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The Deming Network

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2009 Business Plan Competition

About the Deming Network

The Deming Network engages a diverse group of business leaders with the next generation of entrepreneurs to the benefit of companies and students alike. Over 2000 businesses in the Boulder-Denver region’s thriving entrepreneurial community take advantage of the opportunity to connect with graduate and undergraduate students through the Deming Center.

Why engage?

It’s easy. Just take a moment to sign up to get regular news of student activities and entrepreneurial partnerships between CU and the business community. Or start with our newsbytes or our list of opportunities for involvement for a more detailed description of how businesses can connect with entrepreneurship students.

You’ll make a difference. The next generation of entrepreneurs are bright, dedicated, and eager to interact with seasoned community members. They welcome your input and expertise, whether it be via business plan competition judging, mentoring, or being interviewed for a class.

You’ll get work done. We have outstanding undergraduate students, and our MBA students come in with an average of five years experience in business. They are available for summer and year-long internships, as well as for project work, consulting, or business plan development.

You’ll get cutting-edge information. The Deming Center is nationally ranked for the quality of its graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship education. We maintain our high status with innovative courses and research, and dynamic business partnerships. Our current areas of specialization include clean technology, natural products, and biotechnology. In many cases, our students drive the effort to stay at the forefront of new ideas.

What you’ll get

The Deming Network is an informal affiliation. You can sign up via our online survey for any of the following:

  • Receive monthly Deming Newsbytes with news and events
  • Advertise for interns
  • Serve as a business plan judge
  • Be a student mentor
  • Be a speaker or interview subject
  • Get student assistance on a company project
  • Sponsorship of events, student scholarships, or other activities

Who’s In

Deming Network members include:

  • high-tech leaders in the storage, software and systems industries
  • pioneers in clean energy
  • entrepreneurs in biotech and nanotechnology
  • leaders in natural/organic products
  • venture capitalists, angels, and others in the investment community
  • professional services firms and incubators

These leaders provide insights, mentoring, and a network of contacts that students will leverage for the rest of their lives. In return, they receive access to the brightest minds, research, and opportunities to engage in networking and educational events with their peers. We hope you’ll join their ranks.

Increase your impact: Invest in the Deming Center

Participating in the Deming Network is free. But there are very real needs that you can help meet. Your philanthropic investment to the Deming Center:

  • Directly supports students through internship subsidies, student organizations, activities, and stipends to attend educational conferences and events.
  • Provides seed funding for new educational and outreach programs in cutting-edge areas like clean technology and biotech.
  • Keeps the doors open. The Deming Center maintains a top-20 status in entrepreneurship programs with dedicated facultyand a staff of four people serving several hundred students.

You make a difference. Click here to make your commitment on-line.
http://www.cufund.org/giving-opportunities/fund-description/?id=4863

For more information regarding philanthropically investing in the Deming Center’s programs, students, faculty and more, please call or e-mail Trisha McKean at 303-492-5424 or trisha.mckean@cufund.org.