Business Leaders Integral to Education System
November 18, 2008 by Lela Davidson
Filed under Corporate Finance
In this video, top dog Barry Salzberg discusses how the U.S. education system would improve if businesses took a more active role. According to Salzberg:
“Our future will be shaped by the success of our education system. As business leaders, we have an important role to play. More of us should tap our own business resources to the benefit of schools and students. It’s an investment not just in education, but in our own ability to sustain a talented workforce and preserve our competitiveness in the global economy.”
The “Deloitte 2008 Business in Education” survey reveals that educators and executives have very …read more
Ernst & Young Gives a Hand Up to Women on the Rise
November 6, 2008 by Lela Davidson
Filed under Corporate Finance
A new initiative at the ‘Big 4′ accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP, is helping women entrepreneurs grow businesses by providing them access to critical contacts and support.
In collaboration with Babson College’s Center for Women’s Leadership and its Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Ernst & Young started the Winning Women program which is tasked with championing the success of women in business through inclusiveness and diversity. Winning Women aims to create a network of women entrepreneurs and business leaders at all stages of growth. The program will also serve to provide early-stage women entrepreneurs access to critical …read more





