Community Engagement

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched on through months of April, May and June, many nonprofits realized that they would have to adapt in order to survive.  The Resource Exchange (TRE), an environmentally focused thrift shop, gallery and maker space, found that as the lockdown orders slowed their in-person retail sales, they needed to pivot online […]

2020 was going to be a big year for a small group of Pennsylvania farmers who know a lot about cheese—but little about event planning. As spring arrived and COVID-19 cases rose, the group forged ahead, focusing on the goal of launching the state’s first “PA Cheese Month” in October. Like many things in 2020, […]

Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program moves online for 2021; anyone with an income of less than $56,844 is eligible for program PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26, 2021 — COVID-19 has made just about everything a bit more difficult, even filing taxes. Thankfully, Temple University’s Fox School of Business can help.  For the 14th-consecutive year, the […]

In the current state of the world, it’s been tough for everyone to find comfort in trying to remember that they are not alone. It’s been even tougher to find motivation to make the most out of the situation.  A student professional organization at the Fox School of Business has sought to help students make […]

At the Fox School, we’re committed to supporting the important work done by so many local and national non-profit organizations. We want to support our neighbors as well as the wider community by amplifying the resources of civic-minded organizations and charities. That’s a bit more difficult to accomplish in a virtual world, but that has […]

Most people don’t get the chance to contribute to the greater good on a public scale, but Assistant Professor of Finance David J. Wilk has had the opportunity to do just that with the formerly named Hockessin Colored School #107 (HCS #107) property at 4266 Mill Creek Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, Del. The […]

Sessions are free and open to all small business owners and are designed to help them pivot and plan for the holiday shopping season PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5, 2020 — Since its founding more than 10 years ago, Small Business Saturday has become a staple of the holiday shopping season.   It’s estimated that more than $120 […]

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Fox Strategic Plan 2025, the Fox editorial team sat down with Dean Ron Anderson to discuss where we have been and where we are going as a school.  The Fox School started drafting a Strategic Plan in the winter of 2018. At the beginning of the process, what […]

Earlier this month, the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute kicked off this year’s Social Entrepreneurship Summit series with an event presented in partnership with the Innovation Leaders Speaker Series featuring Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle, a social enterprise Eliminating the Idea of Waste®. Szaky attended Princeton University, where his freshman experience learning profit- and […]

In many North Philadelphia neighborhoods, accessing fresh fruits and vegetables is a struggle. But by harnessing a community’s collective buying power, one local nonprofit had a solution that has not been forgotten.

In 2020, one of the phrases we have become most accustomed to hearing is that we are experiencing “challenging, unprecedented times.” Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home and wearing masks while running errands have become second nature. But that does not mean the “new normal” is any less challenging than it […]

Uncovering a market need often results in groundbreaking ideas. For Greg Goldmacher, MBA ’15, and Ronak Vyas, MBA ’15, the need they found was in the healthcare real estate sector. “I saw the struggles that doctors go through and the trends in healthcare—all of the consolidations, leading to not only private practices being bought up, […]

“Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.”  This popular quote from Jeff Bezos, founder, CEO, and president of Amazon, accurately describes the importance of having a strong personal brand. The Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD) at the Fox School of Business recently hosted a webinar titled “Creating […]

This summer, twelve finalists from the annual Be Your Own Boss Bowl and five additional high-potential Temple entrepreneurs took part in the 1810 Accelerator’s StartUp Studio program, completing a twelve-week curriculum designed to accelerate the growth of their ventures as they move through the fund and launch process. Startup Studio culminates in a Demo Day […]

In times of economic strain, financial literacy—the knowledge of how to manage one’s money—is more important than ever. Dennis Martin, DBA ’18, is using his education and experience to help increase the financial literacy of those in underserved areas.