CU-Boulder students to offer free tax preparation assistance

Jan. 29, 2014

Students from the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 Leeds School of Business will offer free tax preparation services to individuals under the Internal Revenue Service-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Members of the public who make $52,000 or less are eligible for the service, now in its fifth year at the Leeds School.

Mark Meaney

CU-Boulder names executive director of the Center for Education on Social Responsibility

Jan. 24, 2014

The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 has named Mark Meaney as executive director of the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) at the Leeds School of Business.

Colorado business confidence remains positive going into 2014, says CU-Boulder Leeds School

Jan. 1, 2014

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has increased slightly going into the first quarter of 2014 as economic conditions improve and some political issues have subsided, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

Smartphone users value their privacy and are willing to pay for it, CU-Boulder economists find

Dec. 10, 2013

Average smartphone users are willing to pay up to $5 extra for a typical application鈥攐r 鈥渁pp鈥濃攖hat won鈥檛 monitor their locations, contact lists and other personal information, a study conducted by two economists at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 has found.

Richard Wobbekind

Positive, broad-based job growth forecast for Colorado in 2014, says CU Leeds School of Business

Dec. 9, 2013

Colorado will continue on the road to recovery and add a variety of jobs in 2014 across almost all business sectors following a positive year in 2013, according to economist Richard Wobbekind of the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 Leeds School of Business. The comprehensive outlook report for 2014 features forecasts and trends for 13 business sectors prepared by more than 100 key business, government and industry professionals.

CU-Boulder students invest $30,000 in startup through real-life venture capital program

Nov. 26, 2013

Elihuu, a startup company whose slogan is 鈥渕eet your manufacturer,鈥 has met an investor -- a group of 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 graduate students. The students last week put $30,000 into Elihuu, an online software platform that connects product designers with manufacturers who can make their wares. The students turned venture capitalists direct CU-Boulder鈥檚 Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF), which was launched by a donor in 1997 and is a program of the Leeds School of Business.

Rich Wobbekind

Economic Outlook Forum presented Dec. 9 by CU-Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business

Nov. 19, 2013

The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Leeds School of Business will present its 49th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum on Monday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. at the Denver Marriott City Center. The event is free and open to the public but reservations are required for those planning to attend. Leeds School economist Richard Wobbekind will present the forecast and Doug Suttles, president and CEO of Encana, will deliver the keynote address.

U.S. policy should encourage highly skilled, foreign Ph.D. students to stay, CU-led study finds

Oct. 31, 2013

Attracting more talented foreign students to study at U.S. universities and encouraging them to launch entrepreneurial ventures here could help 鈥渞evitalize innovation and economic growth鈥 in this country, a trio of economists led by 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Professor Keith Maskus concludes. Maskus and co-authors Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, associate professor at the Yale School of Management, and Eric T. Stuen, assistant professor at the University of Idaho College of Business and Economics, make this case in the Policy Forum of the Nov. 1 edition of the journal Science .

New CU-Boulder leadership minor to launch in spring 2014

Oct. 14, 2013

Former University of Colorado President Alexander E. 鈥淪andy鈥 Bracken knows a few things about the role that effective leadership plays in career success and life in general. As the Newton Leadership Chair at CU-Boulder, Bracken has the task 鈥 and desire 鈥 to bring more leadership training and development opportunities to students across all academic disciplines. One of the major components of this goal is the creation of the Newton Leadership Studies Minor, which will launch in the spring 2014 semester along with a new class (LEAD 1000) titled 鈥淏ecoming a Leader.鈥

Colorado business confidence falls slightly going into fourth quarter, says CU-Boulder Leeds School

Oct. 1, 2013

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has slightly declined going into the fourth quarter as uncertainty facing a potential government shutdown and the federal deficit increased, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

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