Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

U.S. economy will trot along at 2 percent clip in 2018

Cornell economist Steven Kyle predicted the U.S. economy will continue to cruise at a steady pace of 2 percent to 2.5 percent in 2018. But an end to seven years of growth may be looming, he said.

Johnson Cornell Tech MBA named program of the year

Johnson Cornell Tech MBA has been named Program of the Year by Poets&Quants, a website that covers graduate business education.

Commercialization fellows present new technologies

Doctoral students in Cornell’s Commercialization Fellows program gathered Dec. 8 to present their work and future plans for their projects.

eLab students pitch business ideas at NYC event

Nearly 50 Cornell eLab students participated in the third annual mid-year pitch night in Manhattan Dec. 1.

Cornell entrepreneurship founding father David J. BenDaniel dies at 86

David J. BenDaniel, a longtime and influential entrepreneurship professor, died Nov. 22 after a brief respiratory illness. BenDaniel was instrumental in the launch of Entrepreneurship at Cornell.

Software that keeps the faith wins pitch competition

Peter Cetale’s Religio software, which helps religious organizations boost engagement with their members, won first prize, $3,000 and bragging rights at the Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition Nov. 13 at Statler Hall.

McGovern Center incubator graduates a trio of startups

Cornell’s McGovern Center business incubator graduated three companies – Embark, Lionano and Sterifre Medical – at a ceremony in Weill Hall Nov. 13.

Entrepreneurs converge with students, alumni, faculty and staff at Summit

More than 500 people including alumni, faculty and students, gathered in New York City for Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s sixth Summit Nov. 3.

Student teams advise small businesses in Africa to help them thrive

Cornell students are advising small business owners in Africa about how to succeed and thrive in the context of their own economies.