“Many small people, who in many small places do many small things, can alter the face of the world.” So reads an inscription on one of the remaining panels of the Berlin Wall, a barrier between East and West Berlin that stood for nearly three decades and became a symbol of a divided world. When the wall fell, so too did barriers to the flow of capital, goods, and people. Twenty-five years later, the University of Colorado’s 11-Month MBA program arrived in Germany to observe the economic landscape and explore business opportunities in this once divided region.  Read more

According to a recent study cited by Forbes, fewer than two in five managers believe that college graduates were well-prepared for a job in their field of study.  Additionally, “only one in ten business leaders strongly agreed that institutions were graduating students with the skills and competencies their businesses needed.” The University of Colorado Denver Business School has recently taken initiative to change this.  Read more

Free Undergraduate Summer Business Course Elective Open to All Majors This 8-week course will be offered summer 2015, June 8, 2015 until August 1, 2015 on Tuesday afternoons from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about career opportunities in the investment services field. A Booming Industry Did you know that Investment services companies offer median starting salaries that are nearly $40K?   Read more

When it comes to supporting its major pro-sports franchises, Denver punches above its weight. A new study from The Business Journals, the DBJ’s parent, says that Denver is the most “overextended” major sports city in America — meaning the gap between the area’s total local income and the revenue needs of its pro teams is the widest. And yet, pro teams do thrive here.  Read more

For young college grads gearing up to enter the workforce, Denver is aces. The Mile High City landed the No. 3 spot in Rent.com’s 2015 “Best Cities for College Grads” ranking. To compile the report, Rent.com — a unit of Norcross, Georgia-based RentPath — analyzed the job potential, percentage of millennials, lifestyle, unemployment rate and median rent in U.S.  Read more

A lot of what makes a neighborhood noteworthy has to do with the people who live there — be they hipsters, yuppies, or the sexiest people on Earth. But as much as these interesting citizens influence their environments, some parts of town stand on their own as more aesthetically pleasing, more architecturally interesting, and more drop-dead-gorgeous than the rest of the city.  Read more

On March 30th and 31st, The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, held the second offering of “Foundations of Commodities” which gives working professionals and new hires an overview of all facets of commodities, from exploration and extracting to commodities markets, risk management and price forecasting. “A successful Professional Education program is an important part of the J.P.  Read more