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Colorado is the place to be if you want to be in business for yourself

715_ "If you are a new entrepreneur, coming into the market, the first thing you've got to realize is that you are a sales person. That is a skill that you've got to have to run your own business." Larry interviewed Dawn Todd the key person behind the Angel Capital Summit, of course, that's coordinating between Rockies Venture Club and Catapult Business Development and everything else. Dawn went onto outlining the top three things for new entrepreneurs. " The second thing I would say is that you've got to sell into which you already know. It's a challenge to sell into a brand new market. Third, in my opinion, you have to learn to manage your own thoughts, because it's true that not everything you think, is true. It's your consciousness that drives your business and once you learn how to manage your own thoughts, then you can drive your business where you want it to go." She went onto explain the key points about the Angel Capital Summit. The Angel Capital Summit is an event that brings together entrepreneurs and investors, and gives them a chance to create a relationship. Probably one of the most innovative events that I've seen put together. It really gives entrepreneurs an opportunity to prepare themselves and think like an investor. This will actually be the largest Angel Investor Event in the United States this year! And I've got to say I am very excited, I think I am the first woman chair of this event. I attended the Angel Capital Summit last year and Wildly Successful Woman was a marketing partner, and really excited to be part of that. I attended the event, there were about 700 people there last year, and I looked around the room and there were about 150 women and I was so shocked, amazed. So after the event...listen, there's more...
Related Links: Angel Capital Summit 11/17/09 || Rockies Venture Club || Business Catapult || Dawn Todd Home || Wildly Successful Woman || Mastering Change || Keywords: Dawn Todd, Angel Capital Summit, Rockies Venture Club, Business Catapult, Wildly Successful Woman, Entrepreneur, > Bytes: 8116665 9/14/08 LISTEN

Changing times creates challenges, choices and competitive advantages

717_ "If there is one lesson that history has taught us, it's that even in the midst of what would seem like the greatest point of confusion - that is perhaps when some of the greatest competitive advantages are created." David B. Strong, Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen Denver. Dave is also the immediate past president of the Association for Corporate Growth Denver. "It's been a wonderful past year and my involvement in ACG Denver has just been a wonderful experience." Larry asked Dave about the new and evolving tax changes business is facing. "For those folks who don't deal in the technical workings of tax every day, I think we're in an interesting time because tax during difficult economic times tends to take the stage in way where it's a tool to help create and spur economic development, that's kind of the bottom-line. So we've heard a lot of noise around that, particularly in the beginning of the year when the new tax proposals came out and the Obama Administration put things into place. The question I get a lot is, As a business owner what do I need to know? What's going on in 'tax land' that I need to be aware of? The most basic way to put it, in addition to all the economic incentives that were created by the relief program, aside from tax, you know direct economic expenditures." He talked more about business taxes and incentives and went onto discuss private equity. "I get a lot of Private Equity questions around the so called 'Carried Interest Legislation' which started in middle to late 2008 and really got legs leading up to and through the election. These rules would change the way in which a lot of partnerships are taxed. And the perceived 'evil' is the way in which hedge funds. Listen for more...
Related Links: Holme Roberts & Owen || It's the Law || HRO Taxes || ACG Denver Home || ACG Channel || Keywords: David Strong, Holme Roberts & Owen, Association for Corporate Growth Denver, Tax, Competitive Advantage, Private Equity, Obama, Carried Interest Legislation, Change,  11686873 bytes 9/14/09 LISTEN

Delivering value to its primary internal and external constituents and stakeholders

708_ Delivering value to its primary internal and external constituents and stakeholders
The mission of the CU Technology Transfer Office is to aggressively pursue, protect, package, and license to business the intellectual property generated from the research enterprise and to serve faculty, staff, and students seeking to create such intellectual property. The entire CU TTO team has done a very excellent job in in light of the tough economy. Larry Nelson stopped in the CU Technology Transfer Office in Boulder to get a fiscal year end update from David Allen, Associate VP for Technology Transfer and Tom Smerdon, Director Of Licensing & New Business Development. Start-up Company Sustainability: In the last five years, 51 companies have been formed based on CU intellectual property. Of the 51 companies from the last five years, 44 are operational as either stand alone or subsidiary/merged companies. Here's a dashboard look at what was reported for fiscal year 2008 -09: invention disclosures (best year yet); patent applications (preformed well, even with slight downward pressure on the speculative patent budget); exclusive licensing transactions (best year yet) nonexclusive licenses (only one software product producing multiple licenses); start-ups (continued performance at nationally prominent level)Proof of Concept (POC) program (considerable investment in start-ups and maturation of individual technologies); overall revenue (expected low revenue, worsened by recession); business community engagement (great support from Colorado’s technology-centric, entrepreneurial community) support from the CU Administration (strategic importance maintained); Net-net: in a challenging fiscal environment, TTO managed well, and focused on continuing to deliver value to its primary internal and external constituents and stakeholders. There's more...
Related Links: CU Tech Transfer Office || CU TTO Channel || CU TTO Annual Report || Mastering Change || Keywords: David Allen, Tom Smerdon, CU Tech Transfer Office, Licensing, New Business Development, Start-up Company Sustainability, Business Development >> Channel: CU TTO >> Bytes= 14238305 > - 8/24/09 LISTEN

Mile High Mayor John Hickenlooper Speaks Out About Social Entrepreneurs

707_ Mile High Mayor John Hickenlooper Speaks Out About Social Entrepreneurs
Social Entrepreneurship is the 'final frontier' of philanthropy. How can Colorado carve its place as a world leader in this new realm? We can accomplish this mission by building an alliance with business, political, and academic leaders in Colorado. Our top schools already recognize the strength of social entrepreneurship and its potential to make a global impact. Guests and speakers from Colorado Universities and leaders will participate in the ground breaking session. It’s more than a wave of the future…it is now and it is powerful. Speakers include: Mile High Mayor, John Hickenlooper; Larry Nelson, w3w3.com Talk Radio; Christopher B. Pelley, Ashoka Support Network person for Colorado; Paul Bauer, Daniels College of Business; Paul Jerde, Leeds School of Business CU; Hunt Lambert, CSU Global Campus; Beth Ann Parish, Regis University. It's hosted by the Rockies Venture Club and we'll see you there on Tuesday, 9/8/09 at 5:30pm.
Related Links: Social Entrepreneurship Details || Mile High Website || Daniels College of Business, DU || Community Engagement & Service Learning || Ashoka || Mastering Change || Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Mile High Mayor, John Hickenlooper, Daniels College of Business, Paul Bauer, Daniels College of Business; Paul Jerde, Leeds School of Business CU; Hunt Lambert, CSU Global Campus; Beth Ann Parish, Regis University, RVC >> Channels: Social Entrepreneurship 8/24/09

Climate Prosperity is Denver’s Economic Development Strategy

597_ Climate Prosperity is Denver’s Economic Development Strategy 
Saving the planet makes dollars and sense…the environmental movement which has been around a long time, has really come together with the economic development movement. André Pettigrew, Executive Director, Office of Economic Development, City and County of Denver went onto say, "In a way it’s where green suits and blue suits now come together. Mayor Hickenlooper basically put a plan called “Green Print Denver” that talked about us reducing our carbon footprint in the City of Denver, back to 1990 levels, and to do that by 2012. The first premise of our economic development strategy is what we call ‘green savings’. Green savings, the ability for a company to reduce the cost of energy and their use of energy through alternative means or just reducing their consumption enables them to be more competitive in the long run. So if you’re first in your industry to reduce your costs for energy. I also hear people talk about it as the ‘dot com bubble burst’ but you and I both know there are some incredible assets that remain… Level 3, Sun Microsystems, the VC community, angel networks are all there and they now become the foundation that helps us grow the new green tech environment. We have some incredible assets, NREL the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, there is no organization in the world that has spent more money or more time looking at alternative energy in the last 20 years. CH2M Hill is one of the companies headquartered here in the metro region, and has recently selected Denver to map out where there are solar installations in our community and we are really looking forward to that. This green movement gives us all an opportunity to use the expertise of a CH2M Hill, to begin to map out where wind and solar installations are located, the first step in a very strategic plan of action. The Sustainable Opportunities Summit and CORE and the other sponsors are very visionary."
Related Links: Denver OED || Green Print Denver || Solar Mapping || Sustainability Channel || CH2M HILL || Keywords: André Pettigrew, Economic Development, City and County of Denver, Mayor John Hickenlooper, CH2M Hill, Sustainable Opportunities Summit, Green Print Denver, CORE, Level 3, Sun Microsystems, NREL
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Energy Evolution - Smart Grid Technology

701_ Energy Evolution Speaker Series: Smart Grid Technology
Melody Harris, Senior Council, HRO Denver moderated a panel of experts discussing the latest in energy in a series called Energy Evolution Speaker Series. Larry interviewed Cameron Brooks, Senior Director of Market Development and Policy Strategy for Tendril Networks. Larry started out with, "Explain Smart Grid, we've heard it, but I'm not sure everyone understands it." Cameron replied, "The easiest way to understand what the Smart Grid is, is that it's really an overlay of information technology and control systems to our traditional electricity network. So in its highest form, it gives consumers the ability to interact with the grid. Instead of being passive consumers they can now understand what their usage is in real time and be able to modify their behavior - and I think it will enable, in the future and in many markets today, things like dynamic pricing, real time pricing to match what really happens on the supply side of electricity where prices change quite a bit. When asked, How will it help consumers make better usage of their electricity as well as saving money? Cameron had another great analogy, "In its simplest form, (and this analogy is used quite often) you can think of purchasing electricity today as though, maybe, you go to the grocery store and there are no prices on the shelf, you get what you want and maybe you're charged by weight and then at the end of the month you get a bill. You have no idea whether you filled your cart with caviar or with cottage cheese. One of the things it will do, it will enable consumers to see within their home, how their usage varies and what is causing their bill to go up quite a bit." There's much more...listen now...
Related Links: Tendril Networks || Holme Roberts & Owen LLP || It's the Law || Event Photos || Keywords: Cameron Brooks, Tendril, Energy Evolution Speaker Series, Smart Grid, Melody Harris, HRO, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, >> Channel: HRO/It's the Law 4043235 bytes - 7/27/09 LISTEN

Colorado Rising” Live... IP TV Show Airs- Mondays 2:00 PM RMDT

 

Colorado Rising
Monday July 20...  Live @ 2:00

2:00   Betsy Long - Greener Denver Biz Program
2:15   U. B. Ciminieri – Software Integration
2:30  John Whitcomb - Digital Energy Foundation – CERIT
2:45  Chris Pelley - Social Entrepreneurship

Related Links: Broadband Video || Colorado Rising Archives || Economy Builders || Blog || Keywords: Betsy Long Greener Denver Biz Program; U. B. Ciminieri – Software Integration; John Whitcomb Digital Energy Foundation – CERIT; Chris Pelley Social Entrepreneurship -7/20/2009> Channel:ColoradoRising > Show ARCHIVES

The history of the Telluride Tech Festival now comes to Boulder

696_ The history of the Telluride Tech Festival now comes to Boulder
The Telluride Tech Festival is '@ Boulder' this year which is a great opportunity to involve some local folks here, and with some of the changes in the economy it's a little more accessible. Larry talked with Sarah McClain, Trent Hein and Ned McClain about the great news for Front Range technology enthusiasts. Larry asked Sarah to give us an idea of what this event was about. "We're talking about the annual Telluride Tech Festival which was an event we founded in Telluride in 2000. It was founded on the idea that Telluride was sort of an incubator of inventions. In 1891 Nicola Tessla, George Westinghouse and L.L. Nunn invented the first commercial grade alternating current power plant in Telluride. That's why we say the beginning of the technological revolution began there. Our event invites technological innovators from around the world to come and present their ideas to us in a small, intimate environment, and it's very interactive. Inside the event and even outside the event we have opportunities to interact with the honorees and sort of foster discussion and ideas." Some of the past honorees are Freeman Dyson, a theoretical physicist; Vinton Cerf, known as the 'Father of the Internet'; Murray Gellman, a Nobel Prize Laureate; and Jill Tarter, she heads up SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence). This year it's in Boulder at the NCAR Mesa Top Lab, a really excellent venue. So, mark your calendars for July 30th, that's a Thursday evening and we're going to gather at 5:30pm. You need to RSVP. We'll see you there...
Related Links: Tech Fest RSVP || Tech Festible History || Applied Trust || Dear Ned || Keywords: Telluride Tech Festival, Boulder, Sarah McClain, Trent Hein, Ned McClain, NCAR, Applied Trust, Dear Ned > Channel: ATE 6225609 bytes 7/20/09 LISTEN

Introducing the Greener Denver Business Program

695_ Introducing the Greener Denver Business Program - Going green brings in the green 
CORE partners with the Denver Office of Economic Development in creation of Greener Denver Business, a new training and support program for local businesses interested in “going green.” Greener Denver Business takes an innovative approach to supporting small to mid-sized business owners in their efforts to go green. Larry sat down with Graham Russell, Executive Director of Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy (CORE) and Betsy Long, Director of Education Programs for CORE and who is coordinating the efforts for the support program CORE and the Denver Office of Economic Development are putting on together. They answered a series of questions including: How did Greener Denver Business come into existence? What is CORE’s role in the program? What are the benefits for participating businesses? Why should businesses invest in going green during an economic downturn? How can businesses get involved in Greener Denver Business? From the Denver OED home page: Your participation is an important step to running more efficiently, reducing your energy expense and developing ideas for programs, policies and practices that can translate into profit. Our goal is to provide resources to evaluate and reduce your company's per capita energy needs. We plan to support and build recognition of your efforts by identifying best practices and providing reports of their success. Graham and Betsy share some important details.
Related Links: Greener Denver Business || CORE Colorado || Greenprint Denver || Denver OED || w3w3.com Blog || Keywords: Greener Denver Business, Betsy Long, Graham Russell, Going Green, Andre Pettigrew, Greenprint Denver, Denver OED CORE - Channel: CEC 11954262 bytes - 7/20/09 LISTEN

Colorado Companies to Watch – Growing and Creating Jobs

672_ Colorado Companies to Watch – Growing and Creating Jobs 
"However many billions the federal government is pumping into the economy, one truth rings clear: It will be business that will lift the country out of the doldrums and thrust it forward into the 21st century," says Colorado Biz Magazine. Larry talked with Stephanie Steffens, who gives us an overview of an exciting new program 'Colorado Companies to Watch' recognizing second stage companies all over the state of Colorado. She said, "In addition to the gala event on the 25th of June, we're also going to recognize these companies through a year-long program called 'This Week's Company to Watch' where we spend a week highlighting that company, press releases, interviews, attention and recognition, and we will do that every week for 50 weeks. An example of one of the resources is the partnership with ACG Denver. This is about all the companies in Colorado that are growing, creating jobs, developing valuable products and services, and a lot of times creating brand new industries. These are incredible companies that make a huge impact in our state, day after day; fly under the radar, nobody knows they're there - but they're plugging away and creating a huge number of jobs. On June 25th all 50 companies will be receiving awards.
Related Links: Colorado Companies to Watch || Advance Colorado || Colorado Rising || ColoradoBiz || Keywords: Colorado Companies to Watch, Stephanie Steffens, Second Stage Companies, ACG, Colorado Biz, Awards, 6/8/09 > Bytes: 12905119 LISTEN