Tag: Business and Society
Goizueta’s TTC finds cost of specialty coffee lowest in South
Recent observations from Goizueta's Transparent Trade Coffee project found the cost to purchase a pound of specialty coffee is lowest in the South. The project also suggests that coffee is the most expensive out West.
Social Enterprise’s Transparent Trade Coffee launches ongoing editorial series
Academic Director of Social Enterprise Peter Roberts and the Transparent Trade Coffee team have launched a new column series in Daily Coffee News exploring transparency in specialty coffee markets.
Start:ME’s Grow with the Flow startup gaining popularity
Grow with the Flow founders and entrepreneurs Reggie and Roger Ramos begin to grow business with help of Start:ME program.
Babysitting startup connects Emory students with local families
A mobile app created by Goizueta students connects Emory students to the surrounding community through babysitting services, giving students and parents the ability to...
Start:ME announces $60K in peer-selected loans for small businesses
Twenty-nine promising micro-entrepreneurs in the Clarkston and East Lake communities completed an extensive mentoring and business training program offered through the Start:Micro-Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (Start:ME).
Start:ME participants featured in Atlanta Magazine
Syrian refugees Ruwaida and Khaled were participants in Goizueta's Start:ME small business accelerator and recently featured in Atlanta Magazine
Coffee buyers gather for Roasters Colloquium
From Daily Coffee News:
A group of coffee buyers representing companies at the vanguard of the direct trade movement gathered earlier this month on the campus of...
Emory students initiate relationship with ethical apparel factory
Six students representing Emory University's Goizueta Business School and Master’s in Development Practice program began the Spring 2017 semester putting coursework into action at...
Emory Impact Investing Group moving forward with two new loan closings
The Emory Impact Investing Group (EIIG), led by undergraduate students, provides no-interest loans to entrepreneurs in Metro Atlanta, largely from historically underserved areas. In...
Second Audacious Idea Night held at Goizueta Business School
That’s audacious. Business ideas to solve the most pressing societal challenges.
What audacious idea do you have to solve society’s most pressing problem? More than...
Goizueta’s strategic plan to inspire meaningful change
“I believe business schools should be in service to the business community,” James says. “We are about more than excellent academics for students or a consistent vehicle for career success. We are about adding value to the world through research, problem solving, and lifelong learning.”
Exploring business with a social conscience
Through academic research, rich programming, and a focus on increasing prosperity where markets are ineffective, SE@G is making an impact. Wesley Longhofer, assistant professor...