Dingman Center News
Dingman Center Gathers Students for Intriguing Real-life Business Lesson on Using the Past to Shape the Future
In March 2008, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its annual Start-Up Night, bringing together entrepreneurs, students, venture capitalists and community members to network and share ideas.
How does one turn an undergraduate-operated school store shrouded in obscurity into a viable, competitive business?
The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship has increased fivefold the potential prize money awarded at its monthly Pitch Dingman competitions now up for grabs, $2,500 in start-up funding to the best new business ideas.
Graduation is a magical day in the life of a college student. It is a transition day into the professional world and it is a time to look back on what has been accomplished as a student. One of the highlights of graduation is the opportunity to wear a cap and gown and pass through the formal commencement ceremony.
The entrepreneurial spirit is often focused on creating a successful business and building a profitable enterprise. These days, some small businesses are focusing on using part of their profitability to benefit social ventures.
On Dec. 4, 2007 the Smith School's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship will host Dingman Marketplace from 12 - 2 p.m. in Van Munching Halls third floor atrium.
As an entrepreneur and part-time MBA student at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, Cherry Kwunyeun is working to combine the lessons of an MBA program with her experience as a Fulbright Scholar and apply it to the operation of her own company, Blumpari.
College Park, Md. October 15, 2007 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business programs are rated among in the top in the nation for entrepreneurship, according to a ranking byEntrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. The ranking, which will be published in the November issue of Entrepreneur, rates Smiths undergraduate program No.
College Park, MD - October 8, 2007 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch of a $175,000 alumni donor endowment fund for the Smith School's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship to invest in student- and alumni-run companies.