Student startups step out for final contest

March 29, 2012

CU-«Ƶ as startup incubator? You can take that to the bank. Six student entrepreneur teams are vying for a shot to advance to the national New Venture Challenge. But first they’ve got to get past an all-star investor panel. A record 60 teams entered the campus competition last fall with...

CU «Ƶ holds fourth annual business competition

March 29, 2012

Ventures companies pitching ideas around accessible, high-end film equipment, clean fuel produced from non-recyclable materials and ground airport transportation will be competing for more than $10,000 in funding awards during a University of Colorado business development competition Thursday. The New Venture Challenge -- a university business competition hosted by the...

Commercial Viability and Commercial Applications?

March 5, 2012

It's interesting to see how the different departments at CU work together. Larry interviewed Paul Jerde who has been with the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship for 15+ years, and he says he was pretty naive. "I had come to have some strong ideas about the positioning of the value of...

Conscious Capitalism Conference on March 7

Feb. 29, 2012

Third Annual Conscious Capitalism Conference at CU-«Ƶ Business leaders speak to college students about corporate social responsibility and how the traditional tools of capitalism can serve social needs February 29, 2012, BOULDER, Colo. --- Ushering in a new era of corporate responsibility, business entrepreneurs are challenging college students to develop...

Secrets of Success’ – University Parent Media

Feb. 23, 2012

BOULDER, Colo. — Today’s installment of “Secrets of Success” is about a young woman who came to «Ƶ to go to CU, but eventually made the university the first of many of her clients. Sarah Schupp was thinking about going into the corporate world, but in her junior year she...

When Tools Become Channels: Rethinking Local Promotion Distribution

Feb. 22, 2012

Perry Evans is the founder & CEO of Closely, Inc. a Colorado-based start-up focused on reinventing small business promotion marketing for today’s live, mobile social world. Perry has led the formation and development of several local media and technology businesses over the past 15 years, including MapQuest, Jabber and Local...

Free Tax Help Offered by Leeds School Students

Jan. 24, 2012

The Leeds School of Business at the «Ƶ is offering free tax help to taxpayers who qualify. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is an IRS-sponsored program that provides free tax return preparation services to low and moderate income taxpayers (generally $50,000 and below). This is the third...

Alumna Kathryn Marshall Named New Colorado State Director of March of Dimes

Jan. 23, 2012

Accomplished business executive brings passion, experience and personal connection to the mission DENVER, Colo. – The March of Dimes today announced it has appointed Kathryn Marshall as its new state director for Colorado. Marshall (a longtime «Ƶ resident and University of Colorado alum) most recently served as the chair of...

Some Dating Websites Do Not Remove GPS Data from Photos, Student Research Finds

Jan. 12, 2012

SOME DATING WEBSITES DO NOT REMOVE GPS DATA FROM PHOTOS,CU-BOULDER STUDENTS FIND While the majority of dating websites do a good job of managing the privacy of their users, a class research project at the «Ƶ’s Leeds School of Business found that 21 of 90 dating websites...

Dangers of Online Dating

Jan. 12, 2012

According to Associate Professor Kai Larsen, when this information is not removed by the dating website, it is very easy to access that information using commonly available tools. "I think you go to these online sites with a sense of anonymity where you don't want people to know where you...

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