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June 25, 2014
Faculty Q&A: When More Competition Is Better
The Sanity Behind Tesla’s Giveaway of Patented Technology

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk recently shook up the auto industry with a pledge to give away the company’s electric car patents for free. Rajshree Agarwal, the Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and professor in Entrepreneurship at the Robert H.

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June 11, 2014
Wireless ISP Wins 2014 China Business Model Competition
University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business and Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management Host 9th Annual Event 

College Park, Md.

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April 22, 2014
Smith Leads Entrepreneurship Efforts: Students Get Credit for Their Startups

University of Maryland students and not just learning about entrepreneurship this semester – they are hard at work starting and growing their own businesses. And for the first time, they are also getting course credit to do so.

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April 14, 2014
Fearless Ideas Courses Inspire Innovation

The University of Maryland offers a set of “Fearless Ideas” courses through its Academy for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (AIE), a signature initiative to infuse the university with a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across all colleges, building on the institution's excellence as

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April 10, 2014
Smith School Business Summit Addresses Innovation

On March 28, 2014, at the North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, Md., students, faculty and business professionals met for the third annual Smith School Business Summit.  This year’s theme looked at innovation as an essential building block for the prosperity an

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April 7, 2014
Disease Diagnostic Group Wins Cupid's Cup

DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC GROUP WINS CUPID’S CUP NATIONAL BUSINESS COMPETITION CHAIRED BY UNDER ARMOUR FOUNDER AND CEO 

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March 28, 2014
Six Cupid’s Cup Finalists Compete for $115K, Judges Announced

INDUSTRY LEADING ENTREPRENEUERS ANNOUNCED TO JUDGE NATIONAL BUSINESS COMPETITION CHAIRED BY UNDER ARMOUR FOUNDER AND CEO

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March 24, 2014
6 Cupid's Cup Finalists - Game On! April 4

Six student startups were selected from nearly 150 nationwide entries to advance to the final round in the 2014 Cupid’s Cup Business Competition, chaired by Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank and presented by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 11, 2014
NFL Players Learn from Smith Experts

UMD-Smith Executive Programs, NFL Design and Deliver Consumer Products Boot Camp 

Some NFL players, including Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith UMD ’10, recently gathered in Baltimore for offseason training -- but not for the gridiron. 

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March 10, 2014
19 Tips for Entrepreneurs

The 9th Annual Cupid’s Cup is almost here! Watch competitors vie for the coveted Cupid's Cup and a shot at $115k on April 4. Get your tickets now at www.cupidscup.com.

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