As part of its efforts to promote entrepreneurship in Denver, the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship hosted McWhinney cofounder and CEO Chad McWhinney for its Best of Colorado Speaker Series on November 18 at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Known for being a visionary leader, Chad McWhinney started small in southern California. After helping harvest on the family berry-farm, Chad and his brother started selling McWhinney Berries to his high school classmates in 1986.  Read more

Nearly 300 alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, and members of the community squeezed into St. Cajetan’s on the Auraria campus on October 21. The Center for Information Technology Innovation and Information Systems Association hosted the 9^th annual Business Leaders with an EDGE Executive Panel event. The business leaders from some of Colorado’s premier companies discussed Information Technology industry outlook and how information technology is an integral part of every aspect of business and what they see as the future of business and information technology.  Read more

On Thursday, October 23^rd, the Sports and Entertainment Management Club hosted a Broncos pre-game tailgating event for the student organizations of the University of Colorado at Denver Business School. Fifty students from ten UCD Business School clubs joined the festivities to network with other clubs, enjoy some pizza, and pay tribute to our favorite Super Bowl contenders.  Read more

Boulder-based Justin’s Nut Butter is quickly becoming a household name. It began with a blender, a roommate who loved the stuff and a lot of hard work, according to Founder and Co-CEO Justin Gold. Gold recently spoke to CU Denver Business Students as part of the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship’s Best of Colorado Speaker Series. The company has ranked in the Top 15 on the Inc.  Read more

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation’s Colorado Investment Services Coalition brought over 25 financial-planning employers to the University of Colorado Denver Business School on Wednesday, October 15. Following previous meetings with representatives from firms like TIAA-CREF, Charles Schwab and Fidelity, the Coalition partnered with the Business School’s Business Career Connections (BCC) to introduce recruiters to the Business School’s sought-after talent pool.  Read more

On Friday, November 7, 2014, the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School is hosting a shadow day for Graduate and Undergraduate Students.  This unique opportunity allows students to job shadow at an RMI-related employer, allowing students to “try it on for a day.” This is the chance for All CU Denver Students, including non-RMI students, to find out about career opportunities in the RMI industry.  Read more

The University of Colorado Denver Business School will host “Become a Business Leader with an Edge” executive panel on Tuesday, October 21 from 5:15 – 7:00 p.m. The ninth annual event, presented by the Information Systems Program and the Information Systems Association will be held in St. Cajetan’s, on Auraria campus. The event brings together business leaders from some of Colorado’s premier companies to discuss the future of business and technology.  Read more