Language of Business TV Filming: Family Businesses What is the shocking truth behind working both with, and without your family? It’s all relative! We did on location shoots at IBC Wire, Hub Folding Box, and WJ Connell/Power Distributors. The episode will air shortly on running family businesses. Pictures and videos are below. IBC Wire Since… Continue reading Language of Business TV Filming: Family Businesses
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BU MBA Team takes 1st place at VCIC Regionals!
BU MBA Team takes 1st place at VCIC Regionals! Our Questrom MBA students came in 1st in the VCIC regional competition today. To avoid giving any team a home-field advantage, even though we hosted two weeks ago, we were unable to compete at the same regional. Our turn was today, and we competed against Yale,… Continue reading BU MBA Team takes 1st place at VCIC Regionals!
VCIC is off and running
Thanks to BU Dean Ken Freeman for opening remarks. Entrepreneur Steven Bock is presenting now. Pictures and videos throughout the day. .
Last day in China: Sightseeing
Last day in China: Sightseeing Despite all of the bad news coming out of China these days re: pollution and the stock market, the weather was perfect– clear and even warmer than Boston. The bus arrived on time and with our guide in tow, brought everyone to the Great Wall and Forbidden City. Day off… Continue reading Last day in China: Sightseeing
Just Like a Fine Wine, Business Acumen Gets Better With Age
Just Like a Fine Wine, Business Acumen Gets Better With Age Many thanks to entrepreneur.com for publishing my latest Op Ed on the success of entrepreneurship a bit later in life. The original post is here and an abstract follows below. Greg The classic description of an entrepreneur is someone who is energetic, young and… Continue reading Just Like a Fine Wine, Business Acumen Gets Better With Age
Investing in the “Internet of Things”– Profile of G-51 Venture Scholar Jeff Brown
Investing in the “Internet of Things”– Profile of G-51 Venture Scholar Jeff Brown I caught up with Jeff Brown this week after a night class in Entrepreneurship. Like many of his peers within Boston University’s Professional Evening MBA program, Jeff spends his week days at work and attends selected classes in the evenings. We discussed… Continue reading Investing in the “Internet of Things”– Profile of G-51 Venture Scholar Jeff Brown
VCIC Local Competition begins shortly…
VCIC Local Competition begins shortly… Entrepreneurs and judges on their way to campus… Students working on last minute strategies. Not sure who’s more excited. Everything is cued up and ready go do. Updates coming all afternoon. Good luck to all presenters, judges and participants!
BU local VCIC competition begins in a few hours…
BU local VCIC competition begins in a few hours… The local VCIC competition at BU’s Questrom School of Business is only a few hours away from starting. 3 entrepreneurs from hi-tech and low-tech companies will present and 15 MBAs go head-to-head competing in three teams. One of the teams will be crowned the winner of… Continue reading BU local VCIC competition begins in a few hours…
9 out of every 10 new restaurants fail… But these succeeded!
9 out of every 10 new restaurants fail… But these succeeded! How do you beat the odds? Coming soon, our next episode on Restaurant Profitability. Cava Tapas and Wine Bar is the dream of two long time friends, John Akar and Gregg Sessler. Together, they have combined their years of experience in the restaurant business… Continue reading 9 out of every 10 new restaurants fail… But these succeeded!
Jeff Hulton: Chasing your entrepreneurial passion
Jeff Hulton: Chasing your entrepreneurial passion Kudos to Jeff Hulton for continuing to pursue his entrepreneurial passion, and in his words, “learn to make money from it.” Jeff was a long-term Mentor, for over 10 years at BC, and has now come over to BU to help work with my students. He just did a… Continue reading Jeff Hulton: Chasing your entrepreneurial passion