October 17, 2012: Knowledge From The Street Event
Hosted by the Regis Entrepreneur Club, this event took place on October 17, 2012 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the West Hall Conference Room on Regis University's North Denver campus.
The Keynote speaker was Adam Kemper, The Career Agent. His presentation focused on "Positioning/Profiling Your Expertise as an Entrepreneur, Contractor, or Specialist."
Did you have a chance to see and maybe even sit in the Edison2 Electric Concept Car when it was on display in front of the Student Center?
A presentation took place in the Science amphitheater from 12-1pm on campus. Fun activities surrounding the cars took place and awards were given. The event ended at 2 p.m.
The Edison2 car is the Winner of the $5 million Mainstream class of the Automotive X Prize Mainstream class of 2010. Edison2 pursues efficiency through the absolute virtues of low weight and low aerodynamic drag. It demonstrates a capability of 129 miles per gallon.
September 26, 2012: Trilogy Financial's Annual Economic Update Event 2012
This invitation only event was Trilogy Financial Services, Inc.'s 5th Annual Economic Update event and featured nationally-recognized economist, Dr. Esmael Adibi.
The event was held at the New History Colorado Center, September 26, 2012 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Trilogy Financial Services, Inc.advises couples, families, individuals and businesses, guiding wealth with prudent planning and years of collective wisdom and experience. Their experienced and forward thinking advisors are kept up to date with the latest financial trends, utilizing state of the art technology so that they can provide every client with major expertise and personalized service and care.
May 17, 2012: Regis Entrepreneur Club Event
The May Regis Entrepreneur Club event focused on networking — matching students with businesses, businesses with faculty, and faculty with students. The networking focused within the subjects of research and entrepreneurship.
The event experimented with a live networking model called REMatch — Research/Entrepreneur Match. For this model, any student, business or faculty member may bring a request/search for resources and make a short pitch (ask for what you need) to the audience. If any of the attendees or the someone they know may meet the need, information is exchanged.
Karl Dakin, Executive Director of the Sullivan Chair for Free Enterprise and Don Bridger, Director of Grants led a panel discussion on networking as part of the event.
November 26, 2011: The New Face of Leadership
Regis University Networking Connection presented Donna Evans, a Regis alumnus and the CEO of the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, as their guest speaker on Wednesday, November 26, 2011.
Donna discussed The New Face of Leadership, as part of an interactive session that helped business leaders identify strategies to survive and thrive during this period of massive economic uncertainty. Topics she covered included:
- What happens when the business world falls apart?
- How do successful leaders deal with uncertainty and change?
- What does finesse have to do with it?
- How do you stay at the top of your game?
- You were one of the people who got a pink slip, now what?
September 28, 2011: Regis Entrepreneur Club September Meeting: I Am an Entrepreneur
The topic of being an entrepreneur was added to the program for the Regis Entrepreneur Club's September meeting.
In our current economic crisis, entrepreneurs are gaining recognition as one of the keys to recovery. You see references in the news, in editorials, blogs and even in government appropriations. The importance of being an entrepreneur has never been greater.
So what is an entrepreneur? Putting aside momentarily Webster’s Dictionary, President Bush's definition and, well, everybody else's definition, I consider an entrepreneur to be a problem solver: a person who sees a problem, comes up with a solution and acts to solve the problem.
Most times, an entrepreneur is considered a businessperson. This is because their solution to a problem takes the form of a product or service that is sold for a fee where all of the rules of business apply. However, nonprofits and government agencies also sell products and services to solve a problem, so the definition is not limited to business people.
Problem solving does not always result in a new product or service. Sometime it means taking something that already exists and doing it differently: innovation. Sometimes, it means getting a lot of people to do something that they were not doing before: collaboration.
Sometimes, it just means stepping up and doing something instead of doing nothing. Or in other words: leadership.
Entrepreneurs can solve the problems of the world – both the very big and the very small. They can solve problems of affordable energy, shelter, food, and healthcare. They can design and develop new systems that are more effective and efficient. They can achieve social justice by making the necessities of life available to more people.
Anyone can be an entrepreneur. Just do it! However, a good and effective entrepreneur will be more successful. To be a good entrepreneur requires learning. This includes learning in the classroom (however defined) and in the field. This is best when learning from the successes and failures of others so that mistakes do not have to be repeated.
The Regis Entrepreneur Club is dedicated to teaching its members about entrepreneurship while equipping individuals with the knowledge needed to be the type of entrepreneur that solves problems and makes a positive impact.