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News Articles - 2005
Entrepreneur Weekly Interviews Dingman Director Asher Epstein
December 5, 2005 -
Entrepreneur Weekly recently
interviewed Dingman Director Asher Epstein. The topic under discussion
was the Dingman Center's unique role in assisting local entrepreneurs for the
past twenty years. Mr. Epstein explained that the Dingman Center tries to
spot market opportunities and then make sure that entrepreneurs are aware of
them. Several success stories were mentioned, such as Kevin Plank's
Under Armour, Zoey
Rawlins'
Shop DC, as well as the
Hook & Ladder Brewing Company.
[ Full Story ]
Gazette.Net Profiles Hook & Ladder Brewing Company as a Dingman Success Story
November 30, 2005 -
Gazette.Net profiled Hook & Ladder Brewing Company, explaining that the
Fleischer brothers got their idea to start their own brewing company during the
microbrew craze of the 90s. After moving here from California, Matt
Fleischer became involved with Dingman Center. Matt graduated in May with a
master's degree and $10,000 startup money from the center, and adapted the
business model he had out West for the East Coast beer drinker.
[ Full Story ]
Maryland International Features the Dingman Center's China Business Plan
Competition
October 13, 2005 - The Dingman Center's
China business plan competition was mentioned in the Fall I edition of
Maryland International. The competition, which was co-sponsored with
Zero2IPO, will
strengthen the business school's presence in China fast-growing economy.
“We recognize the importance of having a business presence in China,”
emphasizes [Dingman director] Epstein, “and want to share best practices in
entrepreneurship gained from a twenty-year operating history at the Dingman
Center for Entrepreneurship.”
[ Full Story ]
Maryland to Open Second Business Office in China
October 5, 2005 - The state Department of Business and Economic Development
(DBED) has opened its second office in China, and Dingman Center fellow Dan
Goodman was interviewed about it. "It's not surprising that [DBED] is
opening another office," said Dan Goodman.
The Shanghai office teamed up with the Smith School this year to manage the
school's executive MBA program in Shanghai. The school launched the same program
in Beijing in 2003. DBED "has been very aggressive" in expanding
Maryland's presence," Goodman said. "I think it's a good thing."
[ Full Story ]
Chinese Entrepreneurs Win US$45K in Smith China Business Plan Competition
September 27, 2005 - Three emerging entrepreneurs just moved a step closer to
being business titans of tomorrow. Winners of the Robert H. Smith School of
Business China Business Plan Competition, a three-part contest in which
entrepreneurs presented their business ideas to compete for a total of US$45,000
in prizes, were announced on Friday, September 23, in a final round event held
in Beijing, China. After several rounds of presentations and questioning by a
panel of international venture capital judges, the following were declared the
winners:
- US$25,000 grand prize winner – Renjing Tu, ShenZhen QianRenRen Science
and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- US$15,000 second prize winner – Lufa Kang, K68.cn
- US$5,000 third prize winner – Yajia Lv, Aquascape
[ Full Story ]
The Next Business Plan Competition Will Be In China
September 15, 2005 - The Washington Post mentioned that the finals for the
Dingman Center's latest business plan competition will take place on September
23 in China, and will be judged my local entrepreneurs, including Tien
Wong , of Opus 8 , John LaPides , of Snow Valley Inc., and Dan Goodman, chief
executive of Zernike USA Inc. The competition was mentioned at the end of
an article entitled, "Outgoing SI Chief Reflects on Success" on page D01.
[ Full Story ]
The Business School is Featured During a Maryland Day in China
September 2, 2005 - Maryland Day in China is explained In an article titled
"'From College Park to Beijing" in The Capital News Service. The article
explains that a special day for Maryland puts Maryland on par with the
University of Cambridge in England and Yale University. As for the
business school, it will be $25,000 to an innovative Chinese entrepreneur who
has the most promising business plan.
[ Full Story ]
Dingman Director Commends Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank in the
The Baltimore
Sun
August 27, 2005 - In an article titled "'Perspiration led to Plank's
inspiration", The Baltimore Sun quoted Dingman Director Asher Epstein as saying
that Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank is "really sort of an entrepreneur's
entrepreneur." Mr. Epstein went on to explain that, "a lot of times
entrepreneurs get caught up with the great idea and lose sight of the
implementation, and Kevin really focused on the implementation.
[ Full Story ]
Dingman is Mentioned in the TechLink Publication of The Daily Record
August 2005 - In an article titled "'B' is for biotech in MBA program", the TechLink mentioned The Dingman Center as a source of aid for new biotech firms.
Healthcare Business Association's venture capital conference was cited as an
example of the Dingman Center assisting the local biotech community.
[ Full Story ]
The Number of Math and Science Diplomas Needs to Double
August 5, 2005 - The Business Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the
National Association of Manufacturers and TechNet have banded together to put
pressure on policymakers and the public to improve math and science education.
The coalition wants to double the number of bachelor's degrees awarded in
science, technology, engineering and math by 2015.
[ Full Story ]
Dingman Director Weighs in on Decreasing Entrepreneurship
June 13, 2005 - Dingman Director Asher Epstein was interviewed for an article
in bizjournals.com.
The article comments on the 20% drop in the number of Americans starting or
running a new business during 2004. Despite the nationwide drop, Mr.
Epstein hasn't seen a drop in entrepreneurship interest among Maryland students.
[ Full Story ]
Shop DC Gets Featured in The Washington Examiner
June 8, 2005 -
Shop DC,
a new Washington magazine owned and operated by Smith MBA student and Dingman
entrepreneur Zoey Rawlins, was recently featured as one of three new magazines
in The Washington Examiner. The magazine is designed to be a single source
for both Washingtonians and tourists to find places to shop.
[ Full Story ]
UMD Business School Students Interviewed on The NewsHour
June 6, 2005 - Several business school students were interviewed for
The NewsHour with Jim
Lehrer about the increasing prevalence of users interacting with their news
sources, such as the rise of
RSS feeds
and podcasts.
Their interview is part of a larger news segment entitled "News
on Demand."
[ Full Story ]
Dingman Director is Interviewed by The Daily Record
May 20, 2005 - In an interview in The Daily Record, Dingman director Asher
Epstein highlighted some of the achievements and goals of the Dingman Center.
He explained that the Dingman Center is only nineteen years old, but it is
already a top 20 ranked school by the Wall Street Journal. Its focus is
local, investing $20,000 in two student-run businesses this year, while foreign
opportunities have also become available, in such places as China, Egypt, and
Israel.
[ Full Story ]
The Daily Record Publicizes Mark Walsh's Decision to Join the Dingman Center
May 20, 2005 - As publicized by The Daily Record, Mark Walsh, a managing
partner at Ruxton Associates LLC, will be joining the Dingman Center factuly.
Note: you need a subscription to
The Daily Record to read the blurb.
[ Full Story ]
Baltimore Businesses Get Fewer SBA Loans
May 3, 2005 - In an article in the Capital News Service, Dingman Director Asher
Epstein explained that the steady decline in Small Business Administration Loans
in Baltimore could be the result of changes in the business community, such as
the rising venture capital in Baltimore's high-technology sector and M&T Bank
Corp.'s 2002 acquisition of Allfirst Bank.
[ Full Story ]
The Dingman Center and its Successes are Featured in The Business Monthly
May 2005 - In an article in The Business Montly, the Dingman Center was
featured as a "bustling hive of activity," with service for student, faculty,
and regional entrepreneurs. Among the featured successes were Kevin
Plank's Under Armour
and Josh Norris'
Interactive Magic.
[ Full Story ]
Maryland Professor Archives the Burst of the .com Bubble
April 15, 2005 - David A. Kirsch, an assistant professor who teaches management
and organization, has created an online archive that chronicles the rise and
fall of Internet-related start-ups in the heady and tumultuous years from 1996
to 2002. About 60 percent of the companies in his archive either disappeared or
never got off the ground, while the rest have survived in some form, often in
scaled-down versions.
[ Full Story ]
U.S.News & World Report Mentions Dingman Center as Aid to Student-Run Business
April 12, 2005 - The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship was mentioned in an
article about how students are saving money. Ori Zohar started a business buying
caps and gowns from students immediately after graduation and reselling them at
half the original price to the next class.
[ Full Story ]
Entrepreneur Magazine Ranks Dingman Center In Top Tier
April 2005 - The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of
Maryland ranked among the 13 national schools with “Top Tier” entrepreneurship
programs in the April 2005 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. For the third
consecutive year and since the survey's inception, the magazine has included the
Smith School, and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, prominently among its
annual list of the best 100 collegiate entrepreneurship programs in the United
States.
According to the sixth annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, a report
measuring entrepreneurial activity worldwide from Babson College and the London
Business School, 73 million people across the globe are either start-up
entrepreneurs, or own or manage a young, but growing, business. Among Smith
School resources supporting entrepreneurship is the Dingman Center, a
nationally-recognized, leading entrepreneurial center that assists students and
regional entrepreneurs with expertise and funding.
[ Full Story ]
Biotechnology Companies Learn How To Attract More Venture Capital
March 18, 2005 - The Business Gazette featured the Smith School in an article
about how biotechnology companies are attracting more venture capital.
USA Today Features Article on New Markets Growth Fund and Dingman Scholars
March 15, 2005 - In an article about the $25 million New Markets Growth Fund, a
venture-capital fund managed partly by graduate students, recent grads Maya Rao
and Michael Greiner are featured.
[ Full Story ]
Dayna Designs Makes The (Baltimore) Sun
February 27, 2005 - Smith MBA Dana Lande is featured in an article about her
jewelry company, Dayna Designs. She designs jewelry for college enthusiasts.
http://www.daynadesigns.com
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