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Students at BYU's Marriott School are gearing up for study abroad programs hosted by the Global Management Center.
The Marriott School honored Michael Swenson as its 2011 Outstanding Faculty. Fourteen others were also recognized.
A BYU study shows that any entrepreneur looking for the best ROI might be better served by a combination of two strategies.
The U.S. Dept. of Education awarded BYU a four-year grant of more than $1.1 million to further international business.
Katalin Bolliger’s first trip outside of the United States was just the experience she wanted—eight thousand miles away from campus and surrounded by tigers and elephants.
Finance professor Karl Diether took second place in the Journal of Financial Economics' Best Paper Prizes.
It took ten years and three invitations, but last summer finance professor Karl Diether made the move from Dartmouth College to BYU’s Department of Finance.
W. Gibb Dyer, Ballard Center academic director, explains the connection between strong families and the economy.
Students demonstrated their innovation talents by participating in the Big Idea Pitch competition during Entrepreneurship Week.
Working at the Oracle Corporation, alum Liz Wiseman found herself constantly surrounded by intelligent people. But she noticed an ebb and flow—not of intelligence but of how leaders capitalized on or closed off that intelligence. One executive she coached was brilliant but shut down others, leaving their ideas untapped. Wiseman searched for something to share with this leader about the dynamic he was caught in but found nothing. “Someone needed to research how what leaders did either diminished or multiplied the intelligence of the people around them,” Wiseman says. “This seemed like a worthy pursuit, so I just did it.”
Twenty-three MBA finance students received the Stoddard Award for academic excellence and service.
BYU's undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs were ranked No. 4 and No. 7, respectively.
Many business schools are not teaching MBAs to create new businesses, according to two of BYU's innovation gurus.
A team of BYU MBA students bested competitors from across Utah to win first place in the ACG Cup Competition.
During the housing collapse, the sweltering summer heat of Phoenix was no place for a young salesman pushing pest control. But for Adam Keys it was just the kind of pressure needed to get the creative juices flowing. “Nobody had money and nobody liked salesmen,” Keys remembers. It was then that Keys matched the perfect product with its target audience. “I sold No Soliciting signs door-to-door,” Keys says. “Eighty percent of people who would laugh when they opened the door would buy it.” But this wasn’t just funny business: the 2011 finance graduate paid his college bills, learned graphic design, and gained experience running his own company.
Be inspired by talks covering topics such as prison reform and innovative philanthropy.
Soccer is usually about making the goal. But for student coaches the objective is more complex.
If you’re looking to join the ranks of successful start-ups like Owlet Baby Monitors, FiberFix, and EcoScraps, BYU’s entrepreneurship program—rated third in the country—is the place for you. Even if you’re not in the program, there are many resources on campus and online to help you get started. Here’s some wisdom we’ve found to help you build your own business.
BYU's best entrepreneurs went head to head at this year's Student Entrepreneur of the Year competition.
Jeff Holdaway, a 1982 finance graduate, knew there was a way for him to combine his passion for business and law. After graduating from Columbia Law School in 1985 and working at a national law firm, an opportunity arose that he couldn’t turn down. Twenty-four years later Holdaway is still glad he jumped at the chance to work at Marriott International.
The hottest startups from around the state set up at BYU's Utah Startup Marketplace to find new talent.
BYU undergrads are consistently outperforming the market in the Marriott School's portfolio management course.
Marriott School of Management students co-authored a story in Forbes on their Ballard Center Social Innovation Projects.
Spencer Quinn beats out more than 1,600 applicants from 37 countries with his repair tape company FiberFix.