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Retail Investors Wait This Long to Dive Into IPOs

It’s hard for retail investors to get a slice of an IPO in the offering, as underwriters typically allocate only about 25% of the shares to retail, with the rest going to…

July 30, 2017

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Giving Up Wasn’t an Option: How One Man Beat the Odds to Graduate from College

When Johnathon Carrington graduated as valedictorian of Dunbar High School, he barely paused to take in his success. Even as he wrote his commencement speech, he worried about…

July 25, 2017

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Food Entrepreneurs Share the Best and Worst Career Advice They Have Received

Yang, who started Misfit Juicery in 2015 with Wong while the two were students at Georgetown University, said that the worst advice she has ever received is to be afraid of…

July 24, 2017

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Half Your Staff Feels Disrespected

“Being treated with respect was more important to employees than recognition and appreciation, communicating an inspiring vision, providing useful feedback—or even…

July 24, 2017

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U.S. Trade Policy

The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy hosted a discussion on the future of U.S. trade policy, and particularly trade protection measures proposed by President.…

July 21, 2017

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Georgetown’s Literary Approach to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Last summer, Eric Koester was at the end of his rope. An adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, Koester scheduled a meeting with…

July 20, 2017

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Here’s What a Breakup of Procter & Gamble Would Look Like

Jason Schloetzer, professor of accounting at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, agreed that selling some divisions would simplify the company's bureaucracy problem.…

July 19, 2017

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Larry Downes: Title II Disrupts the Disruptors

Larry Downes, project director of the Evolution of Regulation and Innovation project at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, said the FCC should reclassify…

July 17, 2017

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Business Schools Turn to Social Media to Recruit Millennials

Shari Hubert, associate dean of MBA admissions at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, agreed: “We encourage our current students to use these platforms to share their…

July 17, 2017

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Why Does Everyone Suddenly Seem to Have a Side Hustle?

Patrick McGinnis is a venture capitalist and advisor to entrepreneurs, multi-national corporations, and the World Bank. An early investor in companies including ipsy, Afiniti,…

July 17, 2017