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The Student Entrepreneur: Gifts for a business owner

By Michael Adams, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

My holiday list has been rather short these past few years. Now, when I was seven years old, the list was pages and pages long, of what I recognize now, as probably unnecessary, made-in-China, toys. But, as I grew older, I started to see my list develop into a short couple of bullets-it frustrated my parents and other family members.

Black Friday. Black Thursday. Where will it stop?

By Keith Murray, Faculty Columnist

You know it had to come to this: Black Friday-the day after Thanksgiving-used to be the official start of the end-of-the-year shopping season…the time that vendors and shoppers took to be the official start of the end of the commerce year. So-called Black Friday represented the point in the year when-mostly for retailers-the profitability measures turned from red [i.

Change Makers: Providence Granola Project

By Brandon Dobro, Business Editor

Organization name: Providence Granola Project Location: Providence, RI Founded: 2008 Type: For-profit Website: providencegranola.com Product: Gourmet Granola Problem: Tens of thousands of people (four thousand in Rhode Island alone) are forced to resettle in the United States after being driven out of their own oppressive or war-driven countries.

Social entrepreneurship as a competitive advantage

By Matthew Veves, Contributing Writer

Bryant University must find new ways to attract incoming students as it increases the university's national recognition. Today's students belong to an increasingly ambitious generation intent on changing the rules of the game. Business, government, and non-profits were historically divided into neat silos.

Interview with Virgin America CEO, David Cush

By Dan Webb, Contributing Writer

Hi, I'm Dan, and I'm an airplane geek. If you've ever met me, you probably figured that out within 30 seconds, probably because of the posters in my dorm, or the Boeing sticker on my laptop, or the airline safety demonstration loaded onto my GPS, or..

Turnaround at Old Navy

By Michael Roberto, Faculty Columnist

The Wall Street Journal reported recently that Old Navy, a division of Gap Inc., may be finally turning its fortunes around. According to the article, "Sales at Old Navy stores open at least a year rose 10% year-to-year in the fiscal third quarter, the first increase after 20 consecutive quarters of decline.

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