The founder and president of TweetMyJOBS.com spoke to a group of young entrepreneurs at the Robert. H. Smith School of Business Friday afternoon on the story behind his company’s success. Gary Zukowski had lunch with a group of approximately 12 students and a few faculty members where he discussed how […]

For those interested in music business, or even just music, the Maryland Music Business Society presents a chance to get involved and make contacts in the field.  “I joined because I love music to begin with, and I was interested in the music industry,” said co-president of MMBS, Prannoy […]

The past crises in the Middle East have left investors uncertain in a volatile stock market.  Traders have been watching the oil supplies closely, as crude oil prices have increased. According to The Wall Street Journal, Libya’s de facto oil minister said that prior to the conflict, Libya’s oil […]

Terrible weather produced terrible crops, which produced the highest coffee bean prices in 14 years, affecting the price people pay for their caffeine kick.             The commodity price for coffee closed at $2.46 per pound on Feb. 17, which is the highest price since May 1997 when the price […]

Oil prices continue to rise — with Brent crude oil hovering around $115 a barrel — because of unrest in Libya.             Oil prices rose as Egyptian protestors began the crusade that, eventually, ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. The spike was spurred by fear that the revolt would affect […]

Google wants more software engineers to develop applications for its Android mobile-operating system than Apple does for its iPhone, because the popular system needs to compete with the massive iPhone application database.             There were 987 jobs requesting expertise with Android on Dice — an online database of available […]

Applied Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management, also known as BMGT443, is an upper-level finance course restricted to those with 84 credit hours completed. For those interested in stocks and bonds, especially in the analysis and valuation of equity securities, the course is highly recommended.   BMGT443 emphasizes the valuation […]

On Friday, Feb. 25, terpAMA and the Smith School Marketing Department held their second annual undergraduate marketing conference at Van Munching Hall. Almost 100 students attended the conference where they heard presentations by six major companies and participated in a case competition. Manas Kulkarni, a sophomore marketing and operations […]

Getting into the Smith School isn’t the only obstacle for business majors- they also have to pick one of the several Fellows Programs to further their college experience. The Lemma Senbet Fund, one of the most competitive Fellows Programs for seniors in the R.H. Smith Business School, is recently […]

Staff members of Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams (QUEST) are currently reviewing applications for prospective new members who would be a good fit not only for the program, but for the community.   “QUEST on my resume is a sentence about growth and credentials accrued,” said sophomore Brendan Fennessy, […]