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The Unbelievable Way Female Business Students Bond

The New York Times | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Females and Careers, Women in Business, Women in Work, Women Working Together, Mount Kilimanjaro, Rotterdam School of Management, M.B.A., Women News

THE HAGUE - Using Mount Kilimanjaro as a metaphor for business, 15 business students set out to climb Africa's highest peak last September as part of ...

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MBA Curriculum and the Looming Social Media Gap

Michael Kempner | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Social Media, Social Business, Skills Gap, Mba, Business School, Prsa, College Curriculum, MBA Degrees, Business News
Michael Kempner

As I write this, another class of MBA graduates is preparing to walk out of the classroom and into the business world. But will they have the skills they need to successfully lead a business in a digital age?

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A New Degree for Generation Startup: Master's in Management

Amy Hillman | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Starting a Business, Millennials, Arizona State, Management Degree, Starting a Small Business, Masters in Management, Accounting, Mba, Business Skills, College News
Amy Hillman

The Master's in Management degree gives this generation -- whether they want to start a business or work for an existing company -- the ability to gain competitive skills relevant to their chosen profession.

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The Rise Of The MBA Entrepreneur

Reuters | Mike Taylor | Posted 04.12.2012

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(Mike Taylor - Reuters) When Chika Ekeji enrolled in the MIT Sloan School of Business' full-time MBA program, he was ambivalent about actually finishi...

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MBAs Rule

Jonathan Lewis | Posted 05.27.2012

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Jonathan Lewis

For many of us, economic justice work is triggered at any early age and continues over a lifetime. Simple steps lead to big change.

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Start Making: General Assembly Launches Online

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Post-Secondary Education, Business Education, Higher Education, Training, General Assembly, MBA Degrees, Mba, Business News
Tom Vander Ark

General Assembly online is an MBA killer. Unless a young person thinks they need a credential to get a job at Morgan Stanley or McKinsey, they'd be much better off in a startup, learning on the job, and accessing the extraordinary offerings at General Assembly when they need it.

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Business Schools Don't Prepare Women for Leadership Roles

Erica Dhawan | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Women, Leadership, Mba, Women News
Erica Dhawan

Women in MBA programs often feel like the frequent tradeoffs inherent in a busy work and family life are something to be overcome, not managed.

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The Perfect Entrepreneurial Resume Doesn't Exist

Patrick FitzGerald | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Resume, Small Business, Entrepreneurial Resume, Startup, Startup Investors, Entrepreneurs, Mba, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Small Business America, Investors, Small Business News
Patrick FitzGerald

You have an idea for a phenomenal company. Problem is you have zero background in that industry, no prior entrepreneurial experience, never got an MBA and can't lean on your family for financing or business resources. At first glance, you're facing an uphill battle. But personal and empirical evidence has proven that it can be done.

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What Women Really Need At Work

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Women, Ambition, Gender Stereotypes, Stereotypes, Sheryl Sandberg, Sponsorship, Women in Business, Women Ambition, Mba, Women News
Ilene H. Lang

The misguided assumption that women are less ambitious than men puts companies at risk of underutilizing talented women and overlooking -- or outright dismissing them -- for key roles.

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Academia's Emerging Role In Entrepreneurship Policymaking

Robert Strom | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Small Business, Economy, Job Growth, Entrepreneurs, Education, White House, Startup, College, Startups, Academia, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Universities, Mba, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Small Business News
Robert Strom

While the mounting interest in entrepreneurship in the government and at our universities is encouraging, it is hardly enough to create the kind of broad understanding and policy support that we need to foster new business creation in a meaningful way.

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A Restaurant Closes, and a Community Mourns

Frank Farwell | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Starting a Restaurant, Building-a-Business, Entrepreneurs' Memoirs, Starting a Business, M.B.A., Financing a Business, Working-for-Yourself, Business Books, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Restaurant, Restaurant Closing, Small Business America, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

On New Year's Eve, the much-admired Rubaiyat restaurant in scenic Marquette, Michigan held its last supper. Why did the lights go out January 1st, leaving hundreds of devoted but disappointed customers? It was another case of first-time entrepreneurs going too far too fast.

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8 All-Star Entrepreneurs Who Didn't Bother With A Master's Degree

Greg Voakes | Posted 02.27.2012

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Greg Voakes

Believe it or not, it is possible to get filthy rich without spending half of your life in school.

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The Social Entrepreneur's Dilemma

Patrick FitzGerald | Posted 02.26.2012

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Patrick FitzGerald

In order to make a potentially game-changing idea a long-standing reality, it's highly recommended that social entrepreneurs look at their business model and ask a very simple question: Could my company be a profitable one?

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Pitch-A-Thons Give Startups In Second-Tier Cities Investor Love

Reuters | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Small Business, Groupon, Venture Capitalists, Startup Demo-Day, Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Startup Investors, Startup Pitch, Venture Capital, Seattle, Mba, Investors, Small Business News

(By Deborah L. Cohen - Reuters) - The crowd was restless as startups, investors, MBA students and a host of entrepreneurial wannabes waited in anticip...

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For Entrepreneurs' Success, the Right Product is More Important than an M.B.A.

Frank Farwell | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, Small Business, Selling a Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Selling, Startup, College, Startups, Graduate School, Mba, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

Until you find The Product, nothing else will end up mattering. Without it, any seed money you raise or savings you invest will soon go down the tubes, you'll have a pile of debt you probably won't be able to pay, and you'll need your old job back--if you can get it.

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5 Myths About MBAs

Ming Chen | Posted 01.02.2012

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Ming Chen

Is the MBA no longer about training tomorrow's captains of industry? While, certainly, a few bad apples have given MBAs an aura of infamy, I'd like to bust a few commonly held myths about MBAs.

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Why So Few Women In Business School?

The New York Times | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: New York Times, Gender Gap, Gender Gap Higher Education, Women in Business Schools, Mba, Women News

For years, companies seeking to improve women's representation at the top tiers of business have relied on tactics like increasing child-care options,...

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Women Ask, But Men Don't Have To

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, Women, Catalyst Study, Working Women, Women in Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mba, Equal Pay, Business News
Ilene H. Lang

Women do ask -- but get little in return. Equally skilled men advance farther and more quickly than their female peers. The $4600 pay gap that starts from day one grew to more than $31,000 several years down the track -- even when women asked.

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The Evolution Of The MBA (INFOGRAPHIC)

Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Masters in Business Administration, Video, Business School, Business School Facts, Mba, Evolution of the MBA, College News

More people take the GMAT in America than any other country. Harvard's first Master of Business Administration -- or MBA -- class had 47 students. The...

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New Ranking Spotlights Business Education That Works for the Planet

Judith Samuelson | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Ranking, Beyond Grey Pinstripes, Environmental Impact, Education, Business School, Stewardship, Social Impact, Aspen Institute, Financial Crisis, Mba, Business News
Judith Samuelson

Business educators are stepping up to the plate to bring the so-called "soft stuff" -- like values, ethical considerations and long term environmental impacts -- right smack into the B-school classroom.

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Applications To Full-Time M.B.A. Programs Drop

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Katherine Mangan | Posted 11.13.2011

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Applications to full-time M.B.A. programs in the United States and abroad declined this year for the third straight year, according to a report releas...

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Applications For Home Mortgages Slip After Sharp Jump

Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgage Application, Housing Market, Home Mortgage, US Home Mortgages. Interest Rates, Refinancing Applications, Mba, Business News

Applications for U.S. home mortgages slipped last week after a sharp jump the week before and as interest rates edged up, an industry group said o...

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Applications For Mortgages Surge On Refinancing Demand

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgages, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Applications, Great Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Rates, Economic Recovery, Europe, Mba, Business News

Applications for home mortgages surged last week, racking up the biggest increase in four months on a flood of refinancing demand as interest rate...

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It's a Great Time to Start a Small Business

Frank Farwell | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Small Business, Economy, Chicken Lips, Private Industry, Business, Wall Street, Entrepreneur, Recession, Mba, Small Business America, Business News
Frank Farwell

It sounds counter-intuitive, maybe even nuts. But it's true -- times like this can be a great time to cut your teeth as an entrepreneur

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Many More People Suddenly Applying For Mortgages

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Mortgage Bankers Association, Housing Prices, Applications Mortgages, Home Mortgage, Refinancing, Housing Crisis, Double Dip, Mba, Business News

Applications for home mortgages saw their biggest jump in three months last week, fueled by demand for refinancing as interest rates continued to ...

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