September 14, 2009 – 9:44 am
During these difficult economic times, businesses are scrambling to save money. One way is to reduce their energy usage, and Boise State and the Idaho Small Business Development Center (a service arm of COBE) are teaming up to help them do so.
Boise State students from a variety of disciplines — business, engineering, construction management and [...]
August 3, 2009 – 10:17 am
The MBA Team took a leadership role in the 2008-2009 Idaho Ideas to Market Program (I2M). Stephanie Wicks’ (MBA’2008) presentation at Idaho TechLaunch 6.0, in late May, was the culmination of a special project opportunity created and administered by the Idaho National Lab (INL) and Idaho TechConnect.
Beginning in the fall of 2008, Idaho Universities have been eligible [...]
Beginning this fall, the Idaho Small Business Development Center (Idaho SBDC) and Boise State University will offer no-cost energy evaluations through a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Boise State students from a variety of disciplines, including business, engineering, construction management and environmental health and science, will be trained to analyze utility bills and complete [...]
COBE students enrolled in MGMT410 Advanced Management Topics, taught by Professor Dusty Bodie, are getting firsthand experience working with the nonprofit sector this summer. Last week six nonprofit community partners delivered a 15 minute presentation introducing their organizations and told the class about the biggest changes and challenges facing the nonprofit sector.
After listening to [...]
More than 600 Treasure Valley businesses and organizations turned to Boise State University this spring to help them improve practices and combat an ailing economy. As the semester comes to a close, students, faculty members and experts have presented many of them with real-time plans to help boost business.
As part of Boise State’s priority to [...]
Boise State MBA team wins at the 2009 Global Moot Corp Business Plan Competition beating teams from Germany, France and China. Heat 2 Optimize (H2O), the Boise State MBA team competing in the 2009 Global Moot Corp Business Plan Competition, bested teams from Germany, France and China. The team, led by David Rush (MBA candidate Boise State, [...]
Boise State competed at the District 11 National Student Advertising Competition in Spokane, WA last Friday, April 17. The team placed second overall, and received awards for “Best Presentation”, “Best PR Program” and “Best Graphics”. Boise State competed with nine other universities from Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana.
The eight student team consisted of: [...]
Big Ideas. Big Money.
Boise State Center for Entrepreneurship held the first annual Elevator Pitch Competition and the results were impressive. The ideas generated by Boise State graduate and undergraduate students impressed the panel of judges with both their innovation and viability. Over $3,500 was awarded for graduate and undergraduate categories in best technology, most green, [...]
January 16, 2009 – 9:31 am
COLLEGE NEWS RELEASE / January 15, 2009
Online at: http://news.boisestate.edu
Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics (COBE) is launching a new effort to assist Treasure Valley businesses during a down economy.
The “Spring 2009 Economic Turnaround Initiative” is a plan to help 200 Treasure Valley businesses between now and May. The local business community is urged [...]
December 31, 2008 – 3:06 pm
COBE’s location in the heart of our region’s business center and close relationship with the business community provides unparalleled opportunities for COBE students. The unlimited number of student internships and projects provide a laboratory of action-based learning, real-world experience, a sampling of careers, and a foot in the door. Not only do COBE students benefit [...]
