Business School to Break Into Tech?
Career changes are inevitable in this topsy-turvy economy, but how can business school graduates parlay their expertise into a lucrative and potentially high-impact career in the tech industry, which largely sources talent with more technical backgrounds?
Philadelphia MBAs and a Consulting Career
If you’re pursuing your MBA to get a job in consulting, then consider heading to Philadelphia. Philadelphia is home to some of the top MBA programs in the country, and many of them place an emphasis on consulting careers.
We focused on three schools: the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Villanova School of Business, and the Smeal College of Business at Penn State to get an idea of where you should attend and why. Continue reading…
Wharton Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Radio Station
The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania’s Dean Geoffrey Garrett and SirusXM Pres. and CCO Scott Greenstein will host the Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Mark the Opening of SiriusXM’s Studio for Business Radio powered by the Wharton School. The event will take place Thursday, September 18 at 3:30 p.m. in JonM Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School is a new SiriusXM station that will be broadcasting from the Wharton School’s historic Ivy League campus at the University of Pennsylvania and Silicon Valley. The program is the only source on radio offering direct and exclusive access to the world’s top business leaders and educators and featuring a wide range of original shows hosted by one of the most cited and published faculties of all top-tier business schools.
Wharton Announces Winner of the First Business Plan Competition Social Impact Prize
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that the inaugural Wharton Business Plan Competition Social Impact Prize has been granted to Susli Lie WG’14, team leader of Dana Cita, a loan platform targeting Indonesian youth. The Wharton Business Plan Competition, which is managed by Wharton Entrepreneurship, initiated the $10,000 prize this year. This new prize is awarded to the Semifinalist team that most strongly demonstrates social impact in their business model
Dana Cita means “Aspiration Fund” in Indonesian, and this education lending venture aims to empower Indonesian youths by providing loans to aspiring students, as well as connecting them to future careers. “Millions of youths in Indonesia, where I am from, aspire to a better future,” says Ms. Lie. “Through Dana Cita, we hope to make a difference and enhance the social mobility of many young people by funding these aspirations one at a time. It is a small step, but for a rapidly growing country that is as populous as Indonesia, we are hopeful it will be an impactful step.” Continue reading…
