UND Business School

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UND seems to be in good company at the University Private Equity Summit.

More than 120 students from prestigious business schools will get an insider's look at the extraordinary opportunity....Participating schools include Arizona State University, Boston College, Brigham Young University, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard Business School, Occidental College, Purdue University, Syracuse University, University of Kansas, University of North Dakota, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, Utah State University, Westminster College, Wharton University and William Paterson University.

Students Gain Insights on Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital from Industry Professionals at University Private Equity Summit

Pretty neat concept.

For venture capitalists who want to discover and bankroll start-up companies taking early advantage of consumer trends and high-tech innovations, hanging out with students is an opportunity to learn as well as teach. "The University Private Equity Summit is the only private equity conference that brings together the next generation of entrepreneurial talent and today's experienced professionals," said John Crocker, managing director of Citigroup Private Equity, who has attended the conference for the past two years of its four-year run.

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Students Rub Elbows With National Investment Leaders

Lee Groeschl, an M.B.A. student and president of the group, said the summit provided the students with new ideas and some unorthodox methods for fundraising. "We've got enough already where we feel confident in coming back to North Dakota," he said Friday.

After learning about other programs around the country, Groeschl said the Dakota Venture Group has a unique flexibility in the way the fund is structured. The group can tout the Center for Innovation as well as UND's academic programs when seeking additional money. It's a luxury not every fund has, Groeschl said.

"We've got the right pieces of the puzzle in place right now," he added.

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UND's Center for Innovation and St. John's Capital Group Awards Entrepreneur Finance Scholarship

St. John

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Once again the Business School finds itself in good company....America's Entrepreneurship Programs Continue to Grow

Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review released today the fifth annual ranking of the top 50 graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. Heading the list for undergraduate schools is Babson College, and among graduate programs, the University of Southern California takes the number-one position.

Babson College and The University of Arizona took the second and third spots for top graduate programs, respectively. For the undergraduate program ranking, the University of Houston and Drexel University were second and third. A nearly 30% increase in participating schools with this year's ranking underscores the growing number of entrepreneurial courses nationwide and the established mainstream appeal of business ownership.

UND places 9th in a growing field of schools. Not too bad.

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The Top 50 Schools That Get Down to Business

Out of 2300 schools UND ranks #13.

Top 25 Undergraduate Programs 1. University of Houston 2. Babson College 3. Drexel University 4. University of Dayton 5. University of Arizona 6. Temple University 7. DePaul University 8. University of Oklahoma 9. University of Southern California 10. Chapman University 11. Ball State University 12. Baylor University 13. University of North Dakota 14. Northeastern University 15. Syracuse University 16. Miami University 17. Loyola Marymount University 18. Washington State University 19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 20. University of Alabama 21. University of Cincinnati 22. University of Iowa 23. Belmont University 24. Xavier University 25.

Soon to be live link.... http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges

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