Business & Economy
Do What You Like
At a recent career fair in his hometown of Troy, N.Y., Tom Nardacci ’96, advised high school students considering a media career to pursue a liberal arts degree. “It wouldn’t hurt them to take a business course,” he adds. Nardacci,…
Six Student Teams Advance to NYS Business Plan Competition
Sixteen SU student ventures divided $60,000 in cash prizes as part of the CompeteCNY regional qualifier for the New York State Business Plan Competition. Of those, six will go on to Albany April 29 for a statewide competition. But one…
Whitman School Ranked #23 in Best Undergrad Business Schools 2016
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management  is among the top undergraduate business schools in the country, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of the Best Undergrad Business Schools, 2016. Whitman is #23 on the list, which focused on four main…
Entrepreneurs Wiley Cerilli, Patrick Ambron to participate in Blackstone LaunchPad Grand Opening
Two high-profile entrepreneurs who attended the University will be featured guests at the grand opening of the Blackstone LaunchPad at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ on April 19. The 1 p.m. event at Bird Library includes a formal ceremony, ribbon cutting, reception and…
WISE Unplugged to Inspire and Empower Women Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders
Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is bringing powerhouse guest speakers to the 14th annual WISE Unplugged conference on Tuesday, April 19, to inspire an anticipated hundreds at SKY Armory in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. The event runs from 8 a.m. to…
NYS Business Plan Competition Comes to Blackstone LaunchPad at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
The Blackstone LaunchPad and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries will host CompeteCNY, the regional qualifying event for the 2016 New York State Business Plan Competition. The event will be held on April 14 from 4–6 p.m. at Bird Library. Regional winners will…
University Selects ACC InVenture Prize Competition Team
PowerSpike will represent the University at the inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize Competition Apr. 5-6 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. A “Shark Tank”-style pitch competition where a team of undergraduates representing each ACC university pitches inventions or…
Whitman School Named among Best Colleges for Start-Ups by bestcolleges.com
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently was ranked #18 on bestcolleges.com’s list of the Best Colleges for Start-Ups. According to the site, “Nearly all of these entrepreneurial powerhouses are large research universities, as big schools often have the…
University to Host State-Qualifying Entrepreneurship Competition
The University will host a student entrepreneurship pitch competition on April 14 for teams interested in qualifying for the upcoming New York Business Plan Competition. The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ event, which will take place at 4 p.m. in the Blackstone Student LaunchPad…
Seeking Faculty Innovators to Participate in Inaugural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Technology Entrepreneurship Conference
The inaugural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Technology Entrepreneurship Conference will showcase locally developed new technology and help to facilitate the commercialization of research and technologies developed at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and by its partners. The conference will take place on April 15, from 2-5…