Community Engagement

As small businesses continue to struggle in a post-pandemic world, digital transformation remains a critical component of success. Pennsylvania’s small businesses will now have the opportunity to improve their digital skills and expand their eCommerce business with the help of new digital programming from Temple University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which is housed in […]

In 2016, Adam Jones was attacked by a stranger on the street. He was left in a coma for a month, and when he awoke, had no memory of the vicious attack. Jones had to learn to eat, talk, and walk again. A year later, at trial, the accused attacker was acquitted, even though he […]

Etsy is a global marketplace where artists and crafters sell handmade and vintage products. From art to soap to snuggly blankets, you can find all things unique and giftable on Etsy. There are more than four million sellers on the site, so competition can be fierce. How can you stand out from the crowd and […]

Temple’s own Silicon Valley is about to become a reality at Temple I: The Tech Mansion. 

Philip Michael, entrepreneur, and co-founder of NYCE, a real estate startup, set his sights on Temple University as the site of his own version of a co-living “hacker house” for student entrepreneurs with business venture ideas.

The Center for Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture (CEDWC) is the brainchild of Leora Eisenstadt, associate professor in the Department of Legal Studies at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. The center, which soft-launched in Spring 2020, will be a hub for research, dialogue and innovation.  To get a sense of the past, […]

Many people started hobbies in 2020 due to being at home during the pandemic. However, Class of 2023 business management major Torri Burrell took her hobby to a new level. She always had a love for baking—at 12 years old, she started out making simple cakes for family gatherings. However, Burrell wanted to master the […]

 Javier Ballesté, MS ’20, never saw his career path leaning towards orthodontic treatment. Yet his passion for entrepreneurship helped spread access to orthodontic therapy. A graduate of the Fox Master of Science in Business Analytics program, Ballesté took his expertise in data-driven decision making to Phimentum in order to provide a solution to the kids […]

What do you do when your internships have been canceled because of the global pandemic? Brothers Kaleb and Kolby Rush decided to create their own real-world experiences. Risk management major Kaleb, Class of 2023, and his brother Kolby, who recently graduated from Penn State, combined their complementary skills and interests to start Saint Rocco’s Treats. […]

Kourtney Thompson is on the path from student leader to business leader.  This week, Thompson, a Harrisburg native, will graduate from the Fox School of Business with a Master of Science in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (IME). Since coming to Temple in 2015 as an undergraduate at the Klein College of Media and Communication, Thompson […]

Experience in B4USoar program leads Cameron Johnson to take on mentorship role; Program has grown to include more than 45 high school students in two years  PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 2021 — When Cameron Johnson first heard the course title, “Creativity & Organizational Innovation,” she was skeptical. “It just did not seem like it would really […]

“So you have great experience—why did you leave your past job? Since that time, what projects have you completed?”  Many job seekers worry about being asked to explain employment gaps, and this anxiety is completely understandable. Whether this time is a result of being laid off or a decision to exit a toxic work setting, […]

Over the past year, businesses all over the world have been forced to go digital for their operations. For the performing arts industry, this has led to platforms such as YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitch and others being used to maintain connections with their audiences. Given this trend, how can performing arts businesses use digital […]

Through the Institute for Business and Information Technology, students create digital services and e-commerce for Merchants Fund clients affected by COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2021 — Eileen Teti was thinking 2020 was going to be her year. She was in the process of renovating Hair Way to Beauty, a Northeast Philadelphia salon she had purchased […]

New essay from Temple University faculty member Munir Mandviwalla and five industry executives offers an outlook for how various industries should react following COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 2021 — Business and industry as we once knew it has changed. What was their “normal” is likely not coming back either. As we move past the COVID-19 […]

Jayanthi Krishnan, accounting professor and Merves Senior Research Fellow, is ten months into her role as the senior editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory (AJPT). AJPT is a highly ranked international journal and a publication of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association. As senior editor, Krishnan leads a national team […]