Business & Entrepreneurship
- At the recent New Venture Challenge Climate Prize Night showcase in downtown Boulder, five teams with plans to tackle pressing climate change issues pitched their works-in-progress to a panel of judges, competing for a share of $20,000 in prize money.
- In ranking Rich Wobbekind among its 30 most influential business leaders, BizWest magazine said he “probably ranks as the most sought-after voice on the Colorado economy.”
- It takes a wealth of technical knowledge to create a company that uses a novel form of 3D printing to potentially revolutionize a visit to the dentist. If successful, this CU startup will have the Leeds School's collaboration with engineers to thank.
- Tune in for a spirited discussion on how levels of autonomy and group structure impact organizational outcomes as a serial entrepreneur and a leading academic share their perspectives on research published in Organization Science.
- Tune in for Leeds Business Insights, a new podcast offering actionable takeaways on current topics like supply chains, digital transformation and diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Venture Partners at ñ translates breakthrough research into economic and societal impact. Its newly released annual report details eye-popping results from faculty innovations in 2021.
- Experts in the Leeds School's Business Research Division are forecasting a growth year in 2022 but noted significant headwinds and uncertainties, including tangled supply chains, difficulty hiring and the potential for new COVID-19 variants.
- Employment in Colorado is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to the latest Colorado Business Economic Outlook, a yearly forecast compiled by the Leeds School of Business.
- A new paper out of ñ argues it may be time to stop hyper-focusing on economic growth as a leading indicator of a society’s success because we may be headed for a long-run decline in growth this century, whether we like it or not.
- Confirmation bias on social media is nothing new in politics and news. New research from the Leeds School of Business shows it's a challenge in investing, too.