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A Year in Review: Georgetown McDonough’s Top Moments of 2022

As the calendar year comes to a close, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is celebrating the successes, milestones, and accomplishments of 2022. We advanced key…

December 21, 2022

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Incarceration Rates that Block Employment, Education Carry Deep Racial Inequities

We take a look back at the systemic issues that lead to a disproportionate number of people of color in prison — and ultimately barred from education and sustainable employment…

December 16, 2022

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Where Employers Fall Short in Reentry for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

The data is clear: Education and employment are key to keeping people out of a cycle of crime and.…

December 16, 2022

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From Their View: Returning Citizens Talk About Their Journey to Work, Employment

We reached out to three D.C. graduates of Georgetown University’s certificate programs designed for formerly incarcerated individuals about their reentry — or attempts —…

December 16, 2022

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Small Business Owner of the Year: Margarita Womack

The creator of MasPanadas has landed her frozen empanadas in 3,500 retail locations and will be opening a new 6,000-square-foot Rockville facility in.…

December 15, 2022

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Pitch Deck: Welcome to the Realword With Genevieve Bellaire (MBA/JD’15)

Realworld is a first-of-its-kind, one-stop shop to navigate adulthood. We help the next generation onboard into life after school by simplifying and streamlining tasks across…

December 12, 2022

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Alumni Present Their Social Impact Startups at the Georgetown Startup Accelerator’s Demo Day

10 early-stage, alumni-founded startups in the Georgetown Startup Accelerator (GSA) recently pitched their business ideas at Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s annual Demo Day. The…

December 5, 2022

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The Most Disruptive Business School Startups Of 2022

After nearly 200 prospective customer interviews, Maison and his partner launched Blyss, a dating app that coordinated entire dates for users, creating a safe environment for…

November 22, 2022

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Georgetown Entrepreneurs Take Home $145,000 in Prizes During Annual ‘Bark Tank’ Pitch Competition

A diverse, passionate, and innovative group of students presented their start-up ideas to a panel of highly-esteemed entrepreneurial judges at Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s…

November 4, 2022

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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces Finalists for the ‘Bark Tank’ Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize

The eight finalist teams in the running for the $100,000 Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business have been selected by…

October 25, 2022