Business & Economy
Four Teams from Blackstone LaunchPad Participate in Propel in New York City
Four teams from the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) have been accepted into Propel, a two-day entrepreneurial event being held in New York City November 7 and 8. The 黑料不打烊 students will join teams…
‘Be Patient, but Move Fast’: An Interview With Entrepreneur Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17
黑料不打烊 alumnus Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 is the founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a startup that manufactures portable high-speed chargers for electric vehicles. Aviv began working on his startup during his time as a student at 黑料不打烊 by utilizing…
Forever 21: Too Many Stores, Too Much Debt and Too Few Customers
Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to close up to 178 U.S. stores. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Wimer says: 鈥淭he business…
‘It Was a Dream Come True’: Fashion Design Students Experience New York Fashion Week
Professor Jeffrey Mayer knows that his fashion design students face an intensely competitive career: 鈥淥ur mantra is 鈥業f you鈥檙e not passionate, you鈥檙e not going to make it.鈥欌 That鈥檚 why Mayer was thrilled that two of his sophomore students had the…
Whitman School to Host 70th Annual Harry E. Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program
The Whitman School鈥檚 H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019, will host its annual Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Marvin and Helaine Lender Auditorium,…
黑料不打烊 Libraries to Host Blackstone LaunchPad Startup Weekend in Partnership with Google for Startups
The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) is hosting a Techstars Startup Weekend in partnership with Google for Startups on Sept. 20 and 21 at the Whitman School building and Bird Library. The event is open…
Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 Headlines Orange Central Fireside Chat
Alumnus Josh Aviv聽鈥15 (B.A., economics, College of Arts and Sciences/Maxwell School), G鈥17 (M.S., information management, School of Information Studies), founder and CEO of SparkCharge, will be hosting two Fireside Chats on Friday, Sept. 13, as part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Orange…
Power on the Go: Innovation Law Center Assists HopLite Power with Commercializing Novel Smartphone Charging Technology
It’s a frustration many can relate to. You’re on the go with your smartphone, juggling business and personal calls and texts, when you suddenly realize you’re low on power. No worries. Just dip into a friendly caf茅 with your charger…
Barneys Bankruptcy News Not Surprising 鈥 But Upscale Retailer Likely To Survive
Today, the New York-based retailer Barneys filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In a statement, the high-end retailer said the filing will allow the company with the necessary tools 鈥渢o conduct a sale process, review current leases and optimize operations.鈥…
Solar Cell Manufacturer鈥檚 鈥楩lexible鈥 Approach Brings Renewable Energy to Unprecedented Places
It鈥檚 2019, and the world continues its rapid transformation. The physical Earth itself is changing in a time defined by environmental disruption, while exponential advancements in high tech are happening throughout the world. As the planet and technology undergo these…