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BBA students head to Nicaragua

Several BBA students are headed to Nicaragua as part of an experiential learning trip with Goizueta's Social Enterprise.

Roberts, Wortham talk macro benefits of microbusinesses

Social Enterprise's Peter Roberts and Deonta Wortham share a new piece on how very small businesses help US communities prosper in big way in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Emory Entrepreneur Network panel highlights benefits of Start:ME program

The entrepreneur spirit is alive and well in the Emory community. This was evident at the most recent Emory Entrepreneur Network panel discussion, which featured Goizueta’s Start:ME Accelerator Program, a 14-week business training program for local small businesses.

Goizueta Impact Investors kicks off Spring 2018 funding

Goizueta Impact Investors has kicked-off its Spring 2018 funding round. The student-run loan fund is looking to provide between $10,000 to $30,000 of affordable, short-term funding to nonprofits and social enterprises during Spring 2018.

Start:ME selects 49 ventures for 2018 programs

The Start:ME Accelerator has selected 49 promising small businesses in the Clarkston, East Lake and Southside communities for its 2018 cohorts.

Goizueta’s Grounds for Empowerment partners with Nicaragua’s Vega Coffee

Grounds for Empowerment -- a Social Enterprise @ Goizueta initiative -- is partnering with Nicaragua’s Vega Coffee to provide even more economic opportunities for women coffee specialty coffee farmers.

Social Impact Panel sheds light on ‘blind spots’ in entrepreneurial playing...

What may seem like the golden age of entrepreneurship, Ross Baird, president of Village Capital and author of “The Innovation Blind Spot,” says otherwise.

Nicaragua farmers highlight second annual GFE Community Forum

At this year’s second annual Grounds for Empowerment Community Forum attendees had the opportunity to experience something unique. Four GFE farmers, Ivania Calderón, Alexa Marin,...

Start:ME seeking entrepreneurs for 2018 program

The Start:ME Accelerator is currently recruiting promising entrepreneurs in and around Clarkston, East Lake, and the Southside through November 6th for its 2018 programs.
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Peter Roberts discusses startup accelerators in emerging markets

Professor of Organization & Management and Academic Director of Social Enterprise @ Goizueta Peter Roberts talks about how startup accelerators have become more popular in emerging markets in the Harvard Business Review.

James hosts 2017 First Day Town Hall event

Erika James, John H. Harland Dean of Emory University's Goizueta Business School, delivered her annual Town Hall address Wednesday afternoon to a capacity crowd of faculty, staff and students. James, who is entering her fourth academic year leading the school, took the opportunity to detail success stories from the past calendar year and inspire action as the school nears its centennial celebration.

Longhofer examines business, climate change

Climate change. The UN international treaty on climate change dominated the headlines in 2017. President Trump caused consternation for some, celebration for others, when in May...