Business & Economy
Student Entrepreneurs Launch App That Connects Users On Single Social Platform
ConnectNow, an application enabling users to grow their personal networks, is co-founded and operated by Serge Efap ’14 and co-founders Justin Oh ’13 and Benjamin Honig ’15, all from Syracuse University. A fourth co-founder, Joseph Sorrentino, is a recent…
Three Whitman Faculty Join Academy of Management Journal Editorial Board
Three faculty members from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have accepted invitations to serve on the editorial review board for the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ). The peer-reviewed AMJ is considered one of the top academic journals in…
Desire, Resources for Self-Employment Grow with Age, Says Whitman Study
Starting a business is no longer a “young person’s game,” according to new research by Maria Minniti, a professor at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Minniti and her co-authors, professors Teemu Kautonen and Simon Down of Anglia Ruskin…
Central New York receives $93.8 million in regional economic development funding
The Central New York Regional Council (CNY-REDC), co-chaired by SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor, was awarded $93.8 million dollars and was named a top performer among New York’s 10 regional councils today by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A centerpiece of…
Whitman School, Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship announce call for submissions for 2013 Panasci Business Plan Competition
The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) in the Whitman School of Management have announced a call for submissions for the 2013 Panasci Business Plan Competition. The competition accepts business plan ideas from…
SU student entrepreneurs accepted into Kairos Society Global Fellowship
Syracuse University student entrepreneurs have been recognized for their innovation, passion, and drive to turn ideas into reality by many media outlets and organizations over the past five years. One more organization has been added to the list of those…
Whitman hires Goodroe as assistant director of graduate recruitment
Danielle Goodroe has been named assistant director of graduate recruitment at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. She will support the enrollment management of the Whitman graduate programs. Primary responsibilities will include supporting the recruitment of…
Whitman School’s MBA program ranked #55 by Bloomberg Businessweek
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University earned the #55 spot in Bloomberg Businessweek’s biennial ranking of top MBA programs. The ranking, now in its 24th year, includes 81 schools globally. “We’re very pleased that Bloomberg Businessweek…
Video: Foursquare creator helps concepts grow at Idea Jam
Syracuse University graduate and social media site Foursquare creator Dennis Crowley was on hand recently to help young entrepreneurs grow their business ideas during Idea Jam, held at the Hall of Languages November 9th. Crowley served as one of the…
WISE Women’s Business Center relocates to Syracuse’s Tech Garden
Ribbon-cutting to be held Nov. 8 The WISE Women’s Business Center has announced the relocation of its main office to the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse. A ribbon-cutting, to celebrate a heightened awareness for women’s entrepreneurship in Central New York,…