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Outside Consultant Features Kathy Jenson
On Sunday, February 21, Kathy Jenson, adjunct faculty in the Marketing Department at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Jenson's advice for a business owner who wants to know if it makes more sense to outsource customer service for their business to…
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Silly Walks and the Fractal Brand
Having had the good fortune to be at a recent Schulze School of Entrepreneurship event featuring John Cleese, I was surprised to see people getting up and leaving about 20 minutes into the talk. The key word here is “talk.” This was not stand-up comedy or a showcasing of Mr. Cleese as a comedian. The… -
Business Analytics: First, Get Organized
There are four classes for the Certificate in Business Analytics. This semester I’m enrolled in Spreadsheet Model & Data Visualization. The class is pretty much what you’d expect from the title – we’re learning how to model spreadsheets and visualize data. Because who would have thought that you can’t make data-based decisions if your data… -
Outside Consultant Features David Deeds
On Sunday, February 14, David Deeds, professor of entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Deeds' advice for an inventor and entrepreneur who wants to know how much to ask investors for in the next round of funding. -
Pronto Pups, a Giant Slide... and Flu Shots
"Fun" is not a word that's usually associated with health care, even if it's seeing a doctor for a simple check-up. But researchers from the Opus College of Business found that it was a word frequently used by participants asked to describe their experience at Health Fair 11, a health fair that takes place each year… -
Outside Consultant Features Jim Arnold
On Sunday, February 7, Jim Arnold, professor of communications at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Arnold's advice for a small business owner who wants to focus on one goal without distraction. -
The Modern Workplace: A Q&A with Jaime Miller of Life Time Fitness
It’s a question that’s top of mind for any job seeker: What experiences and skills matter most when it comes to landing a position? Our Graduate Business Career Services team seeks to answer this question by talking to recruiters, founders, business owners and C-level executives about the qualities and skills they think make potential employees… -
Ready For the Rebound
A variety of news sources have reported that 2015 was a record year for global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, with health care and technology sectors leading the way in the U.S. With M&A on the rebound, employment opportunities are also on the rise for business development operations in companies large and small. With this… -
You're Gonna Need a Better Boat
Jeremy Little wanted to be an entrepreneur long before he knew what the word meant. In third grade, when his teacher passed out index cards and told the students to write down what they wanted to be when they grew up, his answer turned out to be unique in a classroom full of teachers, nurses,…