My wife Sharon and I recently experienced a day of customer service hell. This arose from our interactions with six different businesses. While none of them is a startup, our experiences provide some great customer service lessons for entrepreneurs. Here’s our tale of woe: The management company for our daughter’s college apartment told us they […]
Attend the Eccles Entrepreneurship Celebration & Reception on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston. The event features tours of the famous Navy ship (nicknamed “Old Ironsides”) from 6:30 to 7:50 p.m., and hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, live music, and networking in the adjacent […]
Forget singing in the shower: University of Utah student Joshua Wilson, a double major in Asian studies and political science, spends his shower time coming up with brilliant business ideas. During a particularly long soak, he realized one common problem for college students across the world: “not being able to find food.” Wilson’s initial idea […]
Jason Kimball, head of brand and creative at Enso Rings who is now sharing his knowledge as an adjunct instructor of entrepreneurial marketing in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the U’s David Eccles School of Business, is always up for a challenge. As a two-time recipient of the CXO of the Year Award […]
Paul Brown is a professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy Department at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business while serving as the James Lee Sorenson Presidential Chair and senior director at the Sorenson Impact Center. Outside of the classroom, Brown boasts experience in many fields: he previously was a partner […]
SANTIAGO, Chile — It’s official. We have finally reached our halfway point and are on the tail end of our trip with the spring 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Program to South America. Even though we have only been here for two months, I think I can speak for all of us when I say Chile now […]
It comes as no surprise that Jay Barney is the most cited professor at the University of Utah, according to Google Scholar. Not after reviewing his work that is. Barney is currently the presidential professor of strategic management, the Lassonde chair of social entrepreneurship and the editor-in-chief for “The Academy of Management Review,” ranked first or […]
Lyda Bigelow, an associate professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business, believes in value. Value comes from many places in her highly trained eyes — as a former associate in the world of corporate finance at Kidder, Peabody & Company before beginning an illustrious career in the […]
Spend the Summer 2019 semester in Europe by joining the Global Entrepreneur Program at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Participating students will gain entrepreneurial experience while creating a startup or innovation of their own, being taught and mentored by U faculty members, and visiting some of Europe’s most […]
Entrepreneurship is booming. Startup companies across the globe are gaining traction, attracting capital and customers. As interest in entrepreneurship grows, so do the academic programs. Whether you’re already running a company, you’re considering a major or minor program or don’t quite yet have a plan, below are seven reasons why taking an entrepreneurship class is […]
