Bard Center for Entrepreneurship
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The Bard Center for Entrepreneurship, officially known as the Richard H. and Pamela S. Bard Center for Entrepreneurship, is a business incubator
program and a graduate-level entrepreneurial training center of the Business School of the University of Colorado Denver
. Denver entrepreneur
, film producer
and philanthropist
, Richard Bard provided start-up funding for the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship in 1996.
In 2007, Catherine Kunst was named executive director of the Bard Center
competition open to any Colorado
entrepreneur.
Business incubator
Business incubators are programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services, developed and orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the incubator and through its network of contacts...
program and a graduate-level entrepreneurial training center of the Business School of the University of Colorado Denver
University of Colorado Denver
The University of Colorado Denver, shortened as CU Denver, UC Denver, or UCD, is a public university in the United States state of Colorado. It is one of three schools of the University of Colorado system. The university has two campuses — one in downtown Denver at the Auraria Campus, and the other...
. Denver entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
, Richard Bard provided start-up funding for the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship in 1996.
In 2007, Catherine Kunst was named executive director of the Bard Center
Business incubation
The Bard Center provides an incubator program for start-up businesses. At any time, up to 9 business can participate.Entrepreneurship Education
As of 2008, 35 business had been started by graduates of the Bard Center.Business Plan Competition
Since 2002 the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship features an annual business planBusiness plan
A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals....
competition open to any Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
entrepreneur.
2009 Competition results
| Business Name | Result |
|---|---|
| Olomomo Nut Company | 1st Place |
| The Organic Dish | 2nd Place |
| VibraLung, Inc. | Third 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |