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Managing Millennial Workers

For fast-growing companies, today’s college kids are tomorrow’s top employees. University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann tells managers what to expect.

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Recent Articles about University of Pennsylvania

Internet Users Object to Tailored Ads

Study reveals bad news for companies that track online users in order to tailor advertising.  Read more

Top 10 Oldest Companies

Don’t let their age fool you! These longstanding companies are still growing fast. Check out their humble beginnings and rich histories.  View slideshow

5 Tips to Rock Holiday Sales on Your Etsy Store

Handmade goods are attractive this time of year, but they don't exactly sell themselves. Start moving more product with these tips.  Read more

Glenda Johnson

Age: 27 Hometown: Miami Undergraduate Degree: Florida A & M University Business School: The Wharton School of Business, University o...  Read more

Uniting Students in Sustainable Microfinance

University of Pennsylvania freshman Charlie Javice seeks to create a microfinance platform with the potential to reach—and educate—thousands of students.  Read more

Meet This Year's Top Young Entrepreneurs

They’re among the most intriguing young business owners in America—and they’ve barely gotten started.  Read more

Online Bartering Grows

Bartering generally increases during a recession, but some websites are making it even more popular.  Read more

Editor's Letter: Organizing Principles

How nonprofits can find the right business structure  Read more

Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Founders of Venmo

Square has drawn a lot of buzz to the mobile-payments business. Venmo's founders hope to draw on that as they build their company.  Watch video

From the Corner Office to the Campaign Trail

From Mitt Romney to George W. Bush, the first "MBA president," White House contenders are quick to highlight business experience on their political resumes. ...  Read more

Experiential Entrepreneurship Education

Here are a few colleges that offer experience-based entrepreneurship programs.  Read more

Portability of Benefits

Related Terms: Employee Benefits The porta...  Read more

Calculating Startup Costs; Obama's Small-Biz PItch

How to calculate startup costs. The Wall Street Journal takes a page (literal...  Read more

Bad Patent Reform

Pending patent reform could leave entrepreneurs unprotected.  Read more

In Defense of a College Education

Do entrepreneurs need a college education? Flickr and Hunch co-founder Caterina Fake may have Read more

In this Issue

Leaders build businesses in their own styles, but we can still learn from them.  Read more

A New Website Connects Small Businesses to Temporary Help

Urban Interns taps into a growing sector among new hires.  Read more

Why Incubate when You Can Accelerate?

Over the past several years, new companies have been bubbling up out of American business schools, corporations, and garages at a dizzying clip. In fact, ...  Read more

Tariffs

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Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Seth Berkowitz, Insomnia Cookies

#20 SETH BERKOWITZ INSOMNIA COOKIES Age: 26 Location: N...  Read more

Jennifer Schnidman Medbery, Founder of Drop the Chalk

Jennifer Schnidman Medbery knew that teaching math at a New Orleans charter school would be tough, even though the school, Sci Academy, had attract...  Read more

How to Beat the Defensive Pricing Game

Are your competitors lowering prices? Here's how to beat them at their own game.  Read more

Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Keith Nothacker, KHN Solutions

#26 Keith Nothacker KHN Solutions Age: 29 Location: ...  Read more

Obits: Despite Student "Army," Ice-Cream Venture Is Frozen Out

Jeremy Kraus took the principles of microbrewed beer and applied them to ice cream. His unique marketing efforts built a loyal cult following, but it wasn't ...  Read more

The Idealist: Into the Frying Pan

After nearly three decades at one of the country's most prestigious business schools, Eric van Merkensteijn tried managing in the real world.  Read more

Perks and Pricing

Why employees don't always appreciate the little things. Plus, how to set prices.  Read more

Back to School for Biotech

The challenge of starting a biotech company may become easier, thanks to new master's degrees that are issued jointly by schools of management and graduate s...  Read more

On the Street Where You Live

Two experienced founders discuss why more inner-city residents don't seize the opportunity to start companies on their home turf.  Read more

5 Best Places to Start a Business in Philadelphia

For businesses looking to relocate or start-up in the City of Brotherly Love, these urban enclaves are the perfect place.  View slideshow

Rise of the Entrepreneurial Class

Five years ago, Jim Poss, a 28-year-old environmental studies grad from Duke University, was determined to make a living in renewable energy -- he had the...  Read more

What They Do (and Don't) Teach You in Business School

An M.B.A. will help you run an established business, but it can't provide the real-world experience needed to run a start-up. A look at when an M.B.A. comes ...  Read more

How I Did It: Howard Rubenstein

Howard Rubenstein is PR's top dog, a man who represents the corporate and the celebrated, a neat combination of blue chips and black eyes.  Read more

Growth in Translation

As the world gets smaller and the demand for language services grows bigger, some Inc. 500|5000 companies are cashing in by bridging the communication gap be...  Read more

Business Card Redux: Digital Apps

Digital business card apps for smart phones, Web, and PCs let you swap contact info and social network profiles.  Read more

Meet 30 Cool Young Entrepreneurs

A look at Inc.com's annual list of the top young entrepreneurs under the age of 30.  View slideshow

How Entrepreneurship and Democracy Affect Internet Development

Rarely has a technology had a greater effect on the spread of the global marketplace than the emergence of the Internet. Many businesses have adapted thei...  Read more

How Entrepreneurship and Democracy Affect Internet Development

Rarely has a technology had a greater effect on the spread of the global marketplace than the emergence of the Internet. Many businesses have adapted thei...  Read more

Meet the Best-Connected 21-Year-Old in the World

Ankur Jain is the founder of the Kairos Society, a network of college entrepreneurs dedicated to changing the world through business. And socializing. Which ...  Read more

Business Tips for Teens

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read more

The Couch in the Corner Office

Surveying the landscape of the CEO psyche.  Read more

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