Mason Students Pitch Innovative Ideas At Conference
The Mason Enterprise Research Conference gave six George Mason School of Business students a special opportunity to sell 75 business leaders and entrepreneurial academics on their ideas and inventions.
The annual conference holds its focus on innovation launchpads, that is, co-working spaces, incubators and accelerators. Six “seed level” teams of Mason-based innovators were given time to present during the Mason Innovation Lab Patriot Demo Day session. The groups showcased their ideas in an attempt to convince one of the bigwigs in attendance to help them, either with advice or their checkbook. Continue reading…
Imperial College Business School Study Cites Britain’s Rise As Entrepreneurial Center
The UK has become Europe’s most entrepreneurial economy and has climbed five places to fourth globally, according to an Imperial College Business School report.
The study, called the GEI, was carried out by researchers from Imperial College Business School in association with collaborators at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of Pécs and George Mason University. The GEI uses 14 index pillars such as start-up skills, networking and cultural support to benchmark countries’ entrepreneurial ecosystems. The research team analysed survey data from nearly half a million adults in different countries, combined with data describing the country’s “entrepreneurial framework conditions” – i.e. how well each country supports entrepreneurial activity.
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London Business School Launches Dubai Entrepreneur Mentor Scheme
Aspiring entrepreneurs at London Business School can now benefit from a new mentoring scheme launched in Dubai. This new programme follows a successful 18-month run with the School’s MBA students in London.
Launched at an event in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) by Kamalini Ramdas, Professor of Management Science and Operations and Deloitte Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the ‘Entrepreneurship Mentor in Residence’ scheme gives entrepreneurial students and alumni access to year-round mentorship from four successful business personalities in the region.
Three former alumni – Genny Ghanimeh, Mohamed Nassar and Tommy Wakefield Smith – join Aman Merchant to sit the School’s first Dubai-based mentoring panel. Students, who currently have remote access to London-based mentors, will now have direct access to mentors up to twice a month for one-on-one consultations.
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Kellstadt Ranked in Princeton Review’s Top 25 Graduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs
The Princeton Review has named the entrepreneurship program at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business among the best in the nation, placing the school at No. 20 on its list of “Top 25 Graduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs for 2015.” Continue reading…
New Georgetown Program Offers Startup Stipends to Seniors
McDonough School of Business students pursuing their entrepreneurial aspirations are now getting start-up help to make their big ideas a reality. Continue reading…
Judge Business School Signs Memorandum with Chinese Private Equity Firm
The University of Cambridge and China Science & Merchants Capital Management have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote academic links and collaboration between the two institutions over the next three years.
The collaboration was launched at the Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Conference (GIEE) in Shaoshan, China, on 27 September. At the University of Cambridge, the collaboration will be overseen by Hanadi Jabado, Director of Accelerate Cambridge at Cambridge Judge Business School; and Dr. Jo Mills, Deputy Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at Cambridge Judge.
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