Monthly Archives: December 2012

Linda Abraham, founder and CEO of Accepted.com, offers three tips for creating distinctive MBA essays. Use a few specifics to bring your story to life. An essay that dwells on the big picture without Read More »

Matt Wilson and co-founder Jared O’Toole have taken an undergraduate passion into a thriving dot-com business. Upon graduation from Bryant University in Rhode Island, Wilson and co-founder Jared Read More »

Since Kickstarter's inception there have been hundreds of successes (and failures) with valuable lessons for using the site and funding a business in general. Read More »

Marcos Cordero is the co-founder and CEO of Gradsave and is also the founder of Green Business Bureau. Cordero has always found himself working for the future – not just his own, but everyone’ Read More »

Read on as we take you through the basics, discuss the pros and cons, help you get started, and offer some useful suggestions for reading material all about cloud-based business. Read More »

Guy Friedman is a guy who gets things done. And with his newly found business, HigherNext, he is hoping others are able to get things done more efficiently. His company helps users of his system hone Read More »

The Fresno State University Craig School of Business is among the schools planning to offer a new online MBA program in 2013. Fresno State is currently accepting applications for their first online MBA Read More »

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) has granted initial accreditation to six colleges and universities this fall, including Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes, the Read More »

Enrollment for the newly designed Kelley Business of Medicine MBA starting Fall 2013, has begun. . Launched by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, the hybrid MBA program to provide practicing Read More »

Motivations to pursue an online degree are as diverse as the ever-expanding range of available online courses. A recent Kelton online survey commissioned by the University of Phoenix shows that 89% of Read More »

Erin Walter started her marketing business, nuphoriq, after earning her MBA in Entrepreneurship and Marketing Planning and Strategy from DePaul University in 2011. Before pursuing her MBA, she spent six Read More »

From concept to consumer, all products and services follow an intricate path before they wind up with the end user known as a supply chain. For example, say you get takeout for lunch. Every item and ingredient Read More »

Here we've gathered a dozen management books that combine the best of two worlds: targeted directly at managers, yet eclectic in their unconventional approaches to the field. Read More »

The Internet is filled with entrepreneur success stories. But the reality is that the average start-up only has a 50% chance of making it over four years and even less of a chance of making it six to Read More »

John Shufeldt is a man with plenty of letters attached to his name: MD, JD, FACEP, MBA; each playing an intricate role to form the businessman and entrepreneur he is today. Shufeldt has multi-tasked his Read More »

During the recession, women business owners persevered despite economic uncertainty. A recent study by the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), which examined the progress of businesses owned by Read More »

The online MBA trend continues to move forward as more higher education institutions are adopting the idea of placing their MBA curriculum online. This year has seen a number of universities and colleges Read More »

Boise State University announced the addition of a new online MBA program set to launch in fall 2013. Prospective students can begin applying in late spring 2013. The 48-credit hour AACSB-accredited online Read More »

The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics will expand its AACSB-accredited business programs Read More »

Every entrepreneur has a story. Some more elaborate than others. Some awe-inspiring and some, simply inspiring. For Saad Alam and Lee Jokl, their story is both elaborate and awe-inspiring while nearly Read More »

Entrepreneurs are always in need of something – capital, space, advice – so it should be no surprise that there are plenty of people and organizations looking to lend a helping hand. As the economy Read More »

Although business schools are increasingly accepting the Graduate Record Examination or GRE, students still prefer the traditional business school admissions standard, the GMAT, found a Kaplan Test Prep Read More »

Doctor, lawyer, architect, or engineer – regardless of your profession, an advanced understanding of business practices can be beneficial to any career. Dual MBA degrees are increasing in popularity Read More »

Felena Hanson is the founder of Hera Hub, a unique business accelerator that caters to the needs of female entrepreneurs. The company, which is in the process of expanding to its third location, is based Read More »

Avoid a few common mistakes and misconceptions about that first year of business by reading what a few folks who have been there before have to say. Read More »

Amy Hillman will take the helm as the new dean for Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business in March. Hillman currently serves as the executive dean, and will succeed retiring dean, Read More »

As Round 2 applications get signed, sealed, and delivered, it’s time for MBA hopefuls to start looking towards their next major hurdle: the admissions interview. As applicants, we’ve gotten past the Read More »

Guy Friedman, like most entrepreneurs, saw a problem and found a solution. This problem wasn’t encapsulated in a small demographic. He noticed the problem with the current employment situation and Read More »

The struggle for a small business to survive is simply one of the requisites of beginning a company. But in this day and age, it’s become a little easier to survive, at least from a marketing standpoint Read More »

The jig is up. The news is out. They finally found that women are perceived to be superior managers to their male counterparts. Read More »