Archive Posts
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Recognizing OCB's Corporate Partners
Remarks by Stefanie Lenway, Dean of the Opus College of Business at the 2014 Corporate Partner Reception
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Tom Horner: A New Agenda for Business
We reached out to Tom Horner ’72, president of Horner Strategies for his insights on this year’s election. If Minnesota is to be successful, he writes, all future workers must be educated, healthy and able to focus on their jobs. Poverty takes a lot of energy and attention away from work. -
Costumes Q&A—They're Not Just for Halloween
The National Retail Federation estimates $7.4 billion in Halloween retail sales, up from the $6.9 billion in 2013. Sales of everything from decorations to candy to costumes were up this year as the holiday fell on a Friday. Alicia Johnston, ’11 MBC, shares more about Halloween, the costume industry and first Official Costumes’ pop-up store in Woodbury. -
Career Link: HR Salary Guide
Every industry comes with salary conversations – especially the HR industry – the main reason being that HR professionals will likely experience both sides of the table. -
How to Market (and Successfully Work With) Millennials
If you are trying to catch the attention of the millennial group - in marketing, HR, leadership or management, here are five take-aways from the recent Share.Like.Buy conference on campus to help you succeed. -
World Series Game-Day: Operations Management
We reached out to Sam Henschen, senior manager of Twins Productions at the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club, who is responsible for everything you see and hear at Target Field to learn about the behind the scenes operations of a baseball game. -
Q&A: How the Schulze School is Moving Innovation Forward
Less than three weeks into his role as the associate dean of entrepreneurship in the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, Brian Abraham, Ph.D., sat down with Opus Magnum to talk about the state of entrepreneurship and how he sees the Schulze School moving innovation forward. -
A Tale of Two Concierge Desks
Establishing brand expectations represents a “must do” in order to get someone to try your product or service, but delivering on those expectations may be even more important. -
A Million Dollar Idea A $55 Idea
At the urging of one of his professors, Aaron Engler ’12 M.B.A., entered a restaurant ranking idea into the Fowler Business Concept Challenge. He won the graduate division competition in 2012.