Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Social Enterprise
Recipe for Success
The Harlem Local Vendor Program Taps Columbia Business School to Boost Food Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise News
Four New Social Ventures Receive Seed Funding From Columbia’s Tamer Fund for Social Ventures
Four new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after their participation in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams from a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund’s investment board.
Battery, Business and Society, Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Technology, Energy Storage Systems, Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, Startups
Greening Buildings, Blocks, and Cities: BlocPower and Decarbonization at Scale With Donnel Baird ’13
Donnel Baird ’13 is the founder and CEO of BlocPower, a clean tech startup based in New York City that develops portfolios of clean energy retrofit opportunities in underserved communities and connects those opportunities to investors seeking social, environmental, and financial returns.
Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership, Leadership, Media and Technology, Organizations, Social Enterprise
Leadership and Ethics News
A Look Back on Leadership and Ethics Week
The Student Leadership and Ethics Board presented Leadership and Ethics Week 2022, which focused on leading in the new normal and the evolution of business ethics.
Business and Society, Business Economics and Public Policy, Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise
A Stake in Each Other’s Dreams and Struggles With Governor Deval Patrick
Governor Deval Patrick is one of the country’s most talented and inspiring leaders who has blazed many trails across and between the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. We explore some of the through lines in a career that has included successful chapters in civil rights law and activism, policy and politics, and entrepreneurship and investing.
Social Enterprise, Entrepreneurship
Three New Social Ventures Receive Seed Funding From Columbia’s Tamer Fund for Social Ventures
Three new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after their participation in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams from a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund’s investment board.
Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise News
Three New Social Ventures Receive Seed Funding From Columbia’s Tamer Fund for Social Ventures
Three new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after their participation in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams from a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund’s investment board.
Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
A Day in the Life: Austin Cohen '16 Founder, FlexIt
When Austin Cohen '16 ('11CC) was an undergrad, he studied neuroscience, planning to become a doctor. Come senior year, Cohen realized that his heart wasn't in medicine; still, his passion for health never wavered, so he set out to create a fitness brand that would keep users in shape no matter where they are.
Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Turning Decades of Leadership Experience Into Advice for a More Diverse Workplace
Michael Gee '81 frequently publishes articles on combatting racism in the workplace, opening the pipeline for Black talent, and the importance of reparations.
Entrepreneurship, Leadership
A Wall Street Couple Is Bringing Diversity Conversations to the Table
Anjelica Watson '13 and John Watson '13 on how to broach conversations on race and inclusion in the workplace.