The full-time MBA program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business received a No. 6 ranking for entrepreneurship by Bloomberg Businessweek in its listing of the 2019-20 Best B-Schools released recently. The Eccles School also ranked No. 22 for learning. The Bloomberg ranking is another in a series of top 10 entrepreneurship […]
Topic: Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy
U. of Utah ranked No. 10 for undergrad, No. 17 for grad entrepreneurship by U.S. News
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah continues to receive top 10 rankings for its entrepreneurship program, which consists of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy. The latest ranking is from U.S. News and World Report, which listed the school’s undergraduate program No. 10 (or No. […]
Video: Master of Business Creation Founders
Get to know some of the founders in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. The founders spend 9 months in this intense program, growing and scaling their companies aided by curriculum, mentoring, funding and scholarships. Learn more about the MBC program at eccles.utah.edu/mbc.
Entrepreneur is a Verb. Start Doing.
Entrepreneur is a verb at the David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah. Students learn and grow by doing. Students receive training, mentorship, and resources with the expectation to get involved, launch something, join a team, and make a difference. Entrepreneur your education. Entrepreneur your future. Entrepreneur your […]
Give to the Master of Business Creation (MBC) Founders Fund
Support the Master of Business Creation (MBC) founders at the David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute as they launch and grow their businesses in this unique program. Your donations will help create a new MBC Founders Fund, a pool of seed funding for students to access when they need to further develop their […]
Meet the inaugural founders in the Master of Business Creation program
The David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute welcomed the inaugural class of founders in the new Master of Business Creation (MBC) program starting this fall semester at the University of Utah. The group consists of 26 founders who have launched 20 companies ranging from fashion and education management to marketing automation and […]
6 Lessons from Customer Service Hell
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 […]
Special Event: Eccles Entrepreneurship Celebration & Reception in Boston on Aug. 12
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 […]
UFood: Helping U Find Your Next Meal
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 […]
Meet the Professors: Jason Kimball, Award-Winning Marketing Exec
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 […]