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New UofL consulting project invites businesses to discover and utilize social media benefits Print

     LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 19, 2009)--The UofL College of Business is sounding a wake-up call for businesses that may be sleeping through the social media revolution.
     A new consulting project at the college will invite businesses to discover how to use the power of social media to grow their companies.
     UofL Associate Professor of Marketing David Faulds has developed a new course --Marketing 490: Social Media Consulting—that combines students, faculty and social media industry experts in teams available to work with business clients.

 
Congratulations to all the winners in the 2009 Ballard Morton New Venture Competition! Print

Chad Barras delivers the winning 60-second Fast Pitch for Clarity Imaging Solutions Business Plan

1st Place - $8,000 - NanoMark Therapeutics
2nd Place - $5,000 - CALMsenior
3rd Place - $3,000 - Legal Interactive

Trade Show - $500 - NanoMark Therapeutics
60-Second Fast Pitch - $500 - Clarity Imaging Solutions
Best Presentation - $500 - CALMsenior

 
Global business expert to reveal success secrets of 100-yr-old firms at UofL Family Business Center Print

Ernesto Poza photo     Is there a formula for sustaining business success for 100 years?
     Internationally renowned family business consultant Ernesto Poza believes there is.  He’s spent two decades traveling the globe examining the secrets and success strategies of family-owned companies that have endured a century or more.
     He’ll share the details of his findings and discuss best practices with successful local family business owners at a special appearance Thursday, October 22 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville.
     His Louisville appearance is presented by the University of Louisville Family Business Center (FBC), its Strategic Partners and event sponsors. 

 
UofL College of Business receives high marks in The Princeton Review’s "Best 301 Business Schools" Print

The Princeton Review logo     The UofL College of Business MBA program has received another endorsement from a national rankings organization, this one based on student comments.
     In the just-released 2010 edition of its “Best 301 Business Schools” guidebook, The Princeton Review offers a glowing two-page profile of the college, its programs and faculty.  The list was compiled according to how 19,000 students attending 301 business schools rated their campus experience in an 80-question survey. The surveys were compiled over a three-year period from 2006-09.

 
UofL Entrepreneurship MBA climbs to #16 in the nation Print

Entrepreneur magazine logo     LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 23, 2009)--The UofL Entrepreneurship MBA program has climbed again in national rankings. 
     In their review of more than 2,300 colleges offering entrepreneurship programs, The Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship Magazine named the UofL College of Business graduate program #16 in the nation.
     Ranked #21 last year, the program jumped five places to rank alongside programs at Northwestern, Syracuse, USC, Temple, Rice, Wake Forest, Drexel, Tulane, Babson and UNC Chapel Hill.  No other schools in Kentucky or Indiana were included in the Top 25 graduate program rankings.

 
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