On May 2, Michael A. Ocasio, chief executive officer of Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County had the privilege of serving as a judge for the Cal State San Bernardino SoCal Start-Up Pitch Competition. This event, held at the Entrepreneurial Resource Center in Temecula, showed the power of entrepreneurship in action as teams of Cal State students competed for $10,000 in prizes. The event was hosted by the CSUSB Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship and its founding director, Mike Stull. SBDC-OC congratulates those who won awards and all who participated in this event that supports the bedrock of our economy.