Business & Entrepreneurship

Alumnus Sam Fitz wants to help us remember and revere our apple culture, starting with apple cider.

Brenda Asare has raised billions for nonprofits by taking a for-profit approach.

The pandemic spurred an entrepreneurship boom, but do these small businesses have what it takes to survive? Olin Business School’s Glenn MacDonald explains factors to consider in starting and succeeding with a new business.

First-year students discover that entrepreneurship isn’t just a way to make money — it’s also a set of tools that anyone can use to improve the world around them.

Olin Business School’s Tony Sardella, along with Paolo De Bona, PMBA ’20, will join the Brookings Institution for a virtual public forum on June 11 to discuss their research on the shortage of critical pharmaceutical drugs in U.S.

The Bellwether Foundation Inc. has awarded Olin Business School and the Brookings Institution a $750,000 grant to improve the quality of life for people in St. Louis and across the country.

In the mid-1990s, Lise Shipley helped bring the Internet to the masses.

Anne Marie Knott, the Robert and Barbara Frick Professor of Business at Olin Business School, has won the 2021 Olin Award for a forthcoming paper exploring research quotient in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

The Washington University community — administrators, faculty, students and staff — rose to the challenge of the unprecedented COVID-19 emergency, innovating every step of the way.

Businesses beware: A price increase for carryout or delivery food means an increase in negative reviews — and a downturn in restaurant reputation, if not demand. And it’s notable that in these COVID-19 pandemic times, an exponential amount of business is being conducted via carryout or delivery. A pair of business researchers, from Washington University […]