George Mason MBAs Provide Business Report to Artist Alumni
Students in MBA 711, the fundamental entrepreneurship course for those seeking their MBA degree at the George Mason School of Business, recently gave a business analysis to Nathan Loda— a professional artist and alumni of George Mason who was looking for new ways to expand his business. Continue reading…
Leavey School Professor Advises Women Who Aim to Excel in Small Business
Tanya Monsef Bunger, Dean’s Executive Professor at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business, recently contributed her advice to a Huffington Post article about small business ideas for women in 2016. Continue reading…
DeGroote Offers New Program For Small Business Owners
Are you a small business owner? Do you want to be? DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University has a new program just for you. Beyond the Basics for Small Business is a four-session course starting in March 2016. It’s specially designed for family-owned and closely-held companies and helps you get beyond the basics of your B2B or B2C small or medium-sized business. Continue reading…
Members of Kogod Faculty Testify in Front of Congress
According to a press release on the school website, two faculty members from the Kogod School of Business recently testified before Congress in the US House Committee on Small Business and the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Don Williamson, executive director of the Kogod Tax Policy Center, and Caroline Bruckner, executive-in-residence and managing director of the Center, stood before the nation’s lawmakers to discuss tax policy changes that would simplify the overly complex tax burden on small businesses. Continue reading…
Simmons Student Shares Experience
Simmons School of Management hosted a panel discussion on starting and funding a small business. MBA student Audrey Markarian shared her experience attending the panel in the Simmons student blog.
Markarian beings by explaining how she made the decision to attend Simmons instead of saving her money for opening her own business.
Golden Gate Launches Small Business Program
Golden Gate University will launch its first Small Business Program designed to help its alumni become successful small business owners during the 2014 fall semester. The year-long pilot program is supported by a $300,000 grant from Chevron. The program is free, thanks to the Chevron grant.
“We’re responding to a need for this type of programing,” says Paul Fouts, Dean of GGU’s Edward S. Ageno School of Business. “This is not for people chasing the start-up dream. This is a more traditional business approach serving GGU alumni who are thinking about starting a practice or small business.”
