Entrepreneurship is again increasing across the country, according to The Associated Press. The 2015 numbers have increased over 2014 by about 10 percent, from 280 to 310 new entrepreneurs per 10,000 people. That means about 530,000 new businesses open every month. In Utah, one of the big contributors is Lassonde Studios, which is a living space designed to help students develop, grow and launch [...]
Lassonde Studios, which opens in Fall 2016, was featured in this piece in KSL. Here's an excerpt and you can read the entire article and watch the video over on KSL. What is entrepreneurship? At the University of Utah, it is defined as much more than just starting a company. The students who will live, create and launch the Lassonde Studios have the opportunity to [...]
Shawn Nelson, Chairman and Founder of Lovesac, spoke to the Profiles of Leadership class. Nelson shared his story of the struggles of founding a company and the joys of being an entrepreneur. Lovesac is now a national furniture retailer with more than 20 stores across the country, but it all began in the basement of Nelson’s parents’ house. As an 18-year-old, Nelson came up [...]
The David Eccles School of Business is highlighting the five school values that engage in the future. The fifth value honored is Entrepreneurship. We invite all to join us for “Entrepreneurship Day” on Thursday, Feb. 25. We have lots of fun activities planned – student-startup product giveaways, panel, film screening, info sessions, pitch event and more! See you there! Agenda (Thursday, Feb. 25) 9 a.m.-5:30 [...]
Are you an Entrepreneurship major or minor or interested in the program? Join professors at the Entrepreneurship Majors and Minors Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in CRCC 205 to find out about the updates to the program and to offer your feedback regarding the program to administrators. Pizza and beverages will be provided. The Entrepreneurship major opens the doors to [...]
Once again, the David Eccles School of Business hosts the perfect place for aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs to dive into the world of business. The DECA Competition is hosted by DECA, a society that prepares young emerging high school to college level leaders and entrepreneurs to be college and career ready. Through classroom instruction and applied learning, students will connect to business through competition. Here are [...]
It’s not every day you meet with a delegation from a country halfway around the globe. But that’s just what Assistant Dean Troy D’Ambrosio did yesterday here at the David Eccles School of Business. The Honorable Martinho Bachi Codo, Consul General of Angola, and his delegation, joined us to learn about business education, entrepreneurship and innovation at the Eccles School. As director of the [...]
The Bottom Line – 2016 is set to be an exciting year for Utah students studying entrepreneurship. The University of Utah’s new Lassonde Studios will open as a 20,000 square-foot center that combines living space for 400 full-time residents, multiple classrooms and innovation laboratories. It is one of the nation’s biggest and boldest programs in entrepreneurship education. Princeton Review recently recognized both the U’s [...]
Alex Carr, founder of CharPoles, recently received a patent from the U.S. Patent Office for his clever ski poles that allow for the attachment of everything from GoPro cameras to bottle openers to tools to fix bindings. While Carr had the vision for the product, he wouldn’t have been able to make it without the help and support of both the David Eccles School of [...]
Editor’s Note: This series profiles students at the Eccles School to highlight their achievements and to inspire their peers as they pursue different career paths and academic opportunities. Trapper Roderick is a David Eccles School of Business student studying Entrepreneurship. Apart from being a full-time student, he also started his own company called True Gentleman Suit Supply, which makes custom suits for modern men. [...]