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Deming Center Launches COventure Forward In Support of Hard Hit Small Business and Entrepreneurial Communities

April 17, 2020

The difficulties created during the COVID-19 outbreak have hit nearly every industry in Colorado. Businesses and their leaders are facing unforeseen challenges and struggling to survive, pivot and even adapt to find new opportunities. The impact on the economy won't be fully understood for months, if not years. However, the...

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Student Spotlights: Ana Corral and Lindsay Randall - Human Kindness Goes a Long Way

April 15, 2020

This week, we met with senior undergrad, Ana Corral and second year MBA student, Lindsay Randall to talk about the HumanKind network , a platform that connects people who want to get involved with individuals or organizations that need help with the COVID-19 crisis. Working with a coalition of full-time...

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Student Spotlight: David Lopez - Better Connections

April 8, 2020

Meet David Lopez, junior at 񱦵 studying Business with an emphasis in Real Estate. He is also the CEO and Co-founder of Internalyze , an online education platform working to help community college graduates break into tech by teaching them the sales skills they need in order to succeed...

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CU Entrepreneurs Stepping up to Solve Problems from COVID-19

April 1, 2020

As a retired entrepreneur and now coach for the Business Minor Capstone class, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing how CU students can step up to the challenges of building a business from scratch. The BUSM 4010 capstone class allows students to think and act like entrepreneurs. The course walks...

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Alumni Spotlight: Joe Sanchez - Building Better Promotions

March 18, 2020

Joe Sanchez is a 2015 MBA alumni from CU that has spent the last year as co-founder of the tech startup, Promogo . Positioned as “An App for Simplicity and Consistency”, Promogo works to provide software that joins everyone in branded events through one cohesive, user-friendly app. During his time...

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Announcing the Creative Distillation Podcast

March 11, 2020

The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to announce a new podcast, Creative Distillation . Co-hosted by Associate Professor Jeff York , our Research Director, and Instructor Brad Werner , our Teaching Director, each episode distills academic research on entrepreneurship into actionable insights. What is the Creative Distillation Podcast? The...

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Alumni Spotlight: Zhenghua "Z" Yang - Video Games with a Purpose

March 4, 2020

Last week we took a group of students on a field trip to Serenity Forge, a value-driven video game development company here in Boulder, CO. Founder “Z” is a 2014 Leeds alum, a TEDx speaker and was recently named one of Forbes’ Top 30 Under 30. Why video games? A...

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Alumni Spotlight: Timothy Morrissey - A New Approach to Robotics

Feb. 26, 2020

Co-founder and CEO of Artimus Robotics , Timothy Morrissey, graduated from 񱦵 in 2019 with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. After years of research and dedication, Timothy and his team launched Artimus Robotics in 2018. “When you think of a robot, you probably think of something like C-3PO made...

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Impactful Women Leaders in the Natural Foods Industry

Feb. 19, 2020

What do Tamar McKee, Jane Miller and Annie Ryu have in common? They’re all impactful women leaders in the natural foods industry. Last week, a new leadership program on campus, Impactful Women—hosted by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative —brought this trio together to discuss their professional and personal journeys. Tamar...

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Student Spotlight: Zayna Pieper - More Than Just a Phone Accessory

Feb. 12, 2020

Zayna Pieper is a senior at 񱦵 and founder of Frenz. Her company helps prevent involuntary drugging through a phone accessory that allows you to test your drinks for common date-rape drugs. Two best friends and CU students, Molly and Clayton, took Frenz out with them for a user...

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