The Business School was well represented at CU Denver’s fifth annual Block Party held on August 25th. Faculty, staff, alumni and community members came together to welcome students back for the Fall 2016 semester. The Business School booth featured prizes, photos and a chance to become your favorite entrepreneur. See more of the story here.  Read more

The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the CU Denver Business School recently announced its upcoming annual business plan competition will include a series of new events and opportunities for competition participants, as well as feature a new name and icon. THE CLIMB | Jake Jabs Business Plan Competition, which has previously been held in the spring, has now moved to the fall with submissions open Sept.  Read more

The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School and the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners will co-present a panel discussion on ethics in corporate culture on September 22, 2016. This intriguing event will explore the roadblocks and opportunities of defining and communicating an ethical culture from the top down.  Read more

On Wednesday, June 22nd, the CU Denver Business School participated in Bike to Work Day, an event hosted by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (“DRCOG”) to help promote bicycle commuting and educate commuters about the benefits of using two wheels to get to work. The Business School was joined by ten other departments to help bring Bike to Work Day to life at CU Denver.  Read more

Do you know an exceptionally ethical business leader? Nominate him or her today! The CU Denver Business School is looking for nominations for the Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year award. The process is simple, just visit our Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative events page and complete the Nomination Form. You may also save the form, print and fill it out, and return it to megan.stribling@ucdenver.edu  Read more

Traveling through Asia on a recent furniture-buying trip, Jake Jabs kept seeing the same low-backed couch in market after market. Feeling a hunch, he put in a bulk order and shipped the “strange-shaped” sofas to his American Furniture Warehouse (AFW) showrooms in Colorado and Arizona. “We sold 69 sets in the first two weeks,” he said. “That’s what you have to do – you need to try things.  Read more

The spring 2016 Front Range Finance Seminar was hosted at the CU Denver Business School on Friday, April 15th, 2016. Co-organized by Assistant Professor of Finance Yosef Bonaparte and Associate Professor Yufeng Han, the Front Range Finance Seminar was re-instituted this year bringing the Front Range financial university community together for the first time in five years.  Read more