Master of Business Creation Wins 2023 Utah Innovation Award

The Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business won the first-place prize in the professional-services category in the 2023 Utah Innovation Awards. The awards are managed by Utah Business and Foley & Lardner and concluded at an event on Oct. 30. “The awards recognize the state’s […]

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Master of Business Creation Wins Excellence Award from Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

The Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business continues to receive recognition for its unique approach to training and supporting working entrepreneurs. The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) presented the MBC program its award for “Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation” at the organization’s […]

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U. of Utah ranked No. 7 for Undergrad Entrepreneurship (No. 4 among Public Schools) for 2024 by U.S. News

The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business continues to be recognized as a top program for entrepreneurship. In new rankings from U.S. News & World Report, its undergraduate program for entrepreneurship ranked No. 7 overall and No. 4 among public schools for 2024. The entrepreneurship program at the Eccles School is provided in […]

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50 students complete Lassonde+X program in 2022-23

A group of 50 students completed the Lassonde+X program during the past academic year. Lassonde+X is a three-course program that allows any undergraduate student at the University of Utah to “entrepreneur your major” – the “X” is their major. The program is offered by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, in partnership with the Lassonde […]

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26 founders graduate from the Master of Business Creation Full-Time program in class of 2023

Twenty-six founders are expected to graduate in the class of 2023 from the award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) Full-Time program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business after finishing the 2022-23 academic year in May. This is the fourth group to graduate from this unique program designed specifically for entrepreneurs. The […]

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Entrepreneurship Majors Report Career Success

Majoring in entrepreneurship is paying off in more ways than one for graduates from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and its Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy. While many entrepreneurship graduates are launching companies and working for themselves, many others are applying the skills they learned – including business development and creative […]

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Master of Business Creation Full-Time startup founders for 2022-23

The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business welcomed the fourth class of founders in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) Full-Time program this Fall Semester for the 2022-23 academic year. The group consists of 27 founders who have launched […]

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