Smith’s CSVC Hosts Global Gathering of Leaders to Address Grand Challenges
Industry leaders and academics from around the world gathered in Van Munching Hall recently to exchange insights into individuals and organizations creating value in their communities. The event – Creating Value Alliances 6th Global Conference on Creating Value – was hosted Oct. 19-21, 2023, by the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Elevate! Diverse Founders Panelists Offer Insights to Level Entrepreneurial Playing Field
For most entrepreneurs, acquiring capital can be the difference between a vision and seeing their venture come to life. However, for entrepreneurs from marginalized and underrepresented communities, there are even more barriers to overcome. On Thursday, Nov. 16, a panel of bank executives, entrepreneurs and investors convened in Van Munching Hall to share their lessons in acquiring capital and to highlight opportunities for general business growth for entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities during Elevate! Diverse Founders: Access to Capital.
Maximize your Smith School student experience and learn about all the center opportunities to get involved, grow your skills, and expand your knowledge. Center representation includes the Center for Global Business, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, the Center for Social Value Creation, and the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets.
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How a Fraternity Helped Smith Create a New Experiential Learning Class for Social Good
For the first time, the Robert H. Smith School of Business has partnered with a Greek life fraternity at the University of Maryland to develop a new course where students work with real organizations to do social good.
In the Sixth Global Conference on Creating Value, business leaders/practitioners and leading academics from around the world will come together to exchange views, and to share and learn from each other regarding the problems, the potential, and the real-life uses of value creation, and how it can transform management, organizations, and institutions.
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Robert H. Smith School of Business’ Center for Social Value Creation Identifies Six Ways Companies Can Drive Environmental, Social Change
The Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business published an extensive report on the most effective strategies for driving environmental and social value creation (ESVC). The report sets out a new framework for understanding how companies, across nine industries, can generate meaningful, measurable improvement in environmental and social performance across industries.
Join Tata leadership for an exciting opportunity to learn about Tata's Global Internship Program.
The Tata Innovation Dialogue is a night focused on building careers in consulting and social innovation. The night will begin with a fireside chat about innovation with a high-level executive from Tata. Next, the Tata Global Internship program, an immersive consulting experience, will be discussed.
The will be a cocktail reception to conclude the event.
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If you are interested in learning about some of Smith's Centers of Excellence including the Center for Social Value Creation, the Center for Global Business, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, visit the Centergize event. This will be an amazing way to get introduced to the centers and learn more about what each one of them does. These centers are a great opportunity to get involved and maximize your Smith school experience!
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