Tag: Entrepreneurship
Unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit at Goizueta
Charlie Goetz, senior lecturer in organization & management, and Andrea Hershatter, senior associate dean and BBA program director, believe in empowering others to unleash...
RAISE Forum connects entrepreneurs with growth funding
Atlanta consistently ranks among the top cities for new startups, but there is a notable lack of investment for locally grown companies in the...
Goizueta adds more key thought leaders
In recent years, under faculty leadership, Goizueta has undertaken wholesale curriculum updates designed to provide more industry-specific and contemporary coursework. Meet some of the new -- and very well-connected -- faculty in the classroom.
Ty Heath remembers Olympic dreams, encourages being fearless
If internal drive is any indicator, then Ty Heath 12MBA is a woman on the move. Although track and field absorbed her early years, now she sprints between various business roles.
Alumnus-led iStrategyLabs acquired by Walter Thompson Company
"... while I’m sure we’ll retain our scrappy underdog mentality — we’ve done a deal so that our major league ambitions can be fully realized," writes 03BBA and iStrategyLabs CEO, "Today I’m proud to announce that J. Walter Thompson Company, part of WPP, has acquired iStrategyLabs."
Baks: When flipping houses, stick with cash
Klaas Baks, a finance professor and private equity expert at Goizueta discusses some ways to pay for a "flip" as WalletHub examines some of the best locations to make money in buying, refurbishing, and selling homes.
Purchase of Dollar Shave Club a big moment for Emory alumnus
Emory alumnus and Dollar Shave Club co-founder and CEO Mike Dubin built his company on laughs. The company's viral videos use humor to drive...
African entrepreneurs visit Goizueta for inspiration, training
Twenty-five Mandela Washington fellows from the Young African Leaders Institute (YALI) recently spent the day at Goizueta Business School as part of a six-week...
Accelerators bring growth to entrepreneurs
Today’s entrepreneurs are constantly required to find new ways to stay competitive. Many business owners turn to accelerator programs designed to stimulate rapid growth...
Entrepreneurs collaborate to build Ponce City Market, BeltLine
Alumni, students, and friends of Emory made their way to the largest brick building in the Southeast to learn more about the revitalization of...
Atlanta entrepreneurs seek boost with Emory’s RAISE Forum
Venture capitalists are scattered around the country, from New York and Boston and Minneapolis and Chicago, but not many call Atlanta home. That’s why the Goizueta Business School launched a semi-annual event called the RAISE Forum.
CEOs like Georgia, business climate
CEOs think highly of Georgia and its business climate according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
