A professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, Lyda Bigelow recently won the Best Paper Award at the Competitive Dynamics Conference at Imperial College London. Her research paper is titled “Stuck in the Middle (of Time): Innovation Shocks and Strategic Repositioning in a Growing Market.” It explores how we live in a world where innovations [...]
I am a student in the Strategic Communications program at the University of Utah. This summer, I participated in the Entrepreneurship Minor study abroad program in Barcelona, Spain.When I discovered the program offered by Eccles Global at the business school, I automatically looked into it. Along with a minor in Entrepreneurship, the program offered an internship with the Spanish Red Cross for a month [...]
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah recently appointed Jen Brown as the new chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy. She began her three-year term on July 1 and looks forward to leading the department ranked among the top 5 in the nation for entrepreneurship education. “I hope to continue the great work of the previous chairs and [...]
Congratulations to the undergraduate entrepreneurship program at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business. The Princeton Review just ranked our entrepreneurship program No. 2 in the West and No. 5 overall for 2023. The Eccles School's Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy and the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute have created an incredible partnership that provides exceptional experiences for students who want to start their [...]
Studying abroad is something every student dreams of during their academic career. It can be a wonderful opportunity to learn about and immerse yourself in another culture. Not only does this experience grant you access to many international experiences, but it enables you to learn and grow as an individual as well. For the students here participating in the Global Entrepreneurship Minor program [...]
Vishwa Srinivasan knew that Salt Lake City's alleyways could be used for more. So the Eccles School student pitched Salt Lake City officials his idea — using the alleyways for concerts. The city liked the idea so much that they gave Srinivasan a grant from the city's Arts, Culture, and Events Fund, and his pilot concert is set for May 21. Read the full [...]
The Full-Time and Professional MBA programs at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business have continued their upward trajectory in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Business Schools ranking. The rankings of on-campus MBA programs were released this week, adding to the concurrently released #11 ranking for entrepreneurship (#5 among public schools) at the Eccles School. The Eccles School’s Full-Time MBA advanced to [...]
The newly formed Joan and Tim Fenton Founders Fund, made possible by a $5 million investment from the Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation, will support student-founded startups coming out of the University of Utah. This innovative fund will serve as an accelerator for promising businesses that are at an earlier stage than might typically be of interest to traditional venture capital funds. You [...]
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah and the Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation today announced the creation of the Joan and Tim Fenton Founders Fund at the David Eccles School of Business, aimed at supporting startup companies formed by business students or others within the broader university network. Created through a $5 million investment by the Fenton Foundation, [...]
Utah Business magazine recently highlighted three successful companies that launched with the support of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and are still thriving today. The leaders of the companies, Neighbor, a peer-to-peer storage platform, Blerp, an app that allows users to share audio clips, and Thirst, a shop that specializes in drinks and treats, shared with Utah Business what has led to their success, including [...]