COVenture

Working with startups such as Frequent Flyers , Allie Clark is a fantastic resource to the COventure Forward community. She also mentors at the Boulder Small Business Development Center and CU Venture Partners . As Counsel at the local Sage Law Group , Allie has ample experience with intellectual property,...

We have a very special feature for this month. Erick Mueller is the linchpin of COventure Forward and one of our most versatile mentors. Too many businesses to list here, most of our features so far and many more to come have been in touch with Erick throughout their journey...

Fawn Anderson is the spark of Our Friendly World , a multimedia platform pursuing social, racial, and economic justice through the art of friendship. Their podcast series thoughtfully discusses changing the world with the friends we show up for, seeking wisdom about our culture and experiences, and transforming the way...

Working with startups such as Retro Simple and Thinking Huts , Yev has been a great help to our program. Her experience as Managing Attorney for Launch Legal and founder of ESQLegal make her perfectly suited for advising early stage startups. Specific areas of interest are alternative financing models, decentralized...

Joshua operates Retro Simple, an app that pairs students with faculty that have enough space to rent to a student. With the Boulder housing market and many students taking out loans to cover living expenses, this helps make college more affordable. For faculty who want some extra income, they can...

Help is on the way for Colorado’s small businesses hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not a stimulus check, but rather a cadre of seasoned faculty members and business leaders able to mentor struggling businesses at no charge. In short, the new CU Boulder initiative COventure Forward is one...

A new mentorship program aims to help Colorado business owners and entrepreneurs navigate the growing economic crisis. Erick Mueller, the Executive Director of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, introduces COVenture Forward and how business owners can take advantage of an extensive...

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...