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Entrepreneurial Networks

BIC --As Boulder’s entrepreneurial hub, the Boulder Innovation Center delivers cost-effective business incubation across key industry sectors that hold the most promise for the local community and the nation’s economic future using its hand-selected team of mentors and advisors. The BIC brings together the resources and experience of the business, investment and academic communities to achieve unsurpassed results for our clients and their companies.

Boulder-Denver New Technology Meetup – The New Technology Meetup provides a time and place for technologists and entrepreneurs to showcase the new technology developing in Boulder/Denver tech community (geeks, investors, entrepreneurs, hackers, etc). The meetup is also designed to create networking opportunities for anyone interested in new technology.

Five companies each have five minutes to demonstrate their new technology, followed by five minutes for Q&A from the audience. Sponsored by the CU Law School's Silicon Flatirons Center and led by Robert Reich of local venture-backed company Medium.

CBSA --The Colorado BioScience Association facilitates the growth of the industry in Colorado through advocacy, representation and service. CBSA supports the economic development of Colorado through the creation of a premier bioscience cluster within the state.

Colorado Green Tech Group --The Green Tech Group is a meetup for people involved and/or interested in Green Tech, including energy generation, transportation, construction, and efficiency technologies. The Meetup’s goal is to inspire involvement, share knowledge of Green Tech, and support ecopreneurs getting started, by creating a Green Tech ecosystem of eco-businesses, eco-human capital, and eco-investors. Over 500 'ecopreneurs' are members of the Green Tech Group.

Each meeting gives attendees the opportunity to announce business news, job openings, fundings, etc. Presentations follow from several front range businesses who will share their new Green Tech or inventions focused on sustainable living (short presentation, short Q&A).

Colorado Cleantech Initiative --The Colorado Cleantech Initiative is a monthly networking and business development venue to help promote economic development throughout Colorado. The CCI is designed to help build a Colorado clean energy cluster through a robust business network. This network includes successful, serial business entrepreneurial companies, as well as development professionals that go beyond business mentors. They include a wide range of investors (including numerous angel groups), and others such as marketing experts. In addition, CCI provides access to virtual and traditional incubation services. Meetings include networking time and presentations by emerging energy companies or clean energy experts.

CORE -- Core is Colorado's leading sustainable business trade association that enhances the economic vitality and competitive positioning of its members by assisting them in integrating socially and environmentally responsible business practices into profitable commercial enterprises. Leeds students have numerous opportunities to work alongside CORE staff and network with their members.

CSIA --The Colorado Technology Association is the state’s largest and most influential technology organization. Positioned as the voice of over 700 technology companies, CSIA provides a community for the industry through programs, workshops and major events, connecting people and information.

Naturally Boulder Networking Nights -- Networking nights are designed for Natural Products Industry professionals to meet and mingle at various locations around Boulder. Naturally Boulder’s mission is to solidify Boulder as the epicenter of the natural products industry and support nascent natural businesses to launch and stay in Boulder, Colorado. And, to promote natural products created in Boulder through various activities.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory --The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development (R&D). NREL's mission and strategy are focused on advancing the U.S. Department of Energy's and our nation's energy goals.

Startup and Founder Meetup -–The Startup and Founder Meetup is designed to stimulate the free flow of entrepreneurial ideas and share practical wisdom. Some events will have sponsors and some events will promote a specific program, when the meetup is created the description will disclose that information. The meetup aim is to deliver educational information and valuable content that will assist you in starting and running your own business. We provide a variety of ways for entrepreneurs to learn, grow, gain essential skills and make valuable connections.

TiE Rockies --TiE-Rockies was founded in 2001 to inspire, foster and support entrepreneurship in the Rocky Mountain region. Anyone starting or running a business and anyone working with an entrepreneur or in an entrepreneurial company find immense value in the educational, networking and partnership opportunities available through TiE-Rockies. Professionals and students working at startups, working with startups or seeking to learn from other entrepreneurs will gain access to invaluable educational, networking and partnership opportunities through TiE-Rockies.

Regional and National Business Organizations

AeA: www.aeanet.org
Formerly the American Electronics Association, this is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping members’ top line and bottom line.

ACG: www.acg.org
Association for Corporate Growth is the premier global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions.

Boulder Chamber of Commerce: www.boulderchamber.com
A dynamic organization comprised of more than 1,800 businesses that help to shape the economy, promote community awareness, and set the pace for the future of Boulder County and beyond.

Boulder Innovation Center: www.boulderinnovationcenter.com
Virtual business incubator dedicated to launching and growing entrepreneurial ventures in Boulder.

Boulder Software Club: http://dim.com/~sms/bsc
Provides educational and networking opportunities for software company managers/executives and qualified service provides to the industry.

Cleantech Venture Network: www.cleantech.com
A membership organization bringing insight, opportunities and relationships to investors, entrepreneurs and service providers interested in clean technology.

Climate Change Strategies: www.climatechangestrategies.com
CCS is dedicated to the development and dissemination of strategic knowledge that serves to clarify and mitigate the social, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change while promoting sustainable financial reward for participant businesses.

Colorado BioScience Assn: www.cobioscience.com
Not-for-profit corporation providing services and support for Colorado's growing biosciences industry.

Colorado Venture Capital Assn: www.coloradovca.org
CVCA's mission is to meaningfully contribute to the success of member Venture Capital firms and venture-funded companies.

CORE: www.corecolorado.org
Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy is Colorado's leading sustainable business trade association.

CSIA: www.csiaonline.com
The Colorado Software and Internet Association is the voice and support network for Colorado's technology and software industries.

CTEK: www.ctek.biz
A statewide partnership of independent, non-profit community "Venture Centers" that provide innovative entrepreneurs with the expertise, resources, and capital sources needed to grow their company to the next level.

CXO Colorado: www.cxo.org
Private organization that provides a chance to network, share ideas, develop relationships, and discuss issues of importance to members.

Denver Business Series: www.dbseries.com
Alumni representatives from top-tier national and local MBA programs provides a forum for social interaction, education, and career development for the alumni of our member business schools.

Inventors' Roundtable: www.inventorsroundtable.com
Inventors' Roundtable is an attempt to create an innovative and open forum, both online and off, where talented inventors and value-driven service providers can meet, connect and share experiences, insights and wisdom.

Magellan Center: www.magellancenter.org
Non-profit, pro-business, think tank to provide collaborative communities to solve common business problems, conduct research on topics relevant to business, produce lively programs to foster innovative thinking.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory: www.nrel.gov
The nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy.

Naturally Boulder Products Taskforce: www.naturallyboulderproducts.com
An official task force of the City of Boulder Economic Vitality Advisory Board whose vision is to create a thriving natural products business community able to support business interests along the production chain.

Rockies Venture Club: www.rockiesventureclub.org
The Rocky Mountain region's premier networking organization that links entrepreneurs, service professionals, and funding sources to help your company succeed.

TiE Rockies: www.tie-rockies.org
TiE-Rockies was founded to inspire, foster, and support entrepreneurship in the Rocky Mountain region. Anyone starting or running a business and anyone working with an entrepreneur or in an entrepreneurial company finds immense value in the educational, networking and partnership opportunities.

Academic Resources

Academy of Management: www.aomonline.org
A leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations.

Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference: www.babson.edu/eship
Considered the premier entrepreneurship research conference in the world. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research contains the proceedings of the conference and is the most comprehensive collection of empirical research papers on entrepreneurship.

Coleman Foundation: www.colemanfoundation.org
A not-for-profit, private, independent foundation that has invested more than $30M in the promotion of entrepreneurship as a profession and the establishment of quality programs of entrepreneurship education for students of all ages and practicing entrepreneurs.

Kauffman Foundation: www.kauffman.org
Works to further understand the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, to advance entrepreneurship education and training efforts, promote entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and better facilitate the commercialization of new technologies by entrepreneurs and others which have great promise to improve the economic welfare of our nation.

National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance: www.nciia.org
NCIIA fosters invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in higher education as a way of creating innovative, commercially viable, and socially beneficial businesses and employment opportunities in the U.S.

National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers: www.nationalconsortium.org
NCEC's intent is to provide a coordinated vehicle through which participating members can collaborate and communicate on specific issues and challenges confronting university-based entrepreneurship centers.

Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program: www.silicon-flatirons.org
Brings individuals to campus from legal, technical, regulatory, and business backgrounds to discuss issues facing the telecommunications industry.

Technology Transfer Office: www.cu.edu/techtransfer
TTO provides valuable "next steps" leadership: i.e., identifying, protecting, packaging, and licensing to businesses the intellectual property and know-how resulting from the research process.

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship: www.usasbe.org
Advances knowledge and fosters business development through entrepreneurship education and research.