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November 19 , 2009
November, TBA,, 2009
Crash Course and CU New Venture Challenge Kick-off, Picking a Business Worth Pursuing, Paul Berberian, Co-Founder of Raindance Communications
December 1 , 2009
New Technology Meet-Up, with Robert Reich
December 7 , 2009
Entrepreneurs Unplugged: With Tim Enwall, President and Chief Operating Officer of Tendril
December 17 , 2009
BEN Meetup & Bard Center Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies Recognition
March 15-18, 2010 Save the Date
CU Entrepreneurship Week
June 10 , 2010
Bard Center Business Plan Competition
News
Bard Center graduate Angie Buckley featured in the Denver Post
April 26 , 2009
Angie Buckley, a graduate of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship is featured in the Denver Post. The article, "A pinprick view opens a big world," profiles Angie Buckley and her business Angle Buckley Photography, that provides high-end family portraits.
Raj Joseph 2008 Business Plan Winner opens MedVoy A Medical Tourism Information and Service Provider
February 12, 2009
Raj Joseph, a graduate of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship and business plan winner has opened his doors to medical tourism - "MedVoy is connecting you to global healthcare. " MedVoy is for the uninsured, underinsured, elective and insured patients looking for medical, dental and cosmetic care, and alternative and wellness programs.For more information
Bard Center graduate John-Paul Maxfield featured in Denver Business Journal
February 12, 2009
John-Paul Maxfield, a graduate of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship is featured in the Denver Business Journal. The article, "Starting over: Creating opportunities after suffering job layoffs," profiles John-Paul and his new business Waste Farmers LLC. along with others who are beginning new businesses in this trying economy.
Past Events
November 13 , 2009
Entrepreneurs Unplugged: With Ted Turner
November 4, 2009
Seminar Series: Virtual Entrepreneurship
November 3 , 2009
New Technology Meet-Up, with Robert Reich
November 2 , 2009
Entrepreneurs Unplugged: With Steve Halstedt, Co-Founder of Centennial Ventures
October 27 , 2009
Crash Course, Open Source Software, Jason Haislmaier, Partner at Holme Roberts & Owen
6:00 - 7:30pm
Room 204, Wolf Law Building
October 22 , 2009
October 19 , 2009
Entrepreneurs Unplugged: With David Cohen, Executive Director of Techstars
October 16 , 2009
Inside the Sustainability Camp presented by the Business School
5:30-6:30 PM UC Denver North Classroom Auditorium
October 6 , 2009
New Technology Meet-Up, with Robert Reich
September 24 , 2009
July 29, 2009
The Leading - edges of- Sustainability Strategy
Business School, University of Colorado Denver
June 17 , 2009
June 10, 2009
8th Annual Business Plan Competition
Bard Center for Entrepreneurship
May 28
Business Plan Competition
Notify Top 6 finalists
May 20 , 2009
May 14
Bard Center Seminar Series "Telling your Story" Elevator Pitch - Chris Hill, Hillside Communications
May 13*
Business Plan Competition
Business Plans due – (only Top 20 business plans invited to submit)
*new date
May 5, 2009*
Business Plan Competition
Top 20 Competitors invited to submit full Business Plans
*new date
April 16
Business Plan Competition
Executive Summary Due, Competition Application Due
April 15, 2009
April 9
Bard Center Seminar Series " Preparing Financials for your Executive Summary"
Presented by: Gary Colbert, Professor, University of Colorado Denver Business School
5:30-6:30 PM at the Bard Center
March 12, 2009
Business Plan Competition Orientation
Talk with Chris Onan of Appian Ventures, Competition Judge
- Application process and criteria discussed
- Due dates given
- Your Questions answered
5:30-6:30 PM at the Bard Center
March 18, 2009
March 19
Bard Center Seminar Series: Writing a winning executive summary.
Presented by: Peter Mannetti, iSherpa Capital & Craig Harrison, US Capital
- Recommended Executive Summary Components reviewed in detail
- Example outline to include sections, word counts, and financial expectations
5:30-6:30 PM at the Bard Center
February 18, 2009
January 21, 2009
Bard Center Certificate Awards Ceremony
5:30 PM at the Bard Center
January 21, 2009
December 17, 2008
December 3, 2008
Business Seminar Series
Website Design: Your Image, Your Strategy, YOUR PROJECT
September 16 - December 2, 2008
School of Mines Seminar Series - Engineering & Technology Management Program
Entrepreneurship - Leadership - Innovation - Goal Setting - Communication
November 19 , 2008
November 12, 2008
The Search for Great Leadership: The Nexus between Personal & Professional Leadership
Bard Center for Entrepreneurship
November 12 , 2008
Information Session: MS Engineering and Technology Management
Colorado School of Mines
November 6, 2008
MBA Student Organization - Professional Development Series
November 5, 2008
Business Seminar Series
Website Design: Your Image, YOUR STRATEGY, Your Project
October 29, 2008
Business Seminar Series
Website Design: YOUR IMAGE, Your Strategy (November 5), Your Project, (December 3)
October 28, 2008
MBA Student Organization - Professional Development Series
October 23, 2008
CU Boulder
Oct 16, 2008
Business School Reconnect Alumni Networking Event
October 15 , 2008
October 11, 2008
Women's Wellness Expo - Progressive Health Center
October 8, 2008
Business Survival Series - Lead Generation
September 30, 2008
Your Website Your Image - UCD Business School
September 18, 2008
The Denver Junior Chamber (Jaycees) - Denver's young professionals Fall Mixer
September 17, 2008 - April 2009
Silicon Flatirons - Entrepreneurs Unplugged
Denver Business Journal. "Bard Center for Entrepreneurship Names Winners"
February 13, 2008 7:00-9:00PM at the Bard Center
Alumni Association hosts Real Estate Mogul, Paul Ruff of Triumph Real Estate Corporation
Mr. Ruff, President of Triumph Real Estate Corporation will talk to students on Buying and Selling Real Estate. Mr. Ruff founded Triumph Real Estate for the purpose of pursuing innovative new approaches to property development, operations and corporate services. Paul is responsible for identifying property development, investment opportunities, and for sourcing equity and debt. Hear how he does it! Refreshments will be served. Free to UCD students, Invited guests $5.00 at the door.
February 26, 2008 6:30-8:30PM at the Bard Center
Bard Center Business Seminar Series
LinkedIn mini-Workshop coming to the Bard Center. Michael P. O’Neil, CEO of Integrated Alliances (IA), will talk with students to help them integrate their on-line and face-to-face networking efforts for maximum effect. IA serves the needs of the business professional that wants more productivity, more connections and more success all in less time.
Join the Business School's alumni association offers a LInkedIn group.
March 13, 2008 5:30-6:30PM at the Bard Center
Business Plan Competition Orientation Meeting Applications Due
March 13, 2008 6:00-7:30PM at Marlowe's (16th & Glenarm)
Alumni Association hosts their annual Networking Night!
Come and network with Bard Center Alums, Advisory Council, Faculty, Staff and Students. This is a good time meet business plan competition readers and ask questions! Refreshments served; $12. Sign up at www.denverentrepreneurs.com.
April 9, 2008 6:45-8:30PM at the Bard Center
Alumni Association Business Survival Series
Selling 101: The course you didn’t get at school!
Don’t miss the 3rd event in this outstanding series. Whether you are selling a product or service, selling is a foreign language for many entrepreneurs, this interactive session will give you strategies to grow your business. For more information: www.denverentrepreneurs.com.
10 Years of Excellence!
The Bard Center celebrated its 10th Anniversary on December 12, 2007
Certificate Recipients
The Richard H. and Pamela S. Bard Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver’s Business School marks ten years of supporting aspiring entrepreneurs. The Bard Center gathered with its students and founders along with Pamela and Richard Bard who created the center for entrepreneurial studies to celebrate this important milestone. Over 20 students received Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies and the founders of the Center were all there to accept awards!
Founders
Excellence in American Entrepreneurship Award
2007 Recipients: Gail and Dave Liniger
Bard Center
honors RE/MAX founders
Guests gathered Sept. 26 at the Bard Center’s Excellence in American Entrepreneurship Award event to honor Gail and Dave Liniger, co-founders of RE/MAX. When presenting the award, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter described the couple as “great citizens of the state of Colorado who are making a difference in an industry around the world.” Ritter noted that entrepreneurs including the Linigers as well as Bard Center founders Richard and Pamela Bard are role models that inspire innovation and creativity.
In accepting the award, both Gail and Dave Liniger spoke of their company’s humble beginnings based on an idea to allow real estate agents to keep their sales commissions rather than the then customary 50/50 split most brokers required of their affiliated agents. Instead, the Linigers thought the agents should share the costs for offices and services provided by the broker. Pursing their vision has guided RE/MAX’s growth to its current 120,000 agents working in 65 countries.
Among other well wishers attending the event emceed by KCNC-TV4’s Ed Greene were local business leaders, representatives from the School of Business and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.
News
September 16 , 2008
Jason Regier wins a GOLD METAL at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China in Wheelchair Rugby
defeating Australia 53-44. Regier has been playing rugby for the past 10 years. He was first introduced to the game while in rehab at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO. He began playing after meeting Brad Mikkelson, founder of the Denver Highlanders (now the Denver Harlequins) at a Denver Broncos game. A year after the meeting, Regier tried out for the Highlanders and made the practice squad. After two years on the practice squad, he earned a position on the traveling team. Jason received his Masters in Marketing from UCD’s Business School with a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies.
August 7, 2008
Patricia Kurgan won the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Member of the Year award. There were a few articles linking back to the Denver Business Journal story on Patricia, but our favorite was this one “Bad Ass Women in the News - August 11.” Patricia is the President and owner of Astro Logistics, Inc., a freight arranger and green supply chain consulting company in Denver. Patricia earned her MBA from the University of Colorado Denver and her Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the Bard Center. She was a finalist in the 2005 Bard Center Business Plan Competition. She started her business in the Bard Center Incubator.
February 2008
Denver Business Journal. "Bard Center: 10 Years of education, incubation."