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10 Tips for Improving Your Brand and Outshining Competition 

Great companies offer something more to customers than just products and services. The essence of a company, or its brand, stands to attract a loyal community, leading to more sales, and revenue in return. In a workshop titled “Build a World-Class Brand,” Josh Webber shared strategies to improve branding and outshine competitors. Webber founded Big […]

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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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Win $30,000 in the 2023-24 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge

Registration for the 2023-24 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 in-kind prizes. The registration deadline is Jan. 16, 2024. The competition is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a top-10 ranked interdisciplinary division […]

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Win $100,000 in the 2023-24 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge

Registration for the 2023-24 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is now open. All college students in Utah from participating colleges and universities are welcome to participate in this statewide business-model competition. Teams are competing for $100,000 in cash and prizes this year. The registration deadline is Feb. 21, 2024. The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is managed by the […]

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­­Meet the Residential & Community Advisors at Lassonde Studios for 2023-24

Meet this year’s residential advisors and community advisors at Lassonde Studios. These student leaders live and work at Lassonde and make sure residents are safe, happy, and healthy. They are accomplished and involved, serving as great role models for the students in their community. Read more below about the students working around the clock to keep […]

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