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Navigating Uncertainty and the Entrepreneurial Hustle

May 12, 2021

The latest Creative Distillation podcast delivers a spirited discussion on Hoosier state sours and the unorthodox actions entrepreneurs take to address organizational challenges. Aggressive deadlines, emails at 4am and a sense of fearlessness. How do you make sense of the often-unnerving behaviors entrepreneurs exhibit for the success of their start-up...

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Creative Distillation Podcast Celebrates Earth Day, Research and Spirited Discussions in Season 2

April 21, 2021

Since 1970, every April 22 marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement through activities and events related to Earth Day. In honor of the 51st anniversary, the Leeds School of Business and Deming Center for Entrepreneurship are announcing the second season of the Creative Distillation research...

Laurie Jones - Rideau Organics

Community Spotlight: Laurie Jones - Rideau Organics

Meet Laurie Jones, founder and CEO of Plain Skincare ! This fall, Plain Skincare released Rideau Organics , an all-natural, organic, and plant-based product that incorporates camelina seed oil to provide extra moisture. Their goal is to combine nature’s benefits with a serious science approach and create a skincare product...

Olivia Pederson

Community Spotlight: Olivia Pedersen - A Personal Guide to a Sustainable Lifestyle

Sept. 29, 2020

M eet Olivia Pedersen, CEO & Founder of Sustaio, a mobile app dedicated to helping guide you to a more sustainable lifestyle. The Sustaio mobile app aims to help its users transition their habits to being low-impact by providing daily tips, setting goals, and saving useful resources, all in one...

Demystifying Entrepreneurship: Rural Colorado Workshop Series 2020

Demystifying Entrepreneurship: Rural Colorado Workshop Series 2020

Aug. 18, 2020

Since the start of the pandemic, the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship pivoted their model to continue to serve rural Colorado businesses in a virtual format. The impact of COVID on small businesses has only increased the value of these workshops during this economic and health crisis. “The entrepreneurial mindset is...

COventure Forward

CUBT Highlights COventure Forward Program

April 28, 2020

Help is on the way for Colorado’s small businesses hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not a stimulus check, but rather a cadre of seasoned faculty members and business leaders able to mentor struggling businesses at no charge. In short, the new ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ initiative COventure Forward is one...

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Deming Center Launches COventure Forward In Support of Hard Hit Small Business and Entrepreneurial Communities

April 17, 2020

The difficulties created during the COVID-19 outbreak have hit nearly every industry in Colorado. Businesses and their leaders are facing unforeseen challenges and struggling to survive, pivot and even adapt to find new opportunities. The impact on the economy won't be fully understood for months, if not years. However, the...

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Announcing the Creative Distillation Podcast

March 11, 2020

The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to announce a new podcast, Creative Distillation . Co-hosted by Associate Professor Jeff York , our Research Director, and Instructor Brad Werner , our Teaching Director, each episode distills academic research on entrepreneurship into actionable insights. What is the Creative Distillation Podcast? The...

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New ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ partnership to grow entrepreneurship in Las Animas county

May 22, 2019

The City of Trinidad and the CU Leeds School of Business are hosting a public reception June 7 th to kick off a new five-year collaboration to support small businesses in the region. The City of Trinidad and the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ's Leeds School of Business, have...

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