Fox Ranked As Best School for Graduate-Student Entrepreneurial Mentorship
Temple University’s Fox School graduate program was ranked as the No. 1 in the nation for entrepreneurial mentorship by Entrepreneur magazine. In addition, The Princeton Review identified Temple as offering the highest number of mentorship programs for graduate entrepreneurship students. Continue reading…
Babson Named Among Nation’s Top Entrepreneurship Schools By Two Publications
Babson College has been recognized by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine as the No. 2 graduate school in the nation for Entrepreneurship Education. Continue reading…
McDonough To Host Georgetown Entrepreneurship Day
From Friday, Sept. 19 through Sunday, Sept. 21, the McDonough School of Business and The Georgetown University Entrepreneurship Initiative will host Georgetown Entrepreneurship Day. The three day event will feature an array of entrepreneurship events that will provide opportunities for students, faculty and business leaders to network and collaborate. Continue reading…
BU Ranked No. 28 by Forbes
Forbes magazine has ranked Boston University no. 28 on its 2014 most entrepreneurial universities list. According to the magazine, BU is considered one of the top start-up schools in the United States.
Forbes based its ranking of the nation’s most entrepreneurial research universities on an “entrepreneurial ratio,” pitting the number of alumni and students who have identified themselves as founders and business owners on LinkedIn against the school’s total student body (undergraduate and graduate combined).
Cambridge Judge Launches Entrepreneurship Discussion Series
The role of government in nurturing entrepreneurship will be explored at three policy breakfasts in the Palace of Whitehall, hosted by the Industry and Parliament Trust at the House of Commons and supported by research from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
The first event, on July 14th at 8:30pm, will focus on ‘Red Tape Fatigue? The role of government in supporting & encouraging entrepreneurship’. The experiences of leading British entrepreneurs, the challenges faced by people wanting set up their own business and how entrepreneurs could be better supported by Government policy will be the subjects under debate. The forum will be facilitated by a senior decision maker within industry and parliament. A short speech from both the academic and industry practitioner will be followed by a roundtable-style discussion.
Northeastern Hosts IDEA Challenge
Hopeful entrepreneurs pitched their ideas to potential investors at Northeastern University’s IDEA challenge. The challenge was held Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at District Hall in Boston. The IDEA challenge is a student run venture held for students and alumni to help with start up businesses.
“Pitch- a- thon is a powerful showcase of all the hard work and effort our ventures put into their businesses,” said IDEA CEO Nick Naraghi, DMSB’15. “It’s exciting to watch them progress through IDEA’s stage gates and grow into investment-ready businesses.”
A variety of start-ups from industries ranging from tech to retail presented to potential investors, some of whom may soon help these businesses grow and achieve success. Several entrepreneurs discussed their innovative ideas to improve upon existing industries, like online trading, advertising and healthcare. Others, like Ryan Wright, E’09, see a market for a completely new type of product.
