Hostess Brands filed for bankruptcy, then a judge forced the company back into mediation with union workers. Finance professor Harlan Platt explores this tricky scenario, and what could become of America’s beloved treat, the Twinkie.
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Team skills through video games
Casper Harteveld, an assistant professor of game design and interactive media, led a workshop that used a video game to develop entrepreneurial skills.
For entrepreneurs, robotics holds new opportunities
Robots that can perform tasks that save time or money can provide new opportunities for entrepreneurs.
At Global Entrepreneurship Week, innovation crosses disciplines
Deans from colleges across Northeastern shared their entrepreneurial advantages and showcased the university’s growing community of entrepreneurs at a kickoff event Tuesday.
Entrepreneurship at work, on campus and worldwide
The Center for Research Innovation will bring a slate of events to campus starting Tuesday and aimed at boosting Northeastern’s already-strong entrepreneurial community.
For startup, the sky’s the limit
Dan Belcher, BA’03, has co-founded a cloud-computing startup, and this semester he is bringing entrepreneurship lessons back to the classroom.
Case closed: Business students take top spot in competition
Members of Northeastern University’s Huntington Management Consulting undergraduate club won first place at a recent business case competition at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Hong Kong co-op bridges diplomacy and business
Senior Nick Fei turned his internship with the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong into a contractor position planning a global business week.
3Qs: Town hall added drama to high-stakes debate
Robert E. Gilbert, the Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science, analyzes Tuesday night’s debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
Teaching entrepreneurship in South Africa
Psychology major Kate Pellegrino worked on co-op with a Cape Town nonprofit that fosters fledgling entrepreneurs.
3Qs: Candidates spar in aggressive VP debate
Experts in political analysis, public speaking and presidential debates weigh in on Thursday’s debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan.
3Qs: a conversation with Dean Courtney
The new dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business shares his vision for the importance of global content in the business school’s graduate and undergraduate programs.
