Stamford Advocate – The business experts on the panel convened Thursday at the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus underscored a critical financing principle for entrepreneurs: A great idea alone will not get your business funded.
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History in the Making
Brexit: People Had Enough With Distant Bureaucrats Telling Them What To Do
One of my enduring interests is research and teaching related to values-driven business. I jumped at the opportunity to teach a law and ethics course in London this summer with 14 bright UConn undergraduates. Such a program is filled with experiential education – we visited the US Embassy, the UK Supreme Court, Lloyd’s of London, and the Royal Society for the Arts, among other places.
Little did I know that our summer course would take place right in the middle of one of the most important events of modern Europe – the vote on whether the fifth-largest economy in the world would leave the European Union. Continue Reading
Do CEOs lie? Perhaps, but not how you think
MBA Students Volunteer
“To Work With the Students Was Truly a Pleasure”
The specialists at the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) pride their center as being a safe place where visitors are greeted with a cup of coffee and one question: How can we help you with your recovery today?
But what happens when the Center itself needs help? That’s when four UConn MBA students were able to step up and lend their expertise. Continue Reading
Citizens Names Hazzard as Head of Structured Finance
Brexit casts uncertainty over CT exporters
New Study Claims Corporate Executives Intentionally Mislead Investors for Personal Gain
Bloomberg – It won’t surprise any market-watcher to learn that in the run-up to earnings season, companies tend to lower the bar for top and bottom line performance, thereby giving themselves better odds of exceeding analysts’ expectations.
However, a new working paper suggests that the sins of omission that occur during the corporate “cheating” season, as it was dubbed by Societe Generale Global Head of Quantitative Strategy Andrew Lapthorne, are far more insidious.
2016 iQ Winners
“I Was Surprised That Someone Hadn’t Invented This Yet”
UConn senior Stephen Hawes debuted as an entrepreneur several years ago, working diligently to perfect his first invention: a wrist-mounted, propane-driven flame thrower.
His parents worried that their son, a mechanical engineering student, would burn down their home.
But Hawes persisted, and brought his prototype to an engineering conference in New York City. There, he saw a company demonstrating artificial appendages for children missing fingers.Continue Reading
Implementing the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 2014: Perspectives of Stakeholders
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor & Pensions – The economic impact of investing in child care cannot be underestimated, noted Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor at a recent committee hearing. Taylor referenced a study by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, which found that in the city of New Haven, Conn. there was a $9.4 million macroeconomic increase and a $17 million/year tax increase when you invest in child care programs and have them stay open, stay stable, and have quality.
Adding Value to the Team
Logan Bement ’16 Uses Marketing, Data to Improve Professional Baseball for Fans, Players
Logan Bement ’16 may have stopped playing baseball after high school, but his love of the game has never diminished.
With a passion for marketing, a strong grasp of data analytics, and a powerful dose of initiative, Bement has launched a career that he hopes will enhance the best of Major League Baseball—both for the fans and the players. Continue Reading