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Empowering JMU's entrepreneurs
In an effort to help student creators take their business to the next level, the Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship has partnered with Student-Made Store, a marketplace designed for students that allows them to sell their goods and products while gaining practical business skills. Read more.
The future of economic education
For more than a year, student Lena Caffall and faculty member John Kruggel have been exploring the ways that ChatGPT can help to inform literacy and comprehension of K-12 students when answering end-of-year assessment questions. Read more.
Business Plan Competition 2024
Once again, five COB300 student-teams advanced through two preliminary rounds of judging to vie, in the finals, for scholarships totaling in excess of $50,000. Students made their pitch and the results of the annual Rainey-Shepard Business Plan Competition are in. See the winners.
Successful startup
Two JMU graduates applied the same approach to concert bookings that Uber and Airbnb did in carving out their own market niches. For their upstart company, BeatGig, the result has been an eye-popping $4 million-plus in commissions to-date, amid a slew of other success metrics. Read more.
Our school store is open
The College of Business school store is open! Just in time for spring, we’re offering t-shirts, polos and light jackets for all. Get a May graduate the perfect dress shirt for their new career, or grab something you can comfortably wear to your favorite JMU event. Whatever the occasion, we have you covered with officially branded apparel. Be sure to place your order by April 7th! Order today.
Upcoming Events
- CHOICES Admitted Student Open House (April 5, April 12)
- Student Awards Ceremony (May 9 at 3:30 p.m.)
- College of Business Undergraduate Commencement (May 10 at 4:30 p.m.)
College of Business Learning Complex
MSC 0207
421 Bluestone Drive
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Hours of operation:
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
