Summer Reading from Business Week

Business Week contributor Francesca Di Meglio offers some suggestions on new books that might be of interest for Business School students and managers alike.

Fortune Global 500

Fortune’s annual ranking of the world’s largest corporations.

July 8, 2009.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/snapshots/6388.html

Fresh Out of College and Off to Business School

Business schools are offering new programs to attract a younger, more diverse pool of candidates—and undergrads are responding

By Alison Damast

BusinessWeek, July 6, 2009

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jul2009/bs2009076_521072.htm?chan=bschools_bschool+index+page_top+stories

So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?

So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?
Wall Street Journal Feb 23, 2008

Thinking about starting a business? Make sure you’re cut out for it first. We spoke with entrepreneurship researchers, academics and psychologists to come up with a list of questions you should ask yourself before making a big leap.

This special report from the Wall Street Journal contains a group of articles on the issues of becoming an entrepreneur.

Money Smart Week

Money Smart Week is October 11 – 18, and is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago.  Be sure to check the complete schedule of the weeks events.

-MEL

Collaboration and Innovation @ Purdue

Purdue will host a conference this September on collaboration and innovation.  Topics will include: building trust in employees, managing conflict and responding to globalization.

Rise in food prices here to stay

Dr. Hurt of Purdue’s Ag. Ec. department is quoted in this story about food prices, featured on CNN Money’s site.

See How Much Lemonade You Can Sell Each Day

LemonadeGame.com allows for a quick way to test your economic skills. Choose the mix of lemons, sugar, ice, and price per cup and see if you can turn a profit!

Ebsco products returned

The Ebsco databases are now back up and running!

-MEL

Small Business Week!

It’s Small Business Week!

Check out the Small Business Administration’s activities: http://www.sba.gov/sbw/ 

Article from Inc. magazine: http://www.inc.com/news/briefs/200704/0420week.html?partner=rss d

Also follow the activities of Small Business Week on Slate:  http://sbw.slate.com/