lassonde entrepreneur institute Archives - The David Eccles School of Business

Undergrad entrepreneurship ranked No. 2 in the West by Princeton Review

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 [...]

Jerry Norton2022-11-15T18:03:38-07:00November 15th, 2022|

Utah Business: 3 businesses launched at Lassonde still thriving

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 [...]

Jerry Norton2021-06-28T12:41:27-06:00June 28th, 2021|

Creating your own career: Women in entrepreneurship

The Women in Entrepreneurship Alumnae Panel brought together creative minds from across the University of Utah to share their experiences as real-world entrepreneurs. Participants included Camryn Polansky of the Lassonde Founders student group; Juliana Duran, small-business owner and entrepreneur; Anne Bastien, Program Director at Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute; Justin Kahn, Instructor in the Master of Business Creation program at the David Eccles School of [...]

Lisa Collins2020-10-26T14:31:34-06:00October 27th, 2020|

Pierre Lassonde Retires from Franco-Nevada after 35 years of leadership

After 35 years leading Franco-Nevada, Pierre Lassonde – the founder of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business – retired from the company when he stepped down as chairman of the board earlier this month. The milestone concluded an epic career with the company he co-founded in 1985 and grew to its current valuation of $38 billion. Lassonde [...]

Dale Frost2023-03-16T18:33:34-06:00May 14th, 2020|

Master of Business Creation featured on Speaking on Business

The new Master of Business Creation program was featured on Zions Bank’s Speaking on Business with Chris Redgrave. The 90-second feature highlights the newest master’s degree at the David Eccles School of Business, which is jointly supported by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Check it out below!

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:33:53-06:00July 12th, 2019|

From student startup to an IPO of $56 million, Lovesac still going strong

Talk about entrepreneurial success. Shawn Nelson got started selling Lovesac's out of his van in 1999 while still a student here at the University of Utah. Fast forward to today, when the brand just raise $56 million in its IPO. "He was one of the early entrepreneurs in our program and really showed us, and a generation of students, what the possibilities were," Troy [...]

Jerry Norton2018-07-02T15:21:56-06:00July 2nd, 2018|

University of Utah ranks 15th for undergrad entrepreneurship studies

For the seventh-straight year, The Princeton Review ranked the University of Utah as one of the top 25 schools in the country in 2018 for entrepreneurship education in a new survey released today. Led by the David Eccles School of Business and its Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, the University of Utah ranked No. 15 for undergraduate and No. 23 for graduate programs. The Princeton Review surveyed more than [...]

Jerry Norton2017-11-14T15:46:25-07:00November 14th, 2017|

A flourishing first year at the innovative Lassonde Studios

It's been a busy first year for Lassonde Studios. The space has already become synonymous with innovation and collaboration and has lead to some awesome startup companies and amazing opportunities for students. Check out this wonderful write up on the first year at Lassonde Studios in the Deseret News.

Jerry Norton2017-07-11T12:06:04-06:00July 11th, 2017|

Lassonde Studios wins big at SXSW

The accolades just keep pouring in for Lassonde Studios. The premier living and learning space just received the SXSWedu Learn x Design award in the physical category. The space — which houses 400 students — is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a division of the David Eccles School of Business. It also features a 20,000-square-foot innovation space that is open to all students at [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:07:34-07:00March 8th, 2017|

Top 20 startups named in the 2017 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge

Utah’s best college entrepreneurs are competing for $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a $40,000 grand prize, in the 2017 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, one of the biggest student-business competitions in the country. Today, the competition got more interesting with the top 20 teams being announced. Hundreds of students from all colleges in the state compete in the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, a business-model competition requiring [...]

Jerry Norton2017-03-03T09:45:56-07:00March 3rd, 2017|