Top Entrepreneurship MBAs in Chicago
Chicago is a hot spot for entrepreneurs and startups. Not only is it the largest city in the Midwest, but it also offers a ton of great resources for those starting a business, including 1871 and Techstars.
1871 is Chicago’s center for technology and entrepreneurship. Today it is home to more than 400 early-stage startups. Techstars is an accelerator program that has helped over 750 companies with more than $2 billion in funding.
But it’s not just the city that offers resources to entrepreneurs—it’s also the universities. Chicago is home to a wealth of top-notch business schools, and for MBAs, there are a few programs that stand out.
Booth MBAs Set to Collaborate With University of Illinois Engineering Students
The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business is looking south for the next big startup idea. Booth is partnering with the University of Illinois College of Engineering in Urbana-Champaign to bring students from both schools together to work on startups. Continue reading…
Booth Surveys Aim to Craft the Perfect Class
As an effort to create the perfect MBA class of achieving, high-ceiling students, the Booth School of Business has begun to survey current students about their classmates’ popularity and potential in order to predict who will be the most successful (and wealthiest) alum post-graduation.
Stacey Kole is the deputy dean for Booth’s full-time MBA program. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, she said the school will look for patterns in survey responses to show hidden indicators of eventual wealth, job success, and popularity. Continue reading…
