Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship

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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

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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, Mr. Jabs donated a further $2 million, increasing the value of his gift to $12 million.

## Programs

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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

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### 2018 CLIMB Competition results

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Business Name  | Result[citation needed]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[5]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[6]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[7]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[8]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[9]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[10]

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Allergy Solutions  | 1st Place
Nanoly  | 2nd Place & Best Bioscience
Fenix Paddles  | 3rd Place
BlBabylon Produce  | Finalist
BH Apparel  | Finalist
SnowGate  | Finalist

### 2012 Competition results

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Business Name  | Result[11]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[12]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[13]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[14]

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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

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Business Name  | Result[15]

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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

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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.