News Topic: Business

Alumna entrepreneur shares wisdom

JMU was her springboard to serial entrepreneurship in the wine business.

Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship launches seed fund for student startups

The Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship at James Madison University is launching the Bluestone Seed Fund to support venture investing for student-led startups.

Business honors society named Highest Honors Chapter

The JMU chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) business education honor society has been named a Highest Honors Chapter.

Professor researches economics behind 1851 Indiana racial exclusion vote

Economics professor Scott Milliman is using quantitative methods to unlock the racial history of Indiana in a pioneering study that is the first of its kind.

CoB welcomes new major and program leadership

The new academic year brings new leadership to some areas of the College of Business.

Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship welcomes new director

The Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship (GCFE) is honored to welcome Suzanne Bergmeister as its next executive director.

CoB community welcomes return to in-person commencement

As JMU planned its commencement for Spring 2021, the community embraced the news that each college could celebrate with an in-person ceremony.

CoB celebrates excellence with student awards

Each year the College of Business honors students who establish themselves as dedicated, motivated and skilled at the core competencies of their chosen field with a series of student awards.

Marketing practicum a win/win for students and local businesses

Some motivated JMU marketing students gain real work experience while taking marketing professor Kelly Naletelich’s 477 Digital Marketing Practicum course for senior marketing majors.

CIS student team takes 2nd place in national competition

A team of JMU CIS majors took 2nd place in the HP Design Thinking Competition track at the Association for Information Systems (AIS) 2021 Student Chapter Leadership Conference Competitions.

Student entrepreneurs share their vision in Incubator Exhibition

The Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship presented their first Incubator Exhibition which featured eight student-founded ventures.

Finance major brings great ROI to scholarship donors

Finance major Mya Baptiste has made the most of her Madison experience, which has been characterized by her motivation and her drive to be a doer.

Alumna and former energy CEO visits international business class

Meg Gentle (’96), former president and CEO of Houston, Texas based natural gas company Tellurian recently paid a virtual visit to international busines professor Marion White’s Theory and Policy class.