week
• Monday–Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
• $18.00 per hour
• Mileage reimbursement provided

Students with experience working with youth in a learning or educational environment are encouraged to apply. Bilingual candidates are also encouraged to apply!

🍎 Students from the Fresno State Kremen School of Education and Human Development who are looking to gain additional classroom experience—we’d love to hear from you!

📲 Apply today by scanning the QR code. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Questions? DM us or contact Kelly directly at [email protected]

🧱 That’s a wrap on our final week of Young Engineers Camp: LEGO® DUPLO® Edition!We had such a great time watching our yo...
07/31/2026

🧱 That’s a wrap on our final week of Young Engineers Camp: LEGO® DUPLO® Edition!

We had such a great time watching our young engineers let their imaginations run wild as they built, created, collaborated, and found their own solutions to challenges throughout the week.

More than anything, we loved seeing the creativity and confidence our campers brought to every activity. There’s nothing better than watching an idea start small and seeing where a little imagination can take it. 💡

A huge thank you to Mrs. Holland for another wonderful week and to Fresno Unified School District Expanded Learning for their continued partnership and support. Together, we’re creating opportunities for young students to explore STEM, engineering, and innovation in a fun and meaningful way.

And of course, thank you to all of our young engineers for an amazing summer! Keep imagining, creating, and building. 🚀

🎉 That’s a wrap on our first session of Young Engineers Camp: LEGO® DUPLO® Edition!What an incredible week of creativity...
07/17/2026

🎉 That’s a wrap on our first session of Young Engineers Camp: LEGO® DUPLO® Edition!

What an incredible week of creativity, curiosity, and collaboration! Our young engineers explored the engineering design process through hands on challenges, built imaginative solutions with LEGO DUPLO bricks, worked together as teams, and discovered that the best ideas often come from asking questions, trying again, and learning from one another.

A special thank you to Mrs. Holland, Fresno Unified School District Expanded Learning, and all of our campers for making this first session such a success.

Watching these young minds grow in confidence and creativity has been truly inspiring.

We can’t wait to welcome our next group of future engineers this Monday for another exciting week of building, problem solving, and innovation. The adventure continues! 🚀

🧱🔧 Young Engineers Camp: LEGO® DUPLO® Edition is officially underway!In partnership with Fresno Unified School District ...
07/13/2026

🧱🔧 Young Engineers Camp: LEGO® DUPLO® Edition is officially underway!

In partnership with Fresno Unified School District Expanded Learning, we’re excited to spend the week inspiring our youngest engineers through hands on STEM activities and creative problem solving.

Today, campers read The Most Magnificent Thing, a story that reminds us that great ideas take patience, perseverance, and a willingness to keep improving.

Inspired by the story, students became engineers by designing creations to solve real world problems. They also participated in a gallery walk, where they explored each other’s designs, shared feedback, and improved their creations using the engineering design process.

To wrap up the day, campers worked together to build an amazing amusement park, combining creativity, teamwork, and imagination to bring their ideas to life.

A special thank you to Mrs. Holland for leading today’s activities and helping inspire the next generation of innovators. We can’t wait to see what our young engineers accomplish throughout the rest of the week! 🚀

🎉 That’s a wrap on the 2026 Summer Entrepreneurship Accelerator!Over the past three weeks, our student entrepreneurs tra...
07/03/2026

🎉 That’s a wrap on the 2026 Summer Entrepreneurship Accelerator!

Over the past three weeks, our student entrepreneurs transformed ideas into business ventures through hands on learning, mentorship, and collaboration. From developing business models and marketing strategies to building prototypes and delivering final pitches, they embraced every challenge with creativity and determination.

Congratulations to our 2026 Demo Day winners!
🥇 1st Place: Helping Hearts
🥈 2nd Place: Harmony Herbal
🥉 3rd Place: Money Makerz Club

As we celebrate this year’s program, we also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made it possible.

To our incredible staff at the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, our partners at Fresno Unified School District, Madera K-16, our guest speakers, mentors, judges, volunteers, and community partners, thank you for investing your time, knowledge, and passion in our students.

Most importantly, congratulations to every student who participated in this year’s accelerator. Your hard work, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit made this program a tremendous success. We can’t wait to see where your ideas take you next! 🚀

Today, we say goodbye to a valued member of the Lyles Center family.Nancy, thank you for your dedication, hard work, and...
06/25/2026

Today, we say goodbye to a valued member of the Lyles Center family.

Nancy, thank you for your dedication, hard work, and the care you brought to the Lyles Center as our Finance Assistant. Your contributions have helped support our students, programs, and mission in countless ways, and we’re grateful for everything you’ve done.

While we’re sad to see you go, we’re excited for this next chapter in your journey. Wishing you continued success, new opportunities, and all the best in your future endeavors.

You’ll always be a part of the Lyles Center family. Thank you, Nancy! 💙🐾

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5010 N Woodrow Avenue
Fresno, CA
93740

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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