Becky Prater

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Becky Prater

Senior Lecturer of Management

Management

Office Hours

Mondays & Wednesdays from 7:30-9:15, 12:15-1:00

Biography

Becky helps people create what is in their heart to create. She does this through teaching entrepreneurship, independent business consulting and life coaching.

Research Interests

    Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Financial Feasibility, entrepreneurship as a means to peace

Teaching Interests

    Entrepreneurship, Global Entrepreneurship, Management, Business Ownership, The Business of Fashion, Retail Math, Product Development, Social Media & Online Marketing, Financial Feasibility, Fundamentals of Business, Healthy Money Mindset

Education

MBA

Colorado State University

BS in Textiles & Clothing, Fashion Design

Colorado State University

Personal Website

https://www.beckyprater.com

Published Works

    Hoffman, L. D., Melnick, A., Prater, B., Predki, B. N. . Stakeholder Activism. , Hoffman, L. D., Khandekar, R., Melnick, A., Prater, R. (2025). Culture Wars: Now Small Businesses Are Being Affected. Small Business Institute Journal https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/. Busila, L. A., Prater, R. . Financial Strategies for Wellness Entrepreneurs: Transforming Passion into Profits. , Predki, B. N., Prater, R., Menick, A. . Creativity: A Pedagogy for Increased Student Engagement and Better Business Ideas. Small Business Institute, Melnick, A., Prater, R., Jennings, M., Hoffman, L. D. . Innovation Therapy Counseling: An Entrepreneur's Dream from Start to Finish. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Small Business Institute Journal. Prater, R., Predki, N. (2024). Preparing Business Students for Success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Small Business Institute Journal, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.115379. Prater, R. . Taking the Guesswork Out of Financial Forecasting . Small Business Institute , Prater, R., Sutton, L. C. (2024). The American Dream: Starting and Growing a Business as an Immigrant Case Study: Maria Empanada. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JMDC/issue/view/563 Hoffman, L. D., Bechtold, D., Melnick, A., Prater, R., Jennings, M. (2023). Forecasting, Scenarios, Risk Taking, and Decision Making Under Uncertainty. Small Business Institute, Prater, B., Sutton, L. C. (2023). The American Dream: Starting and Growing a Business as an Immigrant. Western Decision Sciences Institute, https://wdsi.decisionsciences.org/registration/ Bechtold, D., Melnick, A., Predki, N., Prater, R. (2023). Passion or purpose: What Drives Entrepreneurial Success. Small Business Institute, Melnick, A., Bechtold, D., Prater, R. (2023). Impacts of Trauma on Entrepreneurial Effectiveness . Small Business Institute, Hoffman, L. D., Bechtold, D., Prater, R., Melnick, A., Jennings, M. (2023). Innovative Therapy Counseling. Small Business Institute, Jennings, M., Hoffman, L. D., Bechtold, D., Melnick, A., Prater, R. (2023). Innovative Therapy Counseling Valuation. Small Business Institute, Prater, R., Prediki, B. N. (2022). Preparing students for success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Small Business Institute. Melnick, A., Bechtold, D., Hoffman, L. D., Prater, R. (2022). A Pedological Approach to Teaching Operationalizing a Business. Small Business Institute, Melnick, A., Bechtold., Hoffman, L. D., Prater, R. (2022). A Study to Evaluate the Impacts of COVID 19 on Small Businesses in Colorado. Small Business Institute, Bechtold, D., Hoffman, L. D., Holt, D. A., Melnick, A., Murphy, A., Prater, B. (2022). The Impact of the Small Business Institute® (SBI) on Students, Faculty, Clients, and other Stakeholders: Personal Reflections from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Small Business Institute Journal, 18(1), 116-127. https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/. Bechtold, D., Hoffman, L. D., Holt, A., Melnick, A., Murphy, A., Prater, R. (2022). The Impact of the Small Business Institute® (SBI) on Students, Faculty, Clients, and Other Stakeholders: Personal Reflections From Metropolitan State University of Denver. Small Business Institute Journal, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.32532. Prater, R., Hoffman, L. D., Melnick, A. (2021, February). A new pedagogical approach to teaching financial Feasibility. Hoffman, L. D., Prater, R., Melnick, A., Bechtold, D. (2021). Breckenridge Survey . Small Business Institute 2021 Conference Proceedings, Bechtold, D., Melnick, A., Prater, R., Vigil, J. (2020). It isn't easy being green: Operationalizing environmental sustainabiity. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability/ North American Business Press, 15(8), 9 - 19. https://nabpress.com/strategic-innovation-and-sustainability. Bechtold, D., Melnick, A., Prater, B. (2020). It ain't easy being green: Operationalizing environmental sustainability - WDSI annual meeting . , Melnick, A., Bechtold, D., Prater, R., Hoffman, L. D. (2020). Conscious Business Practices for Small Business. , http://smallbusinessinstitute.biz/2020-Conference/ Prater, R., Hoffman, L. . A New Pegagogical Approach to Teaching Financial Feasiblity. Small Business Institute Annual Conference,