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BLOG: Fintech in Georgia is Bigger Business Than You Think
November 30, 2021
During the last few years, Georgia has been building its reputation in three main areas: 1) its championship baseball and soccer teams, 2) its thriving film and television business, and 3) its exploding financial technology industry. If you didn’t know about No. 3, it’s time you changed that.
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Coles Research Symposium Highlights COVID-19's Impact on Supply Chains
November 16, 2021
With political and economic systems struggling to bounce back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from around the country recently met at ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓƵ to share ideas for strengthening those systems.
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Coles Scholars Partner with Veteran to Create Opportunities for Others
November 11, 2021
Students in the Michael J. Coles College of Business are helping a combat veteran sow the seeds of a better future for fellow vets at his farm 45 miles north of campus in Calhoun.
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Business leader Lee Rhyant to keynote Kennesaw State's Ethics Awareness Week
November 10, 2021
Living ethically in an environment where even established facts are increasingly challenged will be the topic when Atlanta business executive and longtime ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓƵ supporter Lee Rhyant delivers a keynote address on Nov. 12 to culminate KSU’s annual observance of Ethics Awareness Week.
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ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓƵ Hosts Information Security Competition for High Schoolers
November 08, 2021
All high school students with an interest in information security and a desire to put their skills to the test are invited to participate in ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓƵ’s second annual High School Capture the Flag competition. The no-cost virtual event is open to all high school students regardless of location.
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Year of Greece Event Tackles Global Supply Chain Challenges
October 28, 2021
Global supply chain issues took center stage when a panel of economic, cultural, and diplomatic leaders from Greece and the United States visited ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓƵ to speak with students about Greece’s influence on the global economy.
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BLOG: Teaching Entrepreneurship Means Teaching Uncertainty
October 26, 2021
Popular belief is that teaching students to be entrepreneurs means providing them with an introduction to business. In reality, entrepreneurship educators teach the processes and skillsets needed for students to start something new in the face of uncertainty so that they can get to Day One
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Michael Leven and J. Larry Stevens Inducted into Coles College Hall of Fame
October 21, 2021
Two business leaders committed to helping ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓƵ students succeed – former Georgia Aquarium CEO Michael Leven and former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner J. Larry Stevens – were inducted Wednesday night into the Michael J. Coles College of Business Hall of Fame.
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BLOG: Entrepreneurship Isn't an Action, It's a State of Mind
October 08, 2021
Entrepreneurship means more than knowing how to start a business, it's also about understanding the importance of seeing something through from start to finish, and is something that can benefit anyone from a rank-and-file employee to the CEO of a startup.
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Former Hardee's, Carl's Jr. CEO Inspires Students to Effect Change
September 17, 2021
Twenty years ago, Andy Puzder’s leadership helped turn things around for struggling restaurant brand Hardee’s. Recently, he shared that success story – as well as his own inspiring career journey – with business students at ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓƵ. Puzder, who served as CEO of CKE Restaurants from 2000 to 2017, spoke as part of the Michael J. Coles College of Business’s Tetley Distinguished Leader Lecture Series.