Tag: Business and Society
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...
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...
