Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded the University of Colorado Denver’s Institute for International Business a study grant for Business School students to visit Japan through the Kakehashi Project. Accepted participants will leave for the weeklong trip to Japan at the end of November. The purpose of this program is to promote an understanding of Japan’s economy, business, history, culture, and U.S.-Japan  Read more

An innovative app that connects bars to customers with special discount offerings won the collegiate first prize at this year’s THE CLIMB | Jake Jabs Business Plan Competition, an annual business plan challenge sponsored by the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Patrick Brown, Elliot Bath, and Devin Hougard, founders of the BARVENTURE app, took home $10,000 and a selection of in-kind prizes to support their technology-based business.  Read more

Dr. Rossen Roussev, Executive Director of Quantitative Research with J.P. Morgan’s Global Commodities business in New York, visited the University of Colorado Denver Business School this past week to teach a new three-day Commodities Center Professional Education course. To further connect with students on campus, he held a discussion for interested Master of Science and PhD students from the hard sciences and mathematics on November 10.  Read more

More than 300 local business leaders gathered at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce State of Small Business event to celebrate the achievements of Kate Paul, the recipient of the 2016 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year award. View a video honoring the 2016 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year, Kate Paul. The award was presented on behalf of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School.  Read more