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Released: 19-May-2020 10:55 AM EDT
First Pitch, The Definitive Guide to Pitching for Entrepreneurs, Launches Today
Babson College

Debi Kleiman, executive director at the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College, has authored First Pitch: Winning Money, Mentors, and More for Your Startup.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 11:50 AM EDT
What is “Public Space” in a Time of Social Distancing? A Discussion on Civic Engagement in an Online World—May 5
New York University

What is “public space” in a time of social distancing? A panel of entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, and researchers will consider this and other aspects of online civic engagement in a web discussion on Tues., May 5, 5 p.m.

Released: 21-Apr-2020 2:10 PM EDT
A Love for Leadership, a ‘Meh’ for Management: Fair?
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Leadership and management: synonymous? Nope. Both are associated with defining behaviors, and research shows which are consistently seen more positively. But organizations need both leaders and managers to function. Here’s how to ensure the right people are hired for the right jobs.

Released: 17-Apr-2020 1:45 PM EDT
Business-to-business customers expect personal service in online chat
University of Eastern Finland

For a long time, companies have used cost-effective chat services in their business-to-customer (B2C) sales. Companies engaged in business-to-business (B2B) sales are also increasingly moving their activities online, but their online chat services and customer interaction have not been studied much yet.

Released: 14-Apr-2020 11:25 AM EDT
Experts: 7 tips for entrepreneurs and small businesses amid COVID-19
University at Buffalo

Small businesses are the lifeblood of a community, but due to the impact of the coronavirus, they’re shuttering in enormous numbers. University at Buffalo School of Management experts share their insights to help entrepreneurs and local businesses ride out the storm.

Released: 9-Apr-2020 3:15 PM EDT
Retail Health Clinic Leaders Help Flatten the Curve of COVID-19
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The actions taken by retail health clinics — small primary care clinics located within retail outlets like Walmart’s Care Clinics or CVS’ MinuteClinic — will have a significant impact on public safety, and their actions may prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from overwhelming the U.S. health care system. Darden Professor Dennie Kim explains.

Released: 9-Apr-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Ted Turner Named 2020 Recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Global Innovation
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Media pioneer and philanthropist Ted Turner is the 2020 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Global Innovation.

Released: 9-Apr-2020 12:15 PM EDT
First Founders Graduating From Master of Business Creation Program
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute will graduate the first group of founders from the unique Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the end of the Spring Semester.

   
Released: 6-Apr-2020 12:05 PM EDT
Older Entrepreneurs as Successful as Their Younger Counterparts, Study Reveals
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

From Steve Jobs to Mark Zuckerberg, the stories of prosperous, young innovators drive the American economic narrative. However, the truth is that older business entrepreneurs may be just as well suited to success. And older women are far more successful at launching a business than their younger counterparts.

Released: 31-Mar-2020 12:05 PM EDT
Artificial Intelligence Can Help Some Businesses But May Not Work For Others
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better the bottom line is understandable. But before pursuing automation that could put the jobs of human employees at risk, it is important that business owners take careful stock of their operations.

Released: 30-Mar-2020 9:45 AM EDT
Property under fire: tenants, property owners and older Australians bear the brunt of Covid-19
University of South Australia

Property experts at the University of South Australia are urging the government to implement immediate rental subsidies for tenants as financial hardships continue to wreak havoc for property owners and older Australians.

Released: 28-Mar-2020 1:00 AM EDT
5 tips for business survival in pandemic
University of South Australia

As CEOs and executives struggle to deal with the fallout from Covid-19, internationally renowned business growth expert, UniSA’s Professor Jana Matthews is encouraging companies to step back and carefully assess their business before making any radical decisions about their future.

Released: 27-Mar-2020 4:40 PM EDT
Kelley School initiative sparks ideas from around world to address problems from coronavirus
Indiana University

Among the millions of Americans working from home, a group of Indiana University Kelley School of Business professors created a worldwide movement to seek solutions for problems arising from the novel coronavirus. Their "Idea Sprint Weekend Against COVID-19" initiative was organized in just three days and led to the development of several new social initiatives addressing issues related to the COVID-19 crisis, including a shortage of surgical masks, grocery stockouts, displaced workers and online educational challenges that students are facing across the country.

Released: 17-Mar-2020 6:25 PM EDT
University of Utah ranked No. 12 for MBA entrepreneurship by US News
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

The David Eccles School of Business ranks No. 12 in the latest MBA rankings for entrepreneurship released today by US News and World Report. The rankings are for the year 2021. The Eccles School ranking is an improvement from the last year’s ranking of No. 17 for MBA entrepreneurship.

Released: 16-Mar-2020 7:15 PM EDT
LANL News: New program helps New Mexico small businesses bring technology to market
Los Alamos National Laboratory

New Mexico companies who find themselves up a creek without venture capital to ferry them across the research and development gap from invention to commercialization may receive a life-preserver thanks to a new law recently passed by the New Mexico Legislature and signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Released: 6-Mar-2020 1:05 PM EST
New Roof Over Its Head: i.Lab Moving to New Location on Darden Grounds
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

As part of numerous upgrades planned for the buildings and facilities at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, the W.L. Lyons Brown III Innovation Laboratory (i.Lab) will transition this summer from its existing North Grounds location to new space in Darden’s core academic building.

Released: 6-Mar-2020 12:55 PM EST
MBA Climate Summit: Embracing Opportunities, Mitigating Challenges
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by global climate change linked the speakers, presentations and dialogues at ClimateCAP: The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital & Business, held 21–22 February at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Released: 26-Feb-2020 3:05 PM EST
Crowdfunding -- entrepreneurs should resist the urge to promise to save the Earth
University of Bath

Entrepreneurs seeking funds on business-oriented crowdfunding platforms should avoid over-emphasising the social or environmental benefits of their start-ups or products if they are to maximise potential investment, a new study from the University of Bath and Polytechnic University of Milan shows.

Released: 26-Feb-2020 2:45 PM EST
'Shark Tank' Casting Call Returns to Salisbury University (MD)
Salisbury University

Have a million-dollar idea? Want to pitch it to Shark Tank? 47ABC and Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business recently announced the return of the Shark Tank casting call to Salisbury, MD. The event will take place Saturday, April 18.

Released: 24-Feb-2020 2:50 PM EST
Trusting strangers: Details matter to millennials using Uber, Airbnb
University of Notre Dame

Modern marketplaces like Uber and Airbnb necessitate trust among complete strangers, and new research from the University of Notre Dame examines that trust and the ways in which it differs among platforms.

Released: 24-Feb-2020 1:35 PM EST
UN Global Compact Network USA Seeks Professionals Committed to Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
Thunderbird School of Global Management

The UN Global Compact Network USA is seeking applicants for this year's SDG Pioneers program from businesses and other organizations worldwide. Nominate an SDG Pioneer from your organization today!

Released: 20-Feb-2020 12:30 PM EST
FAU Research Explores How Regulatory Ambiguity Has Discouraged Entrepreneurial Activity in Bitcoin Market
Florida Atlantic University

More than a decade after the launch of Bitcoin, regulatory ambiguity surrounding the peer-to-peer virtual currency continues to discourage entrepreneurial activity by increasing risk and the costs of compliance.

Released: 17-Feb-2020 3:00 PM EST
Smart Mouthguard Technology Licensed from University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Technology for a smart mouthguard from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has been licensed by University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) alumnus Michael Wright, DDS, MS, into his new startup company, The WrightGuard Innovation Corporation.

     
Released: 5-Feb-2020 5:35 PM EST
The Hidden History of Valentine's Day
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV history professor Elizabeth Nelson separates facts about the effects of marketing, consumerism, and social media on the holiday's evolution from fiction about love's golden age.

Released: 4-Feb-2020 10:15 AM EST
UVA Darden Executive MBA Graduates Report Major Salary Increases Over Course of Program
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Newly released employment outcomes for the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Executive MBA Class of 2019 prove that recent graduates’ impressive employment success extends across the School’s cadre of MBA degree formats.

Released: 30-Jan-2020 4:40 PM EST
UW’s new WE-REACH center to accelerate development of the ‘most exciting’ biomedical discoveries
University of Washington

With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Washington has created a new integrated center to match biomedical discoveries with the resources needed to bring innovative products to the public and improve health.

Released: 30-Jan-2020 2:20 PM EST
UVA Darden Alumni Steer Iconic Richmond Food Brand Through Growth and Transformation
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

While Ukrop’s ceased to exist in its grocery store form after 2009, many members of the family behind the brand — a number of whom are alumni of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business — have continued to build on the business’ legacy of innovation and community involvement.

Released: 29-Jan-2020 10:05 AM EST
Babson Entrepreneurship Professor Emerita Patricia Greene Receives Max Wortman USASBE Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship
Babson College

The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) has honored Babson College Entrepreneurship Professor Emerita Patricia Greene with the Max S. Wortman, Jr. Award for Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship.

Released: 29-Jan-2020 9:00 AM EST
Jellison Family Foundation gives $16 million to IU Kelley School of Business
Indiana University

The Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation is giving $16 million to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, with a goal of supporting free enterprise, financial literacy and lifelong learning. The Jellison Foundation hopes to inspire Kelley students from the start of their academic career and increase the global reach for the school through leading-edge technologies.

Released: 29-Jan-2020 9:00 AM EST
Biotech courses return to east, west campuses for summer
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) offers two, week-long, hand-on courses to help current or recent PhDs transition into biotechnology, medical technology, or pharmaceutical careers.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 1:05 PM EST
Industry Leaders, Scholars to Convene at UVA Darden for Global Summit on Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Industry experts, scholars and MBA students from around the globe will convene 21–22 February at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business for ClimateCAP: The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, & Business.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:55 PM EST
How an Innovation Mindset Breaks Mammoth Societal Problems Down to Human Scale
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Years ago, when University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Jeanne Liedtka taught an iteration of a design-thinking elective involving problem-solving partnerships with major corporations, it could be difficult to get students to sign up to work with the more socially minded ventures. Maybe the problems were too complex, or perhaps lacked the cachet of working with a top finance or consumer products company.

   
Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:30 PM EST
Too Much of a Good Thing? Satiation and Satisfaction
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Everything really is better in moderation: Research shows that once a person hits the satiation point, consuming more of something means enjoying it less. A new study by Professor Manel Baucells offers a model charting where that point is and what to do about it — with implications for business as well as optimizing your own personal experiences.

   
Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:25 PM EST
Closing the Gender Gap in VC Funding
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Raising venture capital isn’t for the faint of heart, but the challenges are magnified for female founders. UVA Darden professors Saras Sarasvathy and Elena Loutskina share insights on barriers women face to raising risk capital and how to overcome them.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:15 PM EST
5 Big Questions About the Future of Retail
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Traditional retail remains in a period of widespread transformation. Many suburban malls have shuttered, or limp along with few tenants. The rapid transformation even has its own doom-and-gloom shorthand: the Retail Apocalypse. Amid the turmoil, there is also transformation and growth. Darden Professor Vidya Mani says these are indeed dynamic times, and she recently spoke about how she sees the space and what may come next.

Released: 23-Jan-2020 3:05 PM EST
Women-only business groups marginalize and fail to empower members
Lancaster University

Women-only business networks fail to boost female entrepreneurship and instead serve to marginalise further the very people they seek to help.

Released: 23-Jan-2020 2:35 PM EST
Los Alamos National Laboratory spent $396 million with New Mexico business in 2019
Los Alamos National Laboratory

New numbers for fiscal year 2019 show Los Alamos National Laboratory’s big impact on New Mexico’s economy, as the Laboratory employed 12,041 people for a total of $1.16 billion in salaries and contracted with small businesses statewide for $288.6 million.

20-Jan-2020 7:30 PM EST
New Investments and Research Indicate Multi-Trillion Dollar Market for Climate Restoration Through Carbon-Capture
Thunderbird School of Global Management

Climate restoration is the global movement to remove the trillion tons of excess CO2 from the atmosphere to restore our air to preindustrial levels of carbon dioxide and to preserve the Arctic ice. Given the climate emergency, climate restoration is a critical third pillar of climate action, complementing ongoing mitigation and adaptation efforts. New technologies and natural solutions for reducing CO2 levels in the next 30 years already exist and the costs for global-scale implementation are projected to be less than 1-3% of the global annual GDP.

   
Released: 16-Jan-2020 2:00 PM EST
MITRE Unveils Laboratory Focused on Autonomous Technology
MITRE

In MITRE's Mobile Autonomous Systems Experimentation (MASE) Laboratory, team are researching ways to accelerate advanced autonomous technology and provide objective perspective and recommendations for broad impact in multiple domains, including drones, commercial aircraft, tanks, and self-driving vehicles.

   


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