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Posted in News on Nov 23rd, 2009
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 was held from November 16 – 22. Countries across six continents engaged in events celebrating entrepreneurship and the initiative to inspire young people to connect with innovation and creativity for entrepreneurial ventures. Activities in the U.S. included “Mentoring Madness,” a session in New York City offering advice from a panel of [...]
Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Acton School of Business, Debate, Editorial, Higher Education on Jun 3rd, 2009
In response to a recent debate on the Harvard Business Publishing website about how traditional MBA programs contributed to current economic crisis, Master Teacher Jeff Sandefer had the following comments:
Most business schools don’t care much about students or their journeys through life. Until this changes, ancillary efforts like reforming curriculum or adding ethics courses won’t [...]
Posted in Editorial, News, Starting a Business on May 26th, 2009
I recently read that a US version of the hit Brit series, Dragon’s Den, is in the works. In the show, to be called Shark Tank, budding entrepreneurs will get three minutes to pitch for investment from five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own, hard-earned cash.
“Even in these harsh economic times, people with big ideas [...]
Posted in Business Operations, Editorial, Higher Education on May 21st, 2009
The economy is in the tank, and even though there are a number of experts talking about a sustained rally, there are also a number of them calling for collapse. While the government tries to prop up the financial system, I am left wondering if we have truly learned that fincial engineering rarely creates value.
Over the [...]