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August 11, 2008Columbia Community Business Program to Make University Resources Available to Harlem Community |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: Columbia Business School has announced the launch of the Columbia Community Business Program, unveiled yesterday at the Harlem Week Economic Development Awards Luncheon and Expo. The program is designed to support the growth and development of businesses and not-for-profit organizations in Upper Manhattan, offering participants access to Columbia University's resources for technical assistance, entrepreneurial education and a professionally facilitated peer network. Program benefits include: regular on-site meetings with a seasoned business coach to discuss pressing business issues; learning from experienced Columbia faculty and alumni from a wide range of business areas; access to students from Columbia Business School, The Fu Foundation of Engineering and Applied Science and Columbia Law School's Nonprofit Organizations/Small Business Clinic for potential consulting projects and certain types of legal work; and the opportunity to develop a valuable local professional network. Businesses and not-for-profit organizations in Upper Manhattan are encouraged to apply for participation and/or to register to learn more about Columbia University resources available to them. Full information, including application and registration forms, can be found on Columbia Business School's Entrepreneurship Program website: http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship/initiatives/columbiacommunity. The school's cutting-edge curriculum bridges academic theory and practice, equipping students with an entrepreneurial mindset to recognize and capture opportunity in a competitive business environment. The school offers MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) degrees, as well as non-degree Executive Education programs. AScribe transmits news releases directly to newsroom computer systems and desktops of major media organizations via a supremely trusted channel - The Associated Press.
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