Feature Channels: Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the second round of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Innovation Crossroads program.

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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women is one of five finalists for the P3 Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world. This award will be presented at the Concordia Annual Summit by the Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships.

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The i.Lab Incubator, housed at the W.L. Lyons Brown III i.Lab and operated by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business‘ Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, recently wrapped up its intensive, 10-week 2017 program. More than 20 ventures, founded by students from schools across UVA as well as members of the local community, completed the program.

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As funders, social innovators, policymakers and researchers pay greater attention to expanding the reach of effective programs, a new report analyzes how 45 nonprofits did just that by creating partnerships to serve more people while still maintaining program quality.

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Babson College, Xiamen University, and Peking University Press have announced a first-of-its kind, global collaboration to bring Babson’s sought-after entrepreneurship education resources to more people in China, by way of translation.The launch of the ‘Babson Faculty Series’ will include 10 of the college’s top, faculty-authored entrepreneurship education books translated into Chinese.

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Building upon its more-than-30-year reputation of providing opportunities for working professionals, veterans and active members of the military, the University of Redlands will open the doors to a new campus in Mission Valley, centrally located in San Diego, on Sept. 25, 2017.

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Rady School of Management at UC San Diego has had 150 operational startup companies founded in the past 11 years since the first class of MBA students graduated.

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Queen’s University Belfast have awarded Irish-American entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist Declan Kelly, Chairman and CEO of global consulting company, Teneo Holdings an Honorary Professorship at Queen’s Management School.

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U.S. News & World Report has ranked Babson College the No. 1 undergraduate school for entrepreneurship in the United States for the 21st consecutive time, ahead of such institutions as MIT, University of California-Berkeley, and University of Pennsylvania (Wharton).

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The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University today announced an Institute for the Study of Economic Growth with the support of a $3.64 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation. The institute will play a transformative role in exploring innovative and entrepreneurial activities in enhancing societal prosperity.

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The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah, released its annual report for 2016-17. It shows significant growth and achievements after opening the much anticipated Lassonde Studios building, a 160,000-square-feet student innovation center where all students are welcome to “live, create and launch.” Highlights for the year include top rankings for entrepreneurship education, praise from international news sources, 329 student startup teams formed, 7,800 college students participating, $663,000 in scholarships awarded, $369,000 in cash prizes awarded, 236 students trained on prototyping equipment and 32,000 feet of 3-D printer filament used.

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U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of California, Irvine ninth among public universities nationwide in its 2018 Best Colleges report, released today. The ranking is derived from 15 measures of academic excellence, weighted by relevance to high-quality education.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) alumnus and former CEO and co-founder of digital video brand advertising company YuMe Jayant Kadambi ’85, M.S. ’86, has been selected as the 2017 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.

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Iowa State University announced a historic commitment of $50 million to the College of Business from Debbie and Jerry Ivy of Los Altos Hills, California. In recognition of the couple’s generosity, the college will be renamed the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business.

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The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School has added seven research- and practice-track professors and lecturers to its full-time faculty for the start of the 2017-18 academic year, bringing the school’s total number of full-time faculty members to 93. 

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Twenty-four high-potential women entrepreneurs have been selected to participate in Babson College’s Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab® Boston—a unique, eight-month accelerator specifically designed to support women in their entrepreneurial pursuits. Each year, WIN Lab® Boston selects leading women entrepreneurs from Babson, the City of Boston’s “Women Entrepreneurs Boston (WEBOS)” initiative, and beyond.

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If you are a small business, women-owned small business, disadvantage small business we want to work with you. Join us September 28 at 1 p.m. on our Facebook page for a Facebook Live Tech Talk.

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Four Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) students have been selected to attend the 10th annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) this fall.

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YETI coolers and other products already have an enthusiastic following and the company is continuing to expand under the leadership of Darden alumnus Matt Reintjes.

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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business welcomed six new professors to its top-ranked faculty ahead of the 2017-18 academic year.

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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has introduced a highly selective fellowship for MBAs seeking experience with early stage technology startups and mentorship from leading venture capitalists.

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On the surface, road improvements in India, a biodegradable six-pack holder and an innovative rehabilitation technology bear little in common. All three started as simple ideas, and each became a reality advancing a better ideal for society because of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumni behind them.

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Cyril Camus ’91, Chairman of Camus Cognac, a family business leader and entrepreneur, will be inducted into the Babson Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame at Celebrating Achievements in Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® at Babson College's Knight Auditorium on September 15, 2017.

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From nitrogen-infused coffee to vending machines that sell hot java, these entrepreneurs — all made in the CSU — are disrupting a $40 billion business.

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The Accenture and Upwardly Global Partnership is one of five finalists for the P3 Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world. This award will be presented at the Concordia Annual Summit by the Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships.

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Dean Bob Bruner of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business discusses the departure of many CEOs from President Trump's business advisory groups.

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Sanitation Marketing Systems in Bangladesh is one of five finalists for the P3 Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world. This award will be presented at the Concordia Annual Summit by the Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships.

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Georgia State University will name its football field at Georgia State Stadium in honor of Parker H. “Pete” Petit, chairman and chief executive officer of MiMedx Group, successful entrepreneur and long-time supporter of the un

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Hannabury is currently the Executive Vice President at Olin College of Engineering and was one of the founding leaders of the college.

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The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) announced four new additions to its board and the election of Councilor Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., as President-Elect.

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Press can register here to livestream this special session through Newswise Live on Monday, July 31 at 7:30 PM EDT. The winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition will present DxtER—a real-life tricorder—at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in San Diego. This special session will be the first time that the device is presented to researchers at a U.S. scientific conference.

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UT Austin is launching its first-ever statewide business plan competition designed for undergraduates. The competition is open to undergraduate students across the state of Texas and will be held at UT Austin on October 28, 2017.

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Scientists and healthcare providers who have demonstrated innovation and entrepreneurship by leveraging endocrine research to improve patient care can now apply for the inaugural John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship, the Endocrine Society announced today.

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Darden Professor Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat, whose research focuses on the effective execution of a firm’s innovation strategy, takes a deep look at questions such as How does a big company make good decisions to launch new products that might fatten up the bottom line and keep it innovative and growing? How can project managers get around the typical information imbalance existing in all large companies to make the most informed decisions on where to plunk their money and manpower?

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Knowledge management pioneer and Haas alumnus Ikujiro Nonaka of Hitotsubashi University to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

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ALCEA ADVISORS adds world class entrepreneurial and translational talent to continue to deliver on its vision to back the boldest entrepreneurs in the oncology space in Europe

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Babson College has been recognized by Money magazine as one of the top five U.S. schools for business majors in its new 2017 Best Colleges For Your Money ranking.

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DHS S&T today announced that a network flow analysis technology that will help strengthen cybersecurity has transitioned to the marketplace through its participation in S&T’s Transition to Practice (TTP) program.

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Join us for a Facebook Live discussion on July 18 at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT to learn more about this innovative program, its open funding opportunities and how your company can get involved.

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Cal State LA hosted some of the region’s leading bioscience research institutions at the Los Angeles Venture Association’s (LAVA) First Look L.A. 2017

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DHS S&T awarded $200,000 to Veramine, Inc. of Bothell, Washington, to harden the cyber-defenses of financial institutions.

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You’ve got a million dollar idea but you don’t have a million dollars to make it. Bring your idea here: www.gocreate.com. In this video, Ty Masterson, the director of GoCreate, discusses the scope of this innovative work space.

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Professor L.J. Bourgeois' new course, "Strategic Intuition and Eastern Philosophy", promotes the awareness of Eastern philosophy's effect on global economy aside from the linear analytics of Western economics.

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On the front lines, United States service men and women serve and protect the American dream. When they return home, many desire to achieve it for themselves. At Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, veterans with a desire to start their own business or venture are given the tools, confidence and opportunity to make their dreams a reality.

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An Arkansas law school student and his 85-year-old grandfather have reached a licensing deal with Gamo Outdoor to bring their invention, the Daisy Rocket Shot, a child-friendly product that shoots aluminum cans into the air that can be shot with an air rifle or BB gun as target practice, to the market.

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The Leadership in the Face of New Technology conference in Zurich, Switzerland, the second co-hosted by HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich and University of Virginia Darden School of Business, featured experts discussing new technology and its impact on culture, teams, corporate strategy, and other topics.

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While most startup companies are lucky to work in a dirty garage, 17 student startups at the University of Utah have dedicated space this summer at the new Lassonde Studios building. The teams are startups-in-residence in the Company Launch program provided by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a nationally ranked division of the David Eccles School of Business.

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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Nielsen, the global measurement and analytics company, have expanded their ongoing collaboration with the availability of a new dataset from Nielsen’s Ad Intel Data.