Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship

The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship ^[1] is an entrepreneurial concept development center and a graduate and undergraduate-level entrepreneurial training center at the University of Colorado Denver Business School.

History

Denver philanthropist Richard Bard provided start-up funding for the Center, which was named Bard Center for Entrepreneurship in 1996. ^[2] In 2013 the Center was renamed the Jake Jabs Center For Entrepreneurship after Jake Jabs, a Denver-based furniture baron, donated $10 million to the center, largely due to his friendship with the Center's director, Professor Madhavan Parthasarathy. ^[3] As of March 2014, this was the largest single donation in the history of CU Denver's downtown campus, and the largest single donation ever made by an individual entrepreneur to a Business School department or Center. In 2018, Jabs donated a further $2 million, increasing the value of his gift to $12 million.

Programs

The Center offers graduate and undergraduate AACSB accredited courses, with entrepreneurship being one of CU Denver's most popular MBA specializations. Furthermore, specializations in entrepreneurship are offered as part of the MS in Management, MS in Marketing, MS International Business, and MS in Information Systems programs. The Center offers several graduate and undergraduate programs, including 1) graduate MBA specialization in entrepreneurship, 2) graduate certificate in entrepreneurship, 3) graduate certificate in bio-entrepreneurship, 4) graduate international entrepreneurship certificate/badge, 5) undergraduate major in entrepreneurship for business students, 6) undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship, offered to non-business students, and finally 7) undergraduate certificate in entrepreneurship. ^[4]

The Jake Jabs Center provides an accelerator program for start-up businesses. The Center also offers mentorship programs, the Best of Colorado speaker events, and its signature event THE CLIMB Business Plan Competition. THE CLIMB is open to any Colorado collegiate team and more than $25,000 worth of monetary and in-kind prizes are awarded each year.

CLIMB competitions

2018 CLIMB Competition results

Business Name	Result[ citation needed ]
Vita Inclinata Technologies	1st Place
Project [un]Contained	2nd Place & Social Impact Award
Park-It	People's Choice Award
Trailhead Woodwork	Dean's Innovation Award
GeriAssist	Finalist
Barrel Maven	Finalist

Fall 2017 Competition results

Business Name	Result [5]
Diagnosis AI	Collegiate 1st Place
Boogaloo Beds	Community 1st Place
Local Beer Connection	Collegiate 2nd Place
Spinhead Media	Community 2nd Place
Nutrition Leaders	Collegiate People's Choice Award
Silver Spoons Kitchen	Community People's Choice Award
UtiliChair	Collegiate Finalist
Pantree	Collegiate Finalist
Milk Stash	Community Finalist

Spring 2017 Competition results

Business Name	Result [6]
Botanex	Collegiate 1st Place
PuppTech	Collegiae 2nd Place
Heart Beets	Graduate People's Choice Award
SUBLMNL	Undergraduate People's Choice Award
SpinPulse	Graduate Finalist
STACKED Homes	Graduate Finalist
SHRPA	Graduate Finalist
FiXDLY	Graduate Finalist
Science Playhouse	Graduate Finalist
WAKup	Undergraduate Finalist

2016 Competition results

Business Name	Result [7]
BARVENTURE	Collegiate 1st Place
LITHIC Nutrition (now known as Lithic Foods)	Community 1st Place
Pocket Passer	Collegiate 2nd Place
Barmade	Community 2nd Place
Veloce Corporation	Collegiate 3rd Place

2015 Competition results

Business Name	Result [8]
Living Ink Technologies	1st Place
Pronto Express Carwash	2nd Place
Crea+e Coffee	3rd Place
Nile Travel	Finalist
PetraFluids Energy	Finalist
Gist Spirits	Finalist

2014 Competition results

Business Name	Result [9]
Superior Ecotech	1st Place
SuperCryt Technologies	2nd Place
GeoCity	3rd Place
Red's Shed	Finalist
Knob Where You Need It	Finalist
YouGlycemia	Finalist

2013 Competition results

Business Name	Result [10]
Allergy Solutions	1st Place
Nanoly	2nd Place & Best Bioscience
Fenix Paddles	3rd Place
BlBabylon Produce	Finalist
BH Apparel	Finalist
SnowGate	Finalist

2012 Competition results

Business Name	Result [11]
AppIt Ventures	Co-1st Place
MicroBeautifuli.com, LLC	Co-1st Place
Empire Bagels, LLC (now Rosenberg's Bagels and Delicatessen)	3rd Place
Blue Sun Restaurant	Finalist
Clean Sling, LLC	Finalist
Two Sisters, Inc.	Finalist
DiningEvo	Finalist

2011 Competition results

Business Name	Result [12]
Viktorian Guitars	1st Place
Microsopy Learning Systems	2nd Place
RoomCycles	3rd Place
Clubhouse Executive Coaches	Finalist
The Ski Lift	Finalist
Vanguard Medical Systems	Finalist

2010 Competition results

Business Name	Result [13]
caraSolva	1st Place
Diego Zhang's Burger Cafe	3rd Place
Shelter-Me Photography	Finalist, Best Nonprofit Award and Best Non-profit
ePRepSolutions, LL	Finalist
Physical Activity Innovation	Finalist

2009 Competition results

Business Name	Result [14]
Olomomo Nut Company	1st Place
The Organic Dish	2nd Place
VibraLung, Inc.	3rd Place and Best Bioscience Award
Global CafeNation	Finalist, Best Nonprofit Award and Best International
Western States Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.	Finalist
Also Energy	Finalist

2008 Competition results

Business Name	Result [15]
Developing Minds Software	1st Place
Gobai Culturally Inspired Cuisine	2nd Place
Snoasis Medical Inc.	3rd Place
Healthy Travels	Finalist and Best International Award
Robotics Assisted Gait Training	Finalist and Best Nonprofit Award
Tissue Genetics	Finalist and Best Bioscience Award

References

1. Jake Jabs Center For Entrepreneurship, Center web page
2. The Denver Business Journal, This Bard is all about making movies
3. The Denver Post, Furniture baron Jabs gives $10 million to CU Denver Business School
4. "Jake Jabs Center For Entrepreneurship | Business School | University of Colorado Denver". business.ucdenver.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
5. "THE CLIMB Pitch Competition Rewards Socially-Conscious Entrepreneurs". Business School News. November 9, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
6. "The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship Awards Four Student Startup Teams at THE CLIMB | Collegiate Pitch Night". Business School News. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
7. "THE CLIMB awards top five collegiate and community startup teams". Business School News. November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
8. "Student entrepreneurs win big at THE CLIMB | Pitch Night". Business School News. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
9. Bard Center Business Plan Competition 2014 Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Official Results.
10. Bard Center Business Plan Competition 2013 Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Official Results.
11. Bard Center Business Plan Competition 2012 Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Official Results.
12. Bard Center Business Plan Competition 2011 Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Official Results.
13. Bard Center Business Plan Competition 2010 Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Official Results.
14. Bard Center Business Plan Competition 2009 Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Official Results.
15. Bard Center Business Plan Competition 2008 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Official Results.