Tag: business

MBA students to test business skills during live simulation game at UMR

Posted by on January 17, 2007

Students in the master’s of business administration degree program at the University of Missouri-Rolla will test their management skills during a real-time simulation game Thursday, Jan. 18, in the lobby of the Havener Center. The event, which will take place all morning on Thursday, is open to the general public.         

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A MySpace for the mobile generation

Posted by on January 2, 2007

UMR student-entrepreneur Benjamin Roodman is going mobile with the launch of a social networking service that integrates the Internet with cellular telephone technology.

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UMR to offer training to local business leaders in January

Posted by on December 20, 2006

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla and the Missouri Training Institute are teaming up with the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) to present two training classes for business owners in January.         

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Training offered to business owners in November

Posted by on October 30, 2006

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla and the Missouri Training Institute are teaming up with the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) to present two training classes for business owners in November.

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UMR students to pitch ideas in an elevator environment

Posted by on October 16, 2006

An “Elevator Pitch” competition will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom B of the Havener Center on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. During the competition, UMR students will have 90 seconds, about the duration of an average elevator ride, to communicate a business idea or concept and compete […]

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UMR class aimed at helping business owners recruit and retain employees

Posted by on September 26, 2006

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla is presenting a class on how to successfully recruit, train and retain employees from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center on the UMR campus.

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Workshop designed to help those interested in starting a business

Posted by on August 10, 2006

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach at the University of Missouri-Rolla is planning a three-hour workshop designed to help people who are thinking about a new business venture. The workshop will take place from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce, 1301 Kingshighway.

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UMR grad to speak on business Feb. 22

Posted by on February 17, 2006

Leadership and business operations students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship and the traits and skills of leadership from a successful UMR graduate during a lecture to be held Feb. 22 on campus.

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Hands-on learning leads to profits for student companies at UMR

Posted by on June 17, 2005

As the spring semester recently came to an end at the University of Missouri-Rolla, some seniors were more worried about paying back small business loans than they were about paying back school loans.

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