Colleges and Universities


Pay Now, Learn Later

You can protect yourself against college tuition hikes. But the scheme backfires if your kid goes to the state university By now you probably kno...  Read story

CEO's Notebook

Various CEOs share thoughts, concerns and advice on such subjects as training and international banking.  Read story

Campus Inc.

An introduction to the Inc. cover story on the hottest entrepreneurial programs offered by universities. Includes brief descriptions of more unique ...  Read story

Entrepreneurship Group Forms Panel on University Education

Jan. 26, 2006 - In an effort to create a common approach to entrepreneurial education across all universities, a leading organization for...  Read story

Missouri Set to Unveil New Entrepreneurship Courses

Jan. 13, 2005 --To help keep pace with the proliferation of offerings at other colleges and universities across the nation, the University...  Read story

Reversing Trend, International Applications Increase at U.S. Grad Schools

The shift is a welcomed development for technology companies and other firms seeking qualified workers.  Read story

Study: Students Hail Minority Business Profs

April 3, 2007 -- Minority business professors have a positive impact the career decisions of both undergraduate and graduate students at ...  Read story

How I Did It: Andrew Clark, Bridgepoint Education

Industry Leader: Education Three-Year Growth: 6,794.1% The appeal of I...  Read story

Go Back to College to Get Help for Your Business

Is there a college, junior college, or university near you? If there is, and you're not making use of it, you may be neglecting a powerful business resour...  Read story

Student Uprising

A look at why, faced with poor job prospects, university students today are starting companies in record numbers.  Read story

Fellowship Encourages Science Start-ups

Kauffman Foundation offers internships and investor connections to help commercialize science and technology ideas.  Read story

How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer Interns

Each summer, college students across the country get a taste of the real world by participating in internships. It's worth it for companies to put time an...  Read story

Universities: Your New Best Friend

For resource-hungry entrepreneurs, the explosion of university-based business-development programs comes as sweet relief in tight economic times. From Ann Ar...  Read story

Study: Entrepreneurship Programs Continue to Expand

More than 1,600 colleges nationwide now offer courses on starting and growing businesses.  Read story

Zapplication

New business service links student's college applications to universities.  Read story

Build a Better Virus

Should college students be taking classes to help create viruses?  Read story

Do-It-Yourself Aid

Is college around the corner? Families too wealthy for need-based aid are turning to the tax code to help pay the bill. Ashley Young, 18, is begi...  Read story

Hot and Cold

An inventor has developed a combination freezer, fridge, and microwave that draws no more than nine amps of power.  Read story

Financing College Costs

The table below shows the projected cost of a typical public and private four-year college education, along with the amount you need to invest in zero cou...  Read story

School Ties

Is college housing the next frontier of product placement?  Read story

Striving For An A+ Workforce

A revolutionary facility helps entrepreneurs educate their workers. Ultimately, programs like this one could remake the economy.  Read story

Back to School--Low Cost and Local

Do some of your employees need training that you fear far exceeds your budget? Don't overlook the resources of your local community college, which...  Read story

The VC in My Dorm Room

Business school students have gone beyond starting their own companies. Now they're funding one another's ventures.  Read story

30 Under 30: The Cookie King

Seth Berkowitz started a late-night cookie-delivery service out of his dorm room. Today, Insomnia Cookies delivers fresh-baked goodies to hungry college s...  Read story

California Business Owners Share Bleak View of Economy

A majority believe the state’s business climate is fair or poor, according to a new survey.  Read story

Case Study: Finding the Right Price for a Hot Product

Luke Skurman's quirky college guides were a big hit. The problem was getting readers to pay. What if he gave the content away?  Read story

Incubator Update

A general discussion of business incubators and their sponsors.  Read story

Advice for College Start-ups

A budding expert on college entrepreneurship—himself only four years out of NYU—answers readers' questions.  Read story

Contributors

Our Very Own Youth Movement To report, write, and photograph this month's collection of stories on promising start-ups founded by college student...  Read story

University, Inc.;

DONALD L. SNELLMAN NEVER graduated from high school. But the owner and founder of printing-equipment maker Norfin Inc. has made it to the upper reaches o...  Read story

Steve Layne

Age: 25 Hometown: None -- "My dad was in the Air Force." Undergraduate Degree: Eckerd College Business School: The Fuqua School of Busin...  Read story

It Takes A Tender Man To Make A Tough B-school

With around 650 American colleges and universities currently offering graduate business degrees (up from 389 in 1974), some people wonder whether the coun...  Read story

The Classroom vs. the Real World

For years, business schools have been criticized for focusing too much on analysis and not enough on practical experience. But as more and more students turn...  Read story

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

One of many programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program is intended to provide ...  Read story

How can I keep my virtual company connected?

Human Resources mentor Rudy Karsan responds to the following question from an inc.com user: I am the founder and CEO of a Web d...  Read story

Coast To Coast

This year's survey tells the tale of two economies. The one that's flourishing has top universities, a strong technology base -- and an ocean view  Read story

Kauffman Foundation Pledges $35 Million for College Programs

The grants will be used to help promote entrepreneurship education beyond business schools.  Read story

Heather Wictum

Age: 30 Hometown: San Pablo, Calif. Undergraduate Degree: Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles Business School: Graduate School of Busi...  Read story

Pass It On

A profile of the 1995 EOY's Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award and the runners-up.  Read story

Selling: Living with a Long Sales Cycle

A CEO explains how he used current and would-be customers to create his approach to selling.  Read story