College Park, Md. – October 2, 2008 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced its “Global Week of Entrepreneurship” from the school’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship highlighting leading global entrepreneurship research and practices. A series of events – starting in Shanghai, on Oct. 23 and ending in Beijing on Nov. 2 – will engage and benefit Smith students, entrepreneurs and alumni, as well as their counterparts based in China, with a lineup designed to build knowledge and connections.

College Park, Md. – Sept. 11, 2008 – The Dingman Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced it has expanded its Capital Access Network (CAN), a pipeline for connecting startups with investors, to include inventors and entrepreneurs working with Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer.

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The Dingman Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business recently expanded its Capital Access Network (CAN), a pipeline for connecting startups with investors, to include entrepreneurs working with the Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer Office.

College Park Md. and Beijing, China – September 2, 2008 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the 20 semi-finalists of the school's 2008 China Business Plan Competition – Go for the Gold! The competition will award winners with more than $50,000 in cash and prizes, including a $25,000 grand prize and $15,000 second prize.

College Park, Md. – August 25, 2008 — The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) spurred the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to a No. 9 rank in the business specialty category for entrepreneurship, university officials announced today. The rankings appear in U.S. News & World Report’s annual America's Best Colleges 2009 issue, which hits newsstands today.

College Park, Md. – August 18, 2008 - The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced Steven Roth and Kären Olson joined the school’s nationally recognized Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship as entrepreneurs-in-residence. They will join an already-established roster of six prominent investors and entrepreneurs who donate their time to work in a senior advisory capacity to the emerging firms that the center serves.

The Smith School’s “Startup 2.0” Entrepreneurship Series in Beijing got off to a great start on July 15, 2008. More than 70 aspiring entrepreneurs attended a workshop “Creating an Effective Business Plan,” hosted by Zhongguancun Science Park, a government sponsored high technology zone often described as “China’s Silicon Valley” and a partner of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business in the 2008 China Business Plan Competition. The workshop was presented by Ning Tang, CEO of China Growth Capital, and Chris Chen, CEO and founder of VanceInfo.

Beijing, China and College Park, Md. – May 14, 2008 - The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch the 2008 China Business Plan Competition – Go for the Gold!, a contest delivered in partnership with the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). The competition, now in its fourth year, is supported by Fidelity Asia Ventures and invites China entrepreneurs to win cash prizes totaling US$50,000. Entrants are invited to submit their business ideas through July 1 via the Smith School China Web site.

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is taking a strong lead in building connections between the Smith School and entrepreneurs, government and business leaders in China with the launch of the 2008 China Business Plan Competition and Dingman Delegation to China.