Dingman-Lamone Center News

Per capita, Israel is one of the most prolific places in the world for technology development, and ripe for new business growth.

College Park, Md.

On Wed., March 10, the Smith School and the Maryland Undergraduate Society of Entrepreneurs will host a "Marketplace" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Van Munching Hall's Pownall Grand Atrium.

Students at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, are getting first-hand experience in becoming entrepreneurs by working and running the Smith Store.

Washington, D.C. and Baltimore were both recently named among the top 10 best cities to launch a business (No. 6 and No. 10, respectively) by Fortune Small Business magazine and the Kauffman Foundation.

Broadcast Dates:Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, 7:30 a.m.Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, 4:30 a.m.

Technology Transfer

The trend of businesses going online forming more and more services is nothing new, but the number of online marketplace is increasing at a rapid pace, even in the current economic downturn. These marketplace Websites can help businesses accomplish tasks as varied as outsourcing work, recruiting employees, finding service providers and buying supplies.

An entrepreneur’s story: Starting a business service Web marketplace in a down economy

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, 7:30 a.m.Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, 4:30 a.m.

College Park, Md. – September 11, 2009 — The University of Maryland’s leading Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch of the 2010 China Business Plan Competition, in partnership with the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University in Beijing.