Monthly Archives: August 2012

Early results from the 2013 National Association of Colleges and Employers reflect that hiring college students, recent 2013 graduates, is up 12.2%, above the estimated 9.5%. The entire hiring report Read More »

Babson College announced Thursday it is expanding the John E. and Alice L. Butler Venture Accelerator program to the College’s San Francisco campus. Babson’s Butler Venture Accelerator serves Read More »

ProjectEve is a website encouraging female entrepreneurs to collaborate and share business advice with each other. The site is creating a network of entrepreneurs called Eves to assist each other in startup Read More »

Larry Carr made the choice to return to school to earn his MBA degree after his service in the Navy. Albeit 41 years ago, Carr’s reason’s for getting a graduate business education aren’ Read More »

Andrew Mitchell, Kaplan Test Prep‘s director of pre-business programs and a longtime GMAT instructor offers this GMAT tip: “It can be reasonably argued that every GMAT word problem is unique Read More »

A recent research survey released by Dell revealed optimism and opportunity for women-owned businesses in India. The Dell Women’s Global Entrepreneurship Study examined indicators of business confidence Read More »

Dallas-based Parker University announced a new healthcare-focused online MBA to begin Spring 2013. The MBA program offers a healthcare concentration geared toward providing practitioners and administrators Read More »

Business can be a funny industry. Luckily, Valerie Grubb has a great sense of humor. Well before Grubb earned her MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in 2001 and before she started Read More »

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is widely regarded as the gold standard in business school accreditation. This list highlights online MBA programs that are among the Read More »

We're totally blown away by the eco-friendly features available in offices around the world, and we've explored 25 of the most amazing ones out there. Read More »

How’s the economy? Depends who you ask. According to the third-quarter Kauffman/LegalZoom Startup Confidence Index, released in July, expectations for the U.S. economy declined overall, but there Read More »

Read on to learn about some of the biggest names in business history who all decided they could do better without school. Read More »

Angel investor: (n.) an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. A small but increasing number of angel investors Read More »

The number of patents and trademarks granted to female entrepreneurs saw double-digit growth from 2009 to 2010, finds a new study, Intellectual Property and Women Entrepreneurs, conducted by the National Read More »

Jim Camp, a veteran of the Vietnam War, is founder and CEO of The Camp Negotiation Institute, with more than 400 students from 24 countries enrolled in its Team Member courses. The institute trains veterans Read More »

Read on to find the 13 worst meeting mistakes you can make, and what you can do to fix them. Read More »

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) reported Aug. 23 that offers of admission from U.S. graduate schools to prospective international students increased 9% from 2011 to 2012, following an increase of Read More »

As we approach Women's Equality Day, let's take a look at some stats that show both the progress women have made and how far we all still have to go. Read More »

MBA Women International (MBAWI) announced today that the UN Foundation, a public charity that advocates for the UN and connects people, ideas, and resources to help the United Nations solve global problems Read More »

In its largest survey to date, Net Impact found significant growth in the areas of social awareness, nonprofit management, and the environment in MBA curriculums for 2012. The seventh edition of the &# Read More »

Hispanics are the nation’s largest minority group, making up more than 50 million people, or about 16.5% of the U.S. population. While thousands of students graduate from college each year, only 13% Read More »

Sports management is a relatively new track for Master of Business Administration programs in the United States. Students in a sports management track are prepping for careers with sports franchises, Read More »

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a specialized accreditation agency for business schools, is continuing its evolution from a U.S.-based organization to one with a more Read More »

With the green movement growing, there are plenty of blogs eco-savvy business leaders should read. Read More »

Since launching an online MBA program two years ago, Arizona State University continues to make headlines in the arena. The school’s online MBA program offers specializations in finance, international Read More »

As companies move deeper into data mining for insights on their internal processes and customer behavior, a business intelligence skill set has become more important. Business analysts use current and Read More »

Ohio University’s College of Business MBA Program launched a new online schedule option, available for students beginning this fall. Through the new online MBA, students will complete their degrees Read More »

Falling asleep on the job is normally seen as a big no-no, but these reasons show that offices could actually be better off allowing naps. Read More »

Three business schools that offer online MBA degrees made the top 30 in the 10th annual Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University global rankings in economics and business. Read More »

Students curious of how they would fair in one of the more competitive MBA programs will get a free course to test themselves with the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business’ new Read More »