Business & Economy
黑料不打烊 Libraries Sponsors Impact Prize
Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) is accepting applications now through Nov. 1 for the Impact Prize, a competition for social entrepreneurship. The Impact Prize is open to 黑料不打烊 and State University of New York…
Student’s Interest in Environment Helps Spark Sustainable Construction Start-up
When Justin Diaz arrived at 黑料不打烊 this past summer as an Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) student, his first stop was the 黑料不打烊 Libraries. He knew that was the place he鈥檇 be able to find…
George Dawson 鈥08, Techstars Fund Controller, Speaks at 黑料不打烊 Libraries
The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) will host George Dawson 鈥08, Techstars Fund Controller, for a 鈥淔ireside Chat鈥 on Friday, November 1 at 4 p.m. at Bird Library. The event is free and open to…
Four Teams from Blackstone LaunchPad Participate in Propel in New York City
Four teams from the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) have been accepted into Propel, a two-day entrepreneurial event being held in New York City November 7 and 8. The 黑料不打烊 students will join teams…
‘Be Patient, but Move Fast’: An Interview With Entrepreneur Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17
黑料不打烊 alumnus Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 is the founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a startup that manufactures portable high-speed chargers for electric vehicles. Aviv began working on his startup during his time as a student at 黑料不打烊 by utilizing…
Forever 21: Too Many Stores, Too Much Debt and Too Few Customers
Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to close up to 178 U.S. stores. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Wimer says: 鈥淭he business…
‘It Was a Dream Come True’: Fashion Design Students Experience New York Fashion Week
Professor Jeffrey Mayer knows that his fashion design students face an intensely competitive career: 鈥淥ur mantra is 鈥業f you鈥檙e not passionate, you鈥檙e not going to make it.鈥欌 That鈥檚 why Mayer was thrilled that two of his sophomore students had the…
Whitman School to Host 70th Annual Harry E. Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program
The Whitman School鈥檚 H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019, will host its annual Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Marvin and Helaine Lender Auditorium,…
黑料不打烊 Libraries to Host Blackstone LaunchPad Startup Weekend in Partnership with Google for Startups
The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) is hosting a Techstars Startup Weekend in partnership with Google for Startups on Sept. 20 and 21 at the Whitman School building and Bird Library. The event is open…
Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 Headlines Orange Central Fireside Chat
Alumnus Josh Aviv聽鈥15 (B.A., economics, College of Arts and Sciences/Maxwell School), G鈥17 (M.S., information management, School of Information Studies), founder and CEO of SparkCharge, will be hosting two Fireside Chats on Friday, Sept. 13, as part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Orange…