High School Student Entrepreneurs Exchange Equity for Tuition

Two high school student entrepreneurs are exchanging equity in their companies for tuition at Clarkson University through the school's Young Entrepreneurs and Innovators Program, a unique business plan competition.

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Business Takes Aim at Pet's "Cone of Shame"

Like many business ideas, MBA graduate Chakri Paila’s startup solves a problem: protecting sick or injured pets from the dreaded “cone of shame.”

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Facebook IPO: One Year Later - Experts Available

On Saturday, May 18, Facebook will mark its first year as a publicly traded company. Experts from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University are available to discuss the anniversary of the landmark IPO.

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Study: CEOs Who Are Good Matches for Firms Have Higher Initial Compensation

A recent study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides evidence that CEOs who turn out to be successful are the ones who are offered higher compensation packages from their boards at the outset.

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Solar Panels as Inexpensive as Paint?

Researchers are helping develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what’s available today.

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Deal Site Industry Leader Jana Francis of steals.com Offers Input on Why More Flash Sale Site CEOs Are Being Replaced. Advice for Others: Customers Before Numbers

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Upstart Studios Power Chicago’s Resurgent Video Game Industry

As the tastes of video gamers migrate from big console games to smaller mobile titles, a host of independent, upstart studios have surfaced in Chicago, staffed by a mix of newcomers from DePaul University and industry vets from the old studios.

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Wayne State Startup, Advaita, to Participate in New Michigan I-Corps Program

Advaita, a biotechnology startup company spun out from Wayne State University, is one of 25 companies selected to participate in the new Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013.

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Entrepreneurs and Architects Propose Sustainable Solution for Emergency Shelters

Combining discarded water bottles with newly-designed plastic delivery pallets could provide sturdy roofs and shelters for victims of natural disasters in developing nations, according to student entrepreneurs and architects at New York Institute of Technology. Their idea won them a spot in the upcoming finals of the New York State Business Plan Competition.

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PowerPot Turns Heat and Water into Electricity

University of Utah students have invented a portable cook pot that doubles as a thermoelectric generator, and are now marketing it nationally after having raised $126K on Kickstarter.

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