BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has risen into the top five among business schools in the United States in terms of management research productivity, according to an annual index compiled by Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia. The Kelley School is ranked fourth nationally and tied for No. 1… Read more »
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Christopher LaMothe, key leader in Indiana’s venture capital community, to speak at IU Entrepreneurial Connection Day
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Three alumni of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business will return to campus on Oct. 6 to share insights and experiences with students, faculty, and guests at the 14th IU Entrepreneurial Connection Day. Christopher LaMothe, a 1992 MBA graduate, venture capitalist and a key figure in the state’s business community, will… Read more »
Kelley School program chosen as the national model by U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University Kelley School of Business is the recipient of the prestigious 2023 USASBE Model Entrepreneurship Program Award, presented by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). The Model Entrepreneurship Program Award honors the institution with the most comprehensive, high-quality educational program that successfully trains future generations of… Read more »
Kelley Direct Online MBA students pitch business plans to venture capitalists in Silicon Valley
Editor’s note: This is a guest column written by Jacob Harmon, a student in the Kelley Direct Online MBA Program and a global portfolio manager at 3M. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business offers Kelley Direct, the premier online MBA program for professionals striving for an MBA while continuing their careers. Kelley’s… Read more »
Now 20 years old, the Godfrey Center remains a vibrant hub for graduate education at Kelley
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The centennial celebration in 2020 for the Indiana University Kelley School of Business sadly was muted by the Covid-19 pandemic. But 2022 offers something of a reset, given that IU offered its first classes in commerce in 1902. This fall provides two major milestones – the 120th anniversary of business education at… Read more »
Donald Kuratko, Kelley’s entrepreneurial leader, receives prestigious lifetime achievement award
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Donald F. Kuratko, a distinguished scholar at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and executive and academic director of the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has received the highest honor presented by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The award was presented to Kuratko on Jan. 9,… Read more »
Venture co-founded by Kelley alumnus aiming for top honors at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield competition
SAN FRANCISCO – Civic Champs, a startup based in Indiana University Kelley School of Business’ Hoosier Hatchery incubator, is one of 18 companies — chosen from more than 700 firms worldwide – to compete in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019. The company, co-founded by Ryan Underdahl, Civic Champs chief operating officer… Read more »
IU Entrepreneurial Connection Day features Silicon Valley innovator that is generating ‘buzz’
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Neal Rickner, a Silicon Valley tech executive and chief operating officer of Makani, a next-generation wind-turbine company owned by Alphabet, will speak September 6 at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business’ Entrepreneurial Connection Day. Rickner has led several multidisciplinary teams across Makani, including those involving corporate strategy, project development, finance,… Read more »
Alumnus Vernon Clapp relishes the opportunity to encourage entrepreneurs coming out of Kelley
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – When Vernon Clapp returns to Indiana University Bloomington to serve as a judge at an annual entrepreneur pitch competition at the Kelley School of Business, he says he doesn’t quite see a younger version of himself, but perhaps he should. After graduating from IU in 1969 with a business degree, Clapp… Read more »
No. 1 ranking highlights Kelley’s leadership role in researching and advancing entrepreneurship
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business is again No. 1 in the 2019 World Rankings for Entrepreneurship Productivity, which examined research in the discipline at nearly 500 colleges and universities worldwide. Kelley has consistently been at the top of these rankings, which come out every five years. Between 2014 and 2018,… Read more »