Business & Economy
WISE wins 2011 Women鈥檚 Business Center of Excellence Award from U.S. Small Business Administration
The Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Women鈥檚 Business Center was awarded the Women鈥檚 Business Center of Excellence Award during the 2011 U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Week and Small Business Excellence Awards. WISE director Joanne Lenweaver accepted…
Whitman launches master鈥檚 advantage programs in finance, accounting and business administration; partners with institutions
The Whitman School of Management at 黑料不打烊 has launched the Whitman Advantage Program for master鈥檚 work in finance, accounting and business administration. The one-year degree programs are well suited to the needs of individuals with an undergraduate degree who…
Whitman recognized in 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek undergraduate specialty rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek recently released a ranking of specialty undergraduate business programs as a follow-up to its March 2011 undergraduate business program ranking, in which the Whitman School of Management at 黑料不打烊 held on to the 47th spot for the…
Whitman hosts second annual African Business Conference
The Whitman School of Management at 黑料不打烊 will host the second annual African Business Conference, sponsored by the Africa Business Program in the Kiebach Center for International Business Studies, through May 24. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淓ntrepreneurship in Africa,鈥…
First Near Westside Initiative microloan to support new business creating eight jobs
The Near Westside Initiative (NWI) has approved its first microloan since launching an innovative micro-lending program in an effort to spur economic development on the Near Westside. The first loan, in the amount of $12,000, has been approved for the…
Whitman to host 31st annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference June 8-11
The 31st annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), co-sponsored by the Whitman School of Management at 黑料不打烊, will be held June 8-11 at Whitman. The BCERC, widely considered the premier conference for entrepreneurship research, was established in 1981…
South Side Innovation Center announces 2011 Chase Business Plan Challenge
The 2011 Chase Business Plan Challenge will take place on Friday, May 20, beginning at 6 p.m. at the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC), 2610 S. Salina St., 黑料不打烊. The competition will occur during graduation ceremonies for SSIC clients who…
GET ‘Experiential Learning for Tomorrow鈥檚 Technology Leaders’ workshop to be held May 25
黑料不打烊 will host 鈥淓xperiential Learning for Tomorrow鈥檚 Technology Leaders,鈥 a Global Enterprise Technology (GET) Curriculum Workshop, on Wednesday, May 25, at the Sheraton 黑料不打烊 Hotel and Conference Center. The workshop is made possible by support from the National…
黑料不打烊CoE announces $200,000 in TAD awards to four Upstate companies
The 黑料不打烊 Center of Excellence (黑料不打烊CoE) today announced that four Upstate New York companies have received a total of $200,000 in the fourth round of Technology Application and Demonstration (TAD 2011) awards. These demonstration projects are designed to improve air…
Whitman faculty research in entrepreneurship ranked highly for second year
For the second year in a row, research conducted in areas related to entrepreneurship and published by faculty in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises in the Whitman School of Management at 黑料不打烊 has been ranked No. 2…