The Philadelphia Inquirer: Wharton Graduate’s Health Care Story Featured

Sandy Khaund, Wharton graduate and entrepreneur, relates his experience with the problems of health care today in an article supporting the arguement that universal health care could boost the economy. MORE 

BusinessWeek: MBA Alum Quoted in Brazil Feature

In a recent article discussing Brazil’s potential as venture capital’s next hotbed, MBA alum Marcus Regueira, a founding partner of Brazilian VC film FIR Capital Partners, was quoted about the launch of a $170 million fund. MORE

Khaleej Times: Wharton-CERT Agreement Covered

Khaleej Times, among other news outlets, have featured an article covering the Wharton-CERT agreement. MORE

CNN.com: Wharton SBDC Mentioned

The Wharton SBDC is included in a CNN.com article on how students help businesses as consultants. Leslie Mitts is interviewed and a photo of Eric Bradlow is featured. MORE

Philadelphia Inquirer: Wharton SBDC and Director Highlighted

The Wharton SBDC is featured and director Therese Flaherty is interviewed in an article focused on the challenges of raising start up funding.  The story highlights the “First Steps” course and a local company that has benefited from the Wharton SBDC’s resources. MORE

NFIB and Visa Inc: Incoming Freshman Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Jay Shechtman, an incoming Wharton Freshman from Florida, was named 2009 “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” by the National Federation of Independent Business and Visa Inc. for his student tutoring service You Ask, We Tutor! MORE

CNN.com: WSBDC Joint MBA Program Highlighted

CNN.com features Wharton Small Business Development Center in piece about students consulting to businesses, mentioning that it is “ranked by the Financial Times as having the world’s joint best MBA program.” MORE

Financial Times: WEP Programs Featured and WEP Managing Director Interviewed

An article entitled “The business of going solo” highlights Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs’ activities for students pursuing entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional banking positions.  Della Bradshaw, business education editor for the FT, interviewed managing director, Emily Cieri for information on WEP’s internship programs.  The article also promotes Wednesday’s online Q&A session with MBA career management director, Michelle Antonio. MORE

FIND MBA: WEP Managing Director Interviewed

FIND MBA, a business school portal, interviewed WEP managing director Emily Cieri for both an overview of entrepreneurship programs and in a Q&A interview.  MORE MORE

The New York Times online: WBPC and winner NIR Diagnostics Featured

The Wharton Business Plan Competition is featured in the New York Times online today. Wharton is the first competition mentioned and grand prize winner NIR Diagnostics garners the last four paragraphs of the article.  MORE

Arrive Magazine: Alumni Company Featured

Founded by alumni Brian Lipstein and Alex Avendano, the custom-fit suit tailoring and image consulting company, Henry A. Davidsen, Master Tailors and Image Consultants, is featured in Amtrak Arrive Magazine (pg. 20). MORE

BusinessWeek: Alumni Company First Round Capital Featured

Alumni venture capital firm First Round Capital was featured in a BusinessWeek article discussing “super angels” and seed-stage investing and is described as having become the country’s most active seed-stage investor. MORE

newsday.com: Wharton Lecturer on Recession-proof Industries

An article discussing recession-proof industries featured quotes from management consultant and Wharton entrepreneurship lecturer Lawrence Gelburd. MORE

ADVANCE: WBPC Winner Featured

NIR Diagnostics, one of five health care/medical semi-finalists featured, is said to have strong health care pull. MORE

Philadelphia Business Journal: WBPC Winning Team NIR Diagnostics Interviewed

Philadelphia Business Journal tech blog covered the Venture Finals winner in a brief mention followed by a broader story with interviews of grand prize winning team NIR Diagnostics.  The article notes that NIR is not only a cross-campus but a multi-campus collaboration, stating the team “…is a good example of what bright, young entrepreneurs can reap from the area’s universities and the technology they develop. “ MORE MORE

Daily Pennsylvanian: NIR Diagnostics wins Wharton Business Plan Competition

NIR Diagnostics, winner of the Wharton Business Plan Competition Michelson grand prize, discusses the development of their device InfraVue. MORE

TechnicallyPhilly: NIR Diagnostics Wins the Wharton Business Plan Competition

NIR Diagnostics, one of eight competing groups during the Venture Finals of the Wharton Business Plan Competition, came away with the Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award as TechnicallyPhilly gives a play-by-play account. MORE

BusinessWeek: Wharton Alumni Company Discuss Managing Growth

Wharton Alumni couple discuss the changes they were forced to make to manage growth for their company Petplan Pet Insurance, an insurance company that insures tens of thousands of pets across the country. MORE

The Philadelphia Inquirer: VIP Company StealthRowing Highlighted

The Philadelphia Inquirer highlights Wharton VIP Stealth Rowing. Along with Stealth Rowing’s PennVention win, the article notes founder Daniel Harbuck won a Wharton Venture Award last year and is among the Great Eight Wharton Business Plan Competition finalists. MORE

The Daily Pennsylvanian: WEP Aids Students in Finding Internships

The Daily Pennsylvanian features WEP’s efforts to connect Wharton undergrads with growth firms seeking talented interns. Emily Cieri and 2008 Entrepreneurial Intern Fellow Matt Owens are quoted. MORE

Philadelphia Business Journal: VIP Company Among PennVention Winners

StealthRowing, a VIP company that designs and makes specialized training equipment that allows rowers to get the effect of rowing on the water while training indoors, took the top prize at PennVention, winning $5,000. MORE

BusinessWeek: Wharton Alums Named Among America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs

Alex Mittal, founder of Innova Materials, and Felipe Vergara, co-founder of Lumni, were both named among America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs. MORE

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Times of London: Wharton Among Leaders in Business School Entrepreneurship

An article focused on UK business schools mentions that “In America, Stanford, Wharton and Harvard are leaders in the field.” MORE

Wharton School Graduates First Cohort in Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Certificate Program in Cairo

The Aresty Institute of Executive Education program, delivered through collaboration with the American University in Cairo, is part of the Goldman Sachs ‘10,000 Women’ Initiative. MORE

CBS 3: WBPC Winner Discusses Natasha Richardson’s Tragic Accident

Wharton Business Plan Competition grand prize winner, Dr. Baruch Ben Dor, discusses actress Natasha Richardson’s death and future brain trauma detection. MORE