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Something big is coming for rising high school entrepreneurs starting summer 2026. The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute – a top-10-ranked, interdisciplinary division of the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business – is introducing the Lassonde Startup Academy, a unique, pre-college, summer program for aspiring business founders, makers, creators and doers. The Academy will allow […]
Registration for the 2025-26 Tim Draper High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is now open. The statewide business-idea competition is open to all students in Utah ages 14-18. Teams compete for $30,000 in cash and scholarships. The registration deadline is Jan. 14, 2026. The competition is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute — a top-10 ranked, […]
Registration for the 2025-26 Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is now open. All college students in Utah from participating colleges and universities are welcome to enter this statewide business-model competition. Teams are competing for $75,000 in cash and prizes this year. The registration deadline is Feb. 19, 2026. The Tim Draper Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute – a top-5 ranked division of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah – welcomed a new group of Lassonde Founders for the 2025-26 academic year. Thirty-one students were admitted into the residential entrepreneur program for undergraduate students. They moved into Lassonde Studios in August for the […]
The award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business graduated the first cohort of international founders through the new MBC Global option this month at a celebration in Ghana. The 18 founders enrolled from countries across Africa and grew their businesses with support from applied curriculum, personal mentorship, […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business recently appointed Jeff D. Davis – an experienced international executive, entrepreneur, investor, and professor of entrepreneurship and marketing – as the new director of the award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC). The unique program provides founders with personal mentorship, applied curriculum, access to funding, marketing resources […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business ranks No. 5 among public schools (No. 16 overall) in the latest 2025 MBA rankings for entrepreneurship released by US News and World Report. In related rankings released earlier from US News and World Report, the Eccles School ranked No. 5 among public schools (No. 8 overall) for undergraduate entrepreneurship for 2025. […]
Twenty-one founders graduated from the Master of Business Creation (MBC) at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business following the spring 2025 semester. This is the latest group to graduate from this unique and award-winning program designed specifically for entrepreneurs. The group includes 18 people who graduated from the MBC’s in-person option and […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business announced Scott Holley as the new executive director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute today. Holley is an experienced entrepreneur with a background in the outdoor industry, business consulting and investment banking. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Utah and an MBA […]
The Lassonde Family Foundation – led by Pierre Lassonde, a renowned mining entrepreneur, University of Utah alumnus, Canadian native, and philanthropist for education and the arts – has made another landmark $25 million gift to support the continued growth of the top-10 ranked Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, the university announced today. The Lassonde Family Foundation has […]
