How are entrepreneurs weathering the financial storm? Panelists in a Master Class on Innovation and the Economy discussed some of the ways entrepreneurs can stay competitive in a down market.
Imagine if thousands of informal businesses listed in a business directory were accessible to anyone with a mobile phone? What if they were also linked to their regular customers, and through them, thousands of potential new customers?
With the right product differentiation strategy, you can steal customers from your competition without provoking a price war.
We need financial instruments and markets that are designed specifically for social enterprise.
There are some things that are too small to let fail, such as the young enterprises which are the entrepreneurial backbone of our economy.
What does the future hold for private equity? Dan Primack and David Snow, moderators at today's Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference, share their views.
With the Green Box, Jennifer Wright '09 (EMBA) and her partners at e.c.o. are changing the way we consume pizza, one box at a time.
We need to engage businesspeople at the prime of their careers and have them give some time in the social sector.
Innovative, upstart ventures have a crucial role to play in economic recovery, says Michael A. M. Keehner, who suggests it may be time to give entrepreneurs a stimulus package of their own.
We live in an era where the media-friendly entrepreneur/founder must act on stage under the spotlight. But at what cost?
Though often painful, competition can serve us collectively if we give it the respect it deserves.
Professors Fraiman and Singh assert that the mindset of Uruguay’s entrepreneurs must change in order for the country to catch up to the rapid pace of development in other emerging nations.
New financial tools and technologies are poised to change the way microfinance is practiced, says Suresh Sundaresan.
The core leaders that I have at many levels in the system are not people who came from the education schools — they’re people who came from the business schools, and from the business sector. That causes me a lot of political heat, but that’s just fine.
To better understand the business environment in Italy, we attended a private equity conference, where we had the opportunity to meet with the U.S. Ambassador to Italy.
Dean Glenn Hubbard talks about why progressive tax rates tend to deter new entrepreneurs and how far governments should go to create a favorable environment for entrepreneurship.
When I decided to move to Hyderabad, I knew I would stand out for a variety of reasons. But I didn’t anticipate how being a female entrepreneur would make me an anomaly.
When will mobile services in emerging markets evolve beyond text message technology? We believe that time is now.
Two alumni restaurateurs discuss strategies to beat high food costs.
What does lingerie have to do with business school? A recent trip to Colombia as a Pangea Advisor with IDC taught me a surprising lesson about entrepreneurship.
"It's incredibly difficult to be a part-time entrepreneur. To do well, I believe you have to immerse yourself in your work. You have to go all in."
Your life may get a little healthier thanks to Cyrus Massoumi '03, founder and CEO of ZocDoc. Public Offering caught up with him to discuss life as an entrepreneur.
Naif al Mutawa '03 was recently honored with the Social Entrepreneur Award in the Middle East from the Schwab Foundation. Public Offering spoke with him about how his comic book company is a social enterprise.
On February 1st I moved to Hyderabad, India to officially start GreenMango’s operations. That first day, a lot went wrong.
If I think too much about it, Nigeria scares me. But my nervous tension is dwarfed by the excitement that only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity can create.
Despite all the fuss about offshoring to Bangalore, Amar Bhide claims it can't transform India's economy. Here, he explains the reforms needed to spur business growth and put India on the fast track.
How do you create a socially conscious business model? It's a lot like creating a new ice cream flavor, Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield told students. Greenfield spoke with Greyston Bakery CEO Julius Walls, Jr. on leadership in social enterprise.
To many, entrepreneurship calls to mind the path-breaking motivation envisioned by Schumpeter’s “creative destruction.” But much of entrepreneurship — and much of what we can teach in business school — is more akin to “nondestructive creation.”
Do you think you need to be “rich” before you could afford to go into social entrepreneurship or can a social enterprise also make money?
The ability to see change before it happens — or to imagine change and create it — can result in billions of dollars. Can it be taught?
Having a great business idea is a good start, but very few ideas are compelling strokes of original genius.
How do you create a company where environmental goals aren’t peripheral, but central to the business plan?
A new venture by Megan Bordi ’09 and her business partner won this year's A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition. Their business brings an educational aspect to the online game market for kids and tweens in China.
At Columbia Business School's 5th Annual Healthcare Conference, industry leaders said they are looking for ways to drive innovation.
When a company’s development is driven primarily by industry-wide expansion rather than a company’s innovation and operational excellence, you can be certain that the business will experience its share of growing pains.
On a giant video screen, robot avatars armed with space-age immobilizers competed in a 3D landscape. But in order to win, these players better know their algebra.
One day last year Chris Chen ’08 was making a snack in his kitchen when his roommate, a former pastry sous chef at Le Cirque, embellished it with sea salt and caramelized bananas. Suddenly Chris was struck with an idea — selling gourmet desserts out of a truck.
I’ve always believed that there are millions of people out there just waiting to hear accessible language about cars, not technical jargon.
Napoleon, Buddha, Bill Gates — what makes them all great? According to a new book by Professor Bill Duggan, extraordinary achievements begin with something known as “strategic intuition.”
The closing of General Motors' High Performance Vehicles division will have a major psychological and symbolic impact on the car industry.
In his new book, Bill Duggan reveals how to cultivate strategic intuition to drive innovation, solve problems and capitalize on unforeseen opportunities.
In a new book, Rita Gunther McGrath discusses how taking calculated risks, while learning along the way, can pave the road to success.
An inventive method for reducing prescription noncompliance wins this year’s Outrageous Business Plan Competition.
Over the past decade, leading African business schools have adopted the traditional case method. But how much can they really learn from these cases when they are about American companies that routinely leave Africa out of their operating plans altogether?
Should we really be encouraging students to start businesses early in their careers?
Even in challenging times, consumers can spot the value in innovation, says Professor Amar Bhide. And for those firms able to deliver bold new products, opportunity awaits.
This week marks the beginning of the second annual student-organized CBS World Tour, where nearly 150 admitted students from the class of 2011 will be meeting up in 40 countries around the world.
What is the most important lesson for a start-up company? Four recent graduates and entrepreneurs share their first-hand experience of what it is like to launch a venture.
As graduation nears, scaling up my business has again become my top priority.
Before working at a venture capital company, I tried for years to figure out how to quickly determine if something is a venture capital investment or a private equity investment.
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Declaring that business schools should be “growth’s lobbyist,” Dean Glenn Hubbard discussed how the MBA has contributed to the success of American business and to entrepreneurial capitalism worldwide. Read more...
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Lang Center Partners with Science and Technology Ventures to Host The First Annual Columbia Venture Showcase Read more...
Del Ser hatched the idea for Frogtek while he was a student at Columbia Business School, in partnership with Mark Pedersen ’07. Read more...
David Del Ser '08 developed and launched Frogtek while at Columbia Business School, and was awarded a 2009 Echoing Green Fellowship. Read more...
Columbia Community Business Program Companies Thrive As They Reach One Year Mark Read more...
The Lang Center Launches a New Alumni Network for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Read more...
Alumni Entrepreneur Profile of the Month: Ben Grossman '06 Read more...
The Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Program Offers Advise to Student and Alumni Entrepreneurs Read more...
Investing In Today's Economy Read more...
The Lang Fund Board Invests In Four Student Ventures Read more...
Three teams competed for the Alexander Bodini Foundation Prizes in the Master Class in Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition 2009, held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Read more...
Alumni Entrepreneur Profile of the Month: Kaia Peterka '03 Read more...
The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School has long been an active advocate for female entrepreneurs. One of the forums supported specifically for women entrepreneurs is the Women Entrepreneurs Network (WEN), a growing membership that brings alumnae and other women entrepreneurs together for learning, advice, and discussion. Read more...
The Lang Fund Selection Committee Chooses Six Finalists to Present For Potential Seed Capital Read more...
This presentation was made to the West Virginia High Technology Consortium. It looks at some of the practical issues raised by the implementation of the Obama Administration's Broadband Stimulus plan. Read more...
The Entrepreneurial Greenhouse Class of 2009 Prepares To Launch Ventures Read more...
Catch Up On Videos Featuring Program Events, Info Sessions and Featured Guest Speakers Read more...
Watch Recordings of Recent Program Events, Info Sessions and Featured Presentations Read more...
Ecademy Awards Celebrate Past, Present and Future of Entrepreneurship at Columbia Read more...
The Lang Center in the News Read more...
Members of the winning team were Ahmad Bakri '10, Francesco Braggiotti '10, Erica Brailey '10, Micael Calatrava '10 and Alexandre Domange '10. Read more...
Alumni Entrepreneur Profile of the Month: Steve Grushcow '04 Read more...
Congratulations to the 2009 Outrageous Business Plan Competition Winners Read more...
Read and Comment on Entrepreneurship Topics featured on Columbia Business School's Blog Read more...
The Lang Center Launches Social Networks Read more...
In separate posts to the New York Times Room for Debate blog, Profs. Amar Bhidé and Rita McGrath each offer a perspective on how tough economic times can give rise to entrepreneurial success. Read more...
Alumni Entrepreneur Profile of the Month: Shazi Visram '04 Read more...
Pitchfest 2009 Showcases Entrepreneurial Spirit at Columbia University Read more...
An article profiles RareShare.org, a social networking site co-founded by David Isserman '10 to connect people affected by rare diseases. Read more...
The Global Social Venture Competition Mentor Day Brings Record Numbers of Social Entrepreneurs to Columbia Business School Read more...
Alumni Profile of the Month: Ben Powell, Agora Partnerships Read more...
The Spring Term Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Begins in February Read more...
The School's strategic partnerships with two leading African universities will focus on building capacity for business and management education, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. Read more...
The 2009 Spring Calendar of Events Read more...
Start Me Up Column: Edit.com Read more...
Start Me Up Column: Tais Ties Read more...
Published Columbia Entrepreneur Profiles Read more...
Start Me Up Column: Peeled Snacks Read more...
Start Me Up Column: Dessert Truck Read more...
Video segments in this issue of the Entrepreneurship Update newsletter: The Three Take-Aways, Learning by Doing, An Embarrassment of Riches, Everything to Offer an Entrepreneur, Do What You Love, Truth and Justice Go Global, Critical to Launch, Women Entrepreneurs Network [WEN]. Read more...
The 12th Annual Fall Venture Fair Read more...
Alumna Entrepreneur Jamak Kharzra '01, founder of BlueSuits LLC Read more...
The Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Partner with Columbia Business School and Scholars from Cambridge University Read more...
The Venturesome Economy, a new book by Prof. Amar Bhidé, prompts an examination of the nature of America's competitive advantage. Read more...
The Lang Center Launches the Columbia Community Business Program Read more...
Kenneth Scheffler '09 explores sustainable financial services for the poor in this Bottom Line article. Read more...
Columbia Entrepreneurs in the News Read more...
Read a new profile every month featuring an alumni entrepreneur Read more...
MBA students report on their social enterprise summer internships Read more...
Deadline extended! Apply to the Columbia Community Business Program Read more...
Listen to Our Alumni Entrepreneurs Talk about The Entrepreneurship Program Read more...
UPDATE NEWSLETTER VIDEO: Hootan Mahallati '07, RightPedal Read more...
Professor Murray Low discusses success and failure in entrepreneurship, with tips for starting a business. Read more...
CBS students help bridge the gap between successful African entrepreneurs and capital investment in Professor Murray Low's Master Class. Read more...
The Lang Center: Administrator Biographies Read more...
Entrepreneurial success can often be attributed to “exceptional execution of an ordinary idea,” according to research by Professor Amar Bhide. Read more...
The Media and the Entrepreneur Read more...
Columbia Entrepreneur Profiles Read more...
Greenhouse Alumni Profile: Ryan Petersen '08: ImportGenius.com Read more...
Alumni Profile: Enrique Coronado '08: Por Ti, Familia Read more...
Greenhouse Graduating Student Profile: Christopher Relyea '08: Edustor Read more...
The 2008 Lang Fund Recipients Read more...
The Outrageous Business Plan Competition is highlighted as part of CBS’s innovative approach to teaching entrepreneurship. Read more...
Columbia University team, consisting of four MBA students, takes first place in Global Social Venture Competition. Read more...
Columbia MBA Team Takes First Prize at GSVC Finals Read more...
Greenhouse Alumni Profile: Juliana Almeida'08 Read more...
Winners of Columbia Business School's 2008 Outrageous Business Plan Competition garner attention for the inventiveness of their ideas. Read more...
RecycleBank, co-founded by Ron Gonen ’04, is greening neighborhoods by creating an economic incentive for recycling. “Recycling is something you can do today that has a significant environmental impact on the way you live,” says Gonen. Read more...
Greenhouse Alumni Profile: Agnes Chu '08: Pixelmemory.com Read more...
Andrea Wenner'05, founder and executive director of Out2Play, featured in Columbia Magazine, by Cristina Najarro CC'10. Read more...
Three SEP students traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil during Winter break, to work on a pro bono consulting project. Read more...
CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship. Read more...
Hear from the 2008 Greenhouse Program Class Read more...
Greenhouse Alumni Profile: Camron Moradi ’08: Avenida Read more...
This feature describes the work CBS students have done with African entrepreneurs as part of Professor Murray Low's master class, Entrepreneurship in Africa. Dana Malman, Katie Leonberger and Ryan Petersen, all class of 2008, are quoted. Read more...
Relatively Speaking: A New Forum for Family Businesses Read more...
GSVC's Judges Select Semi-finalists Read more...
Alumnus Edward Mannix '04 takes on Global Warming Read more...
The Entrepreneurship Program at Columbia Business School has long been an active advocate for female entrepreneurs. One of the forums supported specifically for women entrepreneurs is the Women’s Entrepreneur Network [WEN], a growing membership that brings alumnae and other women entrepreneurs together for learning, advice, and discussion. Read more...
News Briefs, Announcements, and Notices Read more...
As America embarks on resolving today's most pressing social and environmental problems, Columbia Business School has been ahead of the game by joining a social community that brings together field experts and student entrepreneurs across social realms for opportunities to showcase concepts, network, and compete for cash prizes. Read more...
The Venture Fair Read more...
The Entrepreneur's Holiday Bookshelf Read more...
MSNBC: Murray Low Answers Small Business Questions from Viewers Read more...
Lang Fund Venture Fair: A Time for Entrepreneurial Harvesting Read more...
The CEO Supercharges Entrepreneurs Read more...
James Baird III ?06, Diego Sanchez ?06, Wayne Thorsen ?06 and Eric Zavesky reached the semifinals of Fortune Small Business magazine?s annual business plan contest. Read more...
Vote Today! Battle of the Business Plans Read more...
YOU'RE ON!: Creating Sizzling Soundbites Read more...
Alumni, faculty members and supporters of the School’s Entrepreneurship Program celebrated the Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship’s 10th anniversary at a reception last week. Read more...
The Lang Center for Entrepreneurship Celebrates 10th Anniversary Read more...
The Lang Fund's Tenth Year Brings Five More Investments Read more...
Building a Wealth of Communities: Wikispaces a Year Later Read more...
Agora Partnerships: A New Model for Development Read more...
Tango Tops 200,000 in Circulation Read more...
The Annual Global Social Venture Competition Boasts Record Participation Read more...
CEO Club Offers Innovative Events to the School Community Read more...
The Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Program Continues to Grow Read more...
In a University Lecture scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, Dean Glenn Hubbard will discuss how the MBA has contributed to the growth of American business and to entrepreneurial capitalism worldwide. Read more...
A company cofounded by Jordan Tongalson ’06 won first place at the 2006 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), the first competition in the world to reward business plans that demonstrate both financial and social returns. Read more...
Jonathan Greenblatt of Ethos Water, and judge for the Global Social Venture Competition, blogs on his experience. Read more...
Sandy Eapen '07 receives feedback from student judges and entrants. Read more...
Turning Trash into Cash: profile by the Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship. Read more...
Turning Trash into Cash Read more...
Past Outrageous Business Plan Winners Read more...
Thinking Small: Entrepreneurship in India Read more...
Wikispaces in the news Read more...
The Lang Fund Venture Fair 2005 Read more...
Professor Low works to strengthen business education in Africa Read more...
CEO Launches Incubator Project for Class of 2005 entrepreneurs Read more...
The Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund, now in its ninth year of supporting student ventures, recently announced seed capital investments totaling $250,000 in four student ventures. Read more...
Andrea Wenner '05 starts nonprofit to address the lack of playground facilities at New York City's elementary schools. Read more...
Venture's strategy to minimize patient non-compliance impresses judges with its potential for financial sustainability and social impact. By Bethany Hale '06 and Mollie Kinnamon at the Lang Center. Read more...
Africa attracts less than one percent of international private investment but many maintain that it offers tremendous opportunities. Experts gathered to discuss venture capital, beekeeping and innovative strategies for tapping the continent's potential. Read more...
Mentor day kickoff for the annual Global Social Venture Competition. Read more...
By Lindsay Kruse '06, Bottom Line. Read more...
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Columbia Business School's Research Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) Program, Investors' Circle, and the Social Venture Network have partnered to conduct the first national survey of for-profit social ventures, which are defined as businesses that seek to create positive social and environmental impact through financially successful businesses. Read more...
Winners include Ron Gonen '04 for RecycleBank. Read more...
The winners of the Global Social Venture Competition were announced at London Business School at the final round on April 15?16. Columbia Business School has been a partner in this competition since 2001. Read more...
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Report on the Double Bottom Line Private Equity Landscape. Read more...
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