Silicon Flatirons, Startup Colorado to launch policy academy for rural entrepreneurs

Silicon Flatirons, Startup Colorado to launch policy academy for rural entrepreneurs

July 9, 2020

The three-day entrepreneurial academy, which will be held in fall 2020, will train eight rural entrepreneurs and leaders from the Startup Colorado network to become policy advocates and help them realize their ability to provide direct input to local, state and federal policymakers.

Inventions keep powering CU Boulder startup formation, system leaps to No. 20 in global university patent rankings

Inventions keep powering CU Boulder startup formation, system leaps to No. 20 in global university patent rankings

June 15, 2020

The University of Colorado jumped from No. 53 to No. 20 in a recent global ranking of the top 100 universities granted U.S. utility patents for an array of inventions and innovations that can have far-reaching and positive impacts on society.

New program helps entrepreneurs survive the COVID-19 economy

New program helps entrepreneurs survive the COVID-19 economy

April 28, 2020

Help is on the way for Colorado’s small businesses hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Launched this month by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, COventure Forward is designed to connect small businesses, start-ups, scale-ups and entrepreneurs to a seasoned mentorship network at no charge.

Deming Center launches COventure Forward in support of hard-hit small business and entrepreneurial communities

Deming Center launches COventure Forward in support of hard-hit small business and entrepreneurial communities

April 21, 2020

COventure Forward is an online resource platform designed to support entrepreneurs and small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. The platform offers mentoring, faculty insights and is eventually launching a student micro-internship program.

Six startup teams to compete in New Venture Challenge 12 Championships

Six startup teams to compete in New Venture Challenge 12 Championships

March 24, 2020

Six startup teams will vie for up to $100K in prizes at the 12th annual New Venture Challenge (NVC), CU Boulder’s premier entrepreneurial startup competition. Because of COVID-19, the NVC 12 Championships will be hosted in a virtual format.

Tech leaders debate tomorrow’s solutions at Colorado Law conference

Tech leaders debate tomorrow’s solutions at Colorado Law conference

Feb. 18, 2020

The event’s theme was “Technology Optimism and Pessimism.” Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly delivered a keynote highlighting the potential benefits of new technology, while also questioning the role his agency has in regulating it.

CU Boulder adds APLU Innovation & Economic Prosperity award to its innovation accolades

CU Boulder adds APLU Innovation & Economic Prosperity award to its innovation accolades

Dec. 12, 2019

CU Boulder was one of just three recipients of the coveted Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University designation at this year’s Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Annual Meeting held in San Diego, CA in November.

A new kind of MBA for a new stage of the startup boom

A new kind of MBA for a new stage of the startup boom

Nov. 19, 2019

The High-Growth Venture (HGV) Fellowship, a new MBA program at CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business, equips students with the sophisticated business skill set they need to help take startups to their next phase of growth.

three award winners on stage

Leeds’ Deming Center Wins Global Award for Entrepreneurship Education

Oct. 19, 2019

The Leeds School of Business won the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award at the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers event in Stockholm.

Protein reimagined: Two CU Boulder engineering alumni found Emergy Foods

Protein reimagined: Two CU Boulder engineering alumni found Emergy Foods

Sept. 24, 2019

A pair of CU Boulder engineering alumni have closed on their first round of venture capital funding for a new source of protein: a fast-growing microorganism with the potential to decrease environmental tolls associated with raising meat.

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