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Center Scenes | Bryce Cracco, MBA; Josh Bueller, MBA; Brad Bickerton, JD/MBA; Nick Fredman, MBA; Dain Zaitz, MBA brought home another West Championship win from the 2011 Venture Capital Investment Challenge. Learn more about the Challenge at vcic.unc.edu |
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Events and Gatherings
April 11-12 | Sustainable Opportunities Summit, Marriott Denver City Center, 1701 California Street, Denver--Now in its 6th year, the Summit continues to showcase smart businesses that incorporate sustainability practices and prove that doing so helps boost sales growth, reduces legal risk, enhances brand image and drives positive bottom line results. Learn how your organization can realize market opportunities and significant cost savings through strategic sustainability initiatives. Save over 20% - Follow the prompts for special early bird registration--ends March 18. Learn more or register at SOSummit.org. Four Keynote Presentations: - Auden Schendler - Vice President of Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company - L. Hunter Lovins - President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions - Energy Panel featuring: James Newcombe, Program Director - Rocky Mountain Institute; Cathy Ramsey, P.E., Senior Director-Energy - Newmont Mining; Tisha Conoly Schuller, President - Colorado Oil & Gas Association, and TJ Deora, Director - Governor's Energy Office - John Hickenlooper, Governor, State of Colorado
The Summit Also Includes:
- Sessions with experts from all walks of business practicing the strategies and tools for achieving measurable results.
- Networking opportunities with attendees from business, academia, and the public sector, and with experts meeting today's challenges.
- An Expo packed with relevant exhibitors
Exhibit spaces still available--contact Mary Austin at mary@corecolorado.org, 303-775-2364 to learn more. Brought to you by: 
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LOKALITE.com Readies for Launch | Lokalite.com, a Boulder-based Internet company dedicated to redefining the way college students discover and interact with their local communities, announced the launch of its beta web site. Lokalite.com intends to celebrate a hard launch on March 28, 2011.
Lokalite provides a free platform for business and local organizations to post their events and promote their happenings. "We've put our hearts and souls into this and we're excited to see how the students and Boulder community receive us," stated Will Powers, co-founder of Lokalite. The young venture is headed by recent CU alumni and current students including: Graham Christy, Lauren Costantini, Will Powers, Zach Pramer, and Mark Shenfield.
Dr. William Freytag, Managing Director of Freytag Holdings, LLC and Deming Center board of advisors member says, "This is a special group of young entrepreneurs. They have a powerful idea for a business, boundless passion and energy, and an intense desire to make a difference in the lives of college students." Freytag Holdings, LLC invested in the Boulder start-up November 21, 2010.
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Recognitions and Awards
Board Members on the Move | Misha Plam recently received the Tibbetts Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for his distinguished record of entrepreneurship and innovation and for his contributions in promoting the SBA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in the U.S. and abroad, especially in Russia and China. Congratulations, Misha. Read more at COBioscience. Bob DiScipio gives a Q&A interview in the Denver Business Journal's Executive Insights section. Look for his views on health care and economic growth in the March 4 edition, or read more online. |
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Students on the Move
Leeds MBAs Invited to Yale for Competition Finals
On March 25, Leeds School MBA students Jessica Dauchy and Dan Last will present the UrbanEx Charter School business plan at the Yale Education Leadership Conference finals.
UrbanEx is a charter middle school filling the needs of disadvantaged families in Northwest Denver, utilizing cutting-edge education models, and focusing on sustainability by using a fiscally responsible model as well as operating in a green, energy-efficient facility.
Leeds MBA Team Takes New Venture Challenge Prize
Congratulations to Leeds School MBA students Mark Lewis, Taj Capozzola, Josh Pranckun, J Miller, and Susanne Pletcher for presenting their business plan for Green Truck, and winning the grand prize at the 3rd annual CU New Venture Challenge Championships.
The New Venture Challenge is a business plan competition open to all CU-Boulder students; the competition received a record-breaking number of entries this year.
Green Truck produces and delivers a premium organic live potting soil that contains an optimal population of microbes.
Alumni on the Move
Napkin Labs Cleans Up
Leeds alumnus Warren Ng co-founded online market research startup Napkin Labs Inc., which recently raised $1.1 million from an angel investor to grow the company.
The Boulder-based company creates collaboration software for businesses and communities. A company of fewer than 10 employees, company headquarters recently moved to an office in downtown Boulder.
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