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Leeds School of Business faculty are elevating the conversation around entrepreneurship and innovation while spurring economic development throughout rural Colorado. Drawing attendees from places as far as Leadville and Boulder, the latest Vail Valley workshop series attracted an elite caliber of small businesses and startup concepts. Demystifying Entrepreneurship and Startup...

The Deming Center regularly hosts Lunch-n-Learns: small, roundtable lunches with 25 students that feature local executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and other movers and shakers of the local startup scene. Our guests of honor are tasked with spending an a-traditional hour with our students, leading a discussion or a short workshop...

In 2016, faculty at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business and industry partners noticed an underserved vertical in the world of accelerators—financial services. More specifically, technology and its impact in the industry. ScratchWorks , born from this recognition, is now entering its second year of transforming and advancing...

Last spring, we kicked off a pilot fellowship program immersing MBA students in academic and hands-on experiences unique to growth-stage companies. Over the summer, these High Growth Venture (HGV) fellows interned with startups all over the country for invaluable experience behind the scenes of a growing startup. We captured some...

Entrepreneurial Solutions 2018 has been on a whirlwind of a ride since starting operations in March this year. From a challenging business development period, to a variety of industry clients, and finally the biggest contract we’ve signed yet, it has been the most eventful and exciting experience we could have...

The Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF) is a graduate student-run investment fund that provides capital support for emerging companies based in Colorado or founded by CU students or alumni. Our goal is to provide an applied venture capital experience for MBA, JD and graduate engineering students at CU Boulder and...