NJIT Newsroom tagged with "business"

NJIT To Host Free Forum About Doing Business With the European Union

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

If you want to learn more about helping your business or company grow in Europe, don’t miss a free one day business forum at NJIT on May 15, 2013, which will detail how to use technology and innovation to do business in the European Union.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, college of computing sciences, nce, albert dorman honors college, school of management, csla, coad, mathematical sciences, ccs, electrical and computer engineering, judith sheft, physics, civil and environmental engineering, som, biomedical engineering, information systems, humanities, adhc, biological sciences, mechanical and industrial engineering, history, engineering technology, federated

NJIT Alum Marjorie Perry To Discuss ABCs of Starting a Business on WABC's "Here and Now"

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT alum Marjorie Perry, president and CEO of MZM Construction and Management Company, Inc., will discuss "The ABCs of Starting a Business or Growing Your Position in Corporate America" on WABC's "Here and Now" on May 5 at 12:00 p.m.

Tagged: alumni, business, marjorie perry, mzm construction and management

NJIT To Launch Online Graduate Degree Programs with EmbanetCompass

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

With more than 6.7 million students taking at least one course online, according to the 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by Babson Survey Research Group, higher education institutions are stepping up their efforts to meet the growing demand for online programs.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of computing sciences, nce, department of electrical and computer engineering, ccs, joel bloom, stem, department of civil engineering, graduate degree program

SOM Professor and Alum Win Best Paper

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Jerry Fjermestad, professor in NJIT's School of Management, and Karen Patten, NJIT alum, won the best paper in the teaching track in the Third Business Intelligence Congress at the recent International Conference for Information Systems.

Tagged: school of management, som, jerry fjermestad

NJIT Volunteers Combat Sandy, Providing Aid to Newark Area Victims

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s Michael Chumer has been hard at work since Sandy struck, helping hard-hit area urbanites cope with devastation. Chumer, who has worked on homeland security projects and directs the NJIT MS in Emergency Management and Business Continuity (EMBC) program, is familiar with relief efforts.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, ccs, department of information systems, hurricane sandy, fema, michael chumer

NJIT Featured In The Princeton Review's "Best 296 Business Schools: 2013 Edition"

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT has been named by the Princeton Review an outstanding business school in the 2013 edition of The Best 296 Business Schools (Random House / Princeton Review).

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, college of architecture and design, college of computing sciences, nce, albert dorman honors college, department of electrical and computer engineering, school of management, department of humanities, department of biomedical engineering, csla, coad, department of physics, department of civil and environmental engineering, ccs, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, som, department of information systems, federated department of history, department of engineering technology, school of art design, information systems, department of biological sciences

Songhua Xu, Expert in Healthcare Business Systems, Appointed

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Songhua Xu, PhD, a computer scientist who uses advanced techniques to build human-centered applications to benefit society, will join the NJIT College of Computing Science as an assistant professor.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, ccs, data mining, artificial intelligence

James Cicon, Expert in Energy Industry Business Systems, Appointed

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

James Cicon, PhD, JD, an expert in energy industry business systems, has been appointed to the faculty of the NJIT School of Management as assistant professor.

Tagged: school of management, som

NJIT Enterprise Development Center Receives International Honor

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) has once again awarded its Soft Landings International Incubator designation to the Enterprise Development Center (EDC), a business incubator operated and sponsored by NJIT.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, national business incubation association, nbia

Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno Visits Enterprise Development Center at NJIT Culminating Statewide Life Sciences Tour

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today visited the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), culminating her month-long tour of life-science companies across the Garden State. The EDC is home to nearly 90 high-tech and life-science companies.

Tagged: enterprise development center, joel bloom, edc, kim guadagno, patents, edge therapeutics, new jersey economic development authority, lieutenant governor, national business incubation association, life sciences, menssana research, nbia, strategic job growth plan, endomedix, simphotek

NJIT Management Researcher Receives Kudos for Paper Touting Employee Talent

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

A better way to improve organizations using overlooked employee talent has taken a top award from a notable management group.

Tagged: school of management, som, marguerite schneider, business management, positive deviance

NJIT Professor Wins Best Paper Award

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Dr. Marguerite Schneider, associate professor in the School of Management, has won the 2012 Best Paper Award of the Organization Development and Change (ODC) Division of the Academy of Management (AoM).

Tagged: school of management, som, marguerite schneider, business management, positive deviance

Free Workshop for Small Businesses on May 22

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Procurement Center and the Small Business Administration are sponsoring an informational free workshop for Small Businesses located in areas of high unemployment on May 22, 2012 in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium from 8:30-1 PM.

Tagged: letty jumbo

Leir Center for Financial Bubble Research Opens at NJIT

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Past economic bubbles have been inflated by visions of wealth from tulips (yes, tulips), international trade, railroads, biotechnology and the Internet.

Tagged: school of management, michael ehrlich, william rapp, leir center for financial bubble research, economics

NJIT Procurement Director Makes DC Pitch for More Fed Funding

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Attorney Dolcey E. Chaplin, director of the NJIT Procurement Center, participated last week in an invitation-only panel discussion on behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee’s Defense Business Panel.

Tagged: dolcey chaplin, us department of defense

NJIT Alumna Named to NJBIZ Hall of Fame

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Marjorie Perry '05, president and chief executive officer of MZM Construction and Management, Inc., based in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, was one of three individuals to be inducted into the NJBIZ Hall of Fame.

Tagged: alumni, enterprise development center, edc, marjorie perry, mzm construction and management

NJIT EDC Company Wins Success Award from NJ Small Business Development Centers

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Edge Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, has been named a recipient of a New Jersey Small Business Development Centers 2011 Success Award.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, edge therapeutics

U.S. News Again Names NJIT Top Tier National University; More Kudos Follow

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

It’s been a good year for NJIT. For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2012 Edition has named NJIT to the top tier of national universities for its range of undergraduate majors and master's and doctoral degrees.

Tagged: princeton review, rankings, bloomberg businessweek

Chemical Engineering Student Receives HBCSF's Outstanding Achievement Award for 2011

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Chemical engineering student Elaine Gomez of Union City is the 2011 recipient of the Platinum Sponsors Outstanding Achievement Award from the Hispanic Business Council Scholarship Foundation of NJ, Inc. of Teaneck.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, scholarship

China Meteorological Administration Visits NJIT To Learn about Weather Emergency Management

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

An 18-member group from the China Meteorological Administration spent time at NJIT during an extensive U.S. educational and exchange program on weather disaster emergency management.

Tagged: school of management, crisis management, mike chumer

NJIT's Marguerite Schneider Named Treasurer of IABS

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Marguerite Schneider, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's School of Management, has been named treasurer of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS).

Tagged: school of management, marguerite schneider

SOM Students Participate in Bloomberg L.P. Pilot Assessment Program

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Some 30 students in NJIT's School of Management traveled to Bloomberg L.P. in NYC last week to participate in the Bloomberg Assessment Test, which is designed to connect financial firms with students looking for careers in finance or related areas.

Tagged: school of management, business

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society at NJIT's School of Management Named Exemplary Chapter

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society at NJIT’s School of Management has been named an Exemplary Chapter for 2009-10.

Tagged: school of management, aacsb, beta gamma sigma

NJIT's Judith Sheft To Provide Training at First Peruvian-American Business Incubator

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Judith Sheft, associate vice president of technology development at NJIT, will visiting Lima, Peru, on Dec.17-21 to provide incubator training to managers at the new Peruvian-American Business Development Center-Incubator sponsored by Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, NJIT, the Peruvian American National Roundtable and The Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey.

Tagged: enterprise development center, judith sheft, cesar bandera, statewide hispanic chamber of commerce of new jersey

Hispanic Chamber To Name NJIT R&D VP Public Sector Advocate of Year

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Donald H. Sebastian, PhD, senior vice president for research and development at NJIT, has been named Public Sector Advocate of the Year by the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (SHCC). Sebastian will receive the award on Nov. 9 at the SHCC's Corporate Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel and Executive Meeting Center in Hasbrouck Heights.

Tagged: enterprise development center, donald sebastian, edc, statewide hispanic chamber of commerce of new jersey, national business incubation association

NJIT Appears in Princeton Review’s New Book About 300 Best Business Schools

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s School of Management (SOM) is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2011 edition of its book, “The Best 300 Business Schools" (Random House/Princeton Review) on sale today.

Tagged: school of management, princeton review, rankings, robert english

For Five Consecutive Years, US News Names NJIT Among Best US Colleges

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

For the fifth consecutive year, NJIT was named by U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 Annual Guide to America’s Best Colleges to the top tier of national universities offering a range of undergraduate majors and master's and doctoral degrees.

Tagged: robert altenkirch, princeton review, president, rankings, us news and world report, best colleges, bloomberg businessweek

Enterprise Development Center at NJIT Receives International Incubation Designation

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT's Enterprise Development Center has received a Soft Landings international incubation designation from the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA). Through its Soft Landings program, the NBIA recognizes incubation programs that are especially capable of helping nondomestic companies enter the incubator's domestic market. The EDC was selected for the program because of its slate of business services for nondomestic firms and its demonstrated success at helping these firms enter the U.S. market.

Tagged: enterprise development center, national business incubation association

NJIT Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center To Host Joint Base Procurement Fair

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center, in partnership with Joint Base M-D-L, the U.S. Army Reserve Contracting Center and the NAVAIR Small Business Program, will host a Joint Base Procurement Fair on August 13, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Burlington County College in Mt. Laurel. Colonel Gina M. Grosso, Joint Base Commander, will give the welcoming address. Registration fee: $15 per company. To register, click here.

Tagged: defense procurement technical assistance center, dptac

Bloomberg Businessweek Names NJIT Among Best on ROI in New Jersey

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

“What’s Your College Degree Worth?,” a Bloomberg Businessweek survey of 852 colleges and universities in the U.S. looking for the best return on investment (ROI), has highlighted NJIT as one of four undergraduate institutions of higher education in New Jersey that offers the best deal. Overall, NJIT ranks as number 81, in the top 10 percent of all colleges surveyed. Princeton University, Stevens Institute of Technology and the College of New Jersey were also named among New Jersey’s four best buys.

Tagged: rankings, bloomberg businessweek

New Companies With Cutting-Edge Research Join NJIT’s High-Tech Business Incubator

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

“The Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at NJIT is still growing rapidly to be the largest high-tech business incubator in the USA with 95 portfolio companies, despite the tough economy! Entrepreneurs and individual initiatives in the EDC are working to help NJ solve economic growth problems and make NJ a state leading in technology development and the right place to live and work!,” said Jerry Creighton Sr., EDC Executive Director.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, judith sheft, business incubator, department of research and development

Honors College Colloquium Series To Present Panel Discussion on Women and Entrepreneurship

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Sandi Webster and Peggy McHale, founding directors of Consultants 2 Go, will discuss "Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship: Practical Tips to Get You Started" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on March 24, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. Judith Sheft, associate vice president for technology development at NJIT, will join Webster and McHale for the panel discussion.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, enterprise development center, judith sheft, business incubator, colloquium series

NJIT Procurement Fair in Atlantic City To Offer Networking Chance

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT will sponsor “A Salute to Veteran-Owned Businesses,” an exciting and worthwhile procurement fair for veteran-owned and/or small businesses is set for Jan. 21, 2010 at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City. The event will run from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and costs $20 per company to attend.

Tagged: defense procurement technical assistance center, dolcey chaplin, procurement fair

Open House for NJIT's Weekend University On Thursday

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Division of Continuing Professional Education at NJIT will host an open house for Weekend University on Jan 7, 2010, from 5-7:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall on the NJIT campus. If you can’t attend the open house, an online chat session will provide similar information. The chat will be held on Jan 6, 2010, from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Register at http://adultlearner.njit.edu/about/chat.php.

Tagged: continuing professional education, online learning, cpe, adult learner, project management, information security

Discoveries at NJIT Including Drug To Stop Brain Injury Receives $1.4M Funding

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A drug to stop bleeding during a brain injury and a bed that will prevent bedsores are among the scientific discoveries at NJIT that received earlier this week more than a million dollars in funding from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, judith sheft, technology development, business incubator, new jersey commission on science and technology, edge therapeutics, healthy functions, simphotek, early stage companies

Princeton Review Features NJIT’s SOM as Best Biz School

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Citing friendly students, good peer networks and cutting-edge classes, The Princeton Review has featured NJIT’s School of Management (SOM) in its 2010 edition of The Best 301 Business Schools (Random House).

Tagged: school of management, princeton review

NJIT Honors Expert Who Studies How Computers Aid Business Communication

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Jerry Fjermestad, of Orangeburg, NY, an NJIT professor who has focused his research on understanding how corporate leaders communicate better using computers, has received the NJIT Excellence in Research Award. The honor was awarded Sept. 2, 2009 at the University Convocation, an annual celebration. Fjermestad is an associate professor in NJIT’s School of Management.

Tagged: awards, donald sebastian, convocation, honors, provost, essex county college, zachary yamba, excellence in research award, jerry fjermestad

New Book by NJIT Humanities Professor Traces the Evolution of Technical Communication

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A new book by Carol S. Johnson, PhD, assistant professor in the department of humanities at NJIT, shows how archives available in local and state libraries across the U.S. can provide rich sources of technical communication history and examples of technical and business writing. In The Language of Work: Technical Communication at Lukens Steel, 1810 to 1925 (Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2009), Johnson explains that our predecessors eventually turned logs and notes into standardized texts and industry bibles, creating many of the types of information design that we use today. A podcast series related to the book is available at http://web.njit.edu/~cjohnson/lukens.htm

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, carol johnson, technical communication, technical writing

Donald H. Sebastian, NJIT Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Named Interim Provost

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch has announced the appointment of Donald H. Sebastian, PhD, senior vice president for research and development, to the position of interim provost, effective Jan. 1, 2009.

Tagged: donald sebastian, robert altenkirch, research and development, chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, exxon mobil foundation, commercialization, new jersey nanotechnology consortium, nj homeland security technology systems center

Entrepreneurs Wanted for NJIT Workshops About How To Launch a Business

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Have a great idea or invention but don’t know where to turn? Then consider yourself a candidate for an upcoming day of four workshops for first-time entrepreneurs sponsored by the NJIT Enterprise Development Center and the Alumni Association of NJIT.

Tagged: seminar, enterprise development center, edc, judith sheft, workshop, research and development, entrepreneur, business, jerry creighton, office of alumni relations, leon baptiste, marge perry

NJIT's Enterprise Development Center To Host Eighth Annual SBIR/STTR Conference

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT's Enterprise Development Center (EDC) will host the Eighth Annual New Jersey Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Conference on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20. Companies will be reimbursed by the EDC for the attendance fee and will receive a free proposal review just for attending. Phase I (Proposal Development) and Phase II (Cost Proposal Preparation) program attendees will be eligible to receive a complimentary proposal critique by the Greenwood Consulting Group. Inc. within one year of the programs. For more information and online registration visit www.njsbdc.com/scitech.

Tagged: enterprise development center

KUDOS-November 2008

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to Theologos Homer Bonitsis, Christopher Funkhouser, and Elizabeth Avery-Gomez '07 and students Nilufa Rahim and Brian Novello on their recent accomplishments.

Tagged: department of electrical and computer engineering, school of management, department of humanities, awards, honors, department of information systems, kudos, christopher funkhouser, scholarship, digital poetry, promotions, brian novello, elizabeth avery gomez

NJIT's Enterprise Development Center To Host Edison Innovation Zone Information Session

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Technology and life sciences-related businesses, service providers, state universities and research institutions can learn how New Jersey helps early-stage technology companies grow their businesses at a networking and information session at NJIT's Enterprise Development Center (EDC) on Nov. 7, 8:30-11 a.m. in the EDC III, 211 Warren St., Newark. Register online at seminars.njeda.com or call 609-777-4880 for more information.

Tagged: enterprise development center, business incubator, early stage companies

POSTPONED-Business Professor To Discuss Disruptive Innovation at NJIT Seminar

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

"Creating and Surviving Disruptive Innovation" a talk by Clayton M. Christensen, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, on Nov. 1, has been postponed to a later date.

Tagged: school of management, enterprise development center, center for innovation acceleration, clayton christensen, north jersey partners wired

NJIT Biz Professors To Discuss on Oct. 20, Recent Wall Street Meltdown

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

“Wall Street Meltdown: A Look at What Happened Last Week and What To Expect Next” will be the subject of a four-way panel talk with finance specialists from NJIT’s School of Management. The discussion, set for Oct. 20, 2008, from 3-4:30 p.m., in the Campus Center Atrium, will focus on macroeconomics, hedge funds, credit default swaps, savings and retirement strategies and more.

Tagged: school of management, michael ehrlich, william rapp, money, alan yan

NJIT Management Professor Wins Award for Best Paper

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Jerry Fjermestad, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's School of Management, won the New Jersey Business and Industry Association's Bright Idea Award for his paper “Communication and Leadership Differences in Virtual Design Teams: Why Some Teams Do Better Than Others.” Dr. Fjermestad will be recognized at an awards ceremony in November.

Tagged: school of management, jerry fjermestad

NJIT Features New Online Master of Science in Management Plus 5 New Online Graduate Certificates

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

It’s not easy these days attending school, working, plus worrying about increased commuting costs. That’s why NJIT is pleased to announce a new online master’s degree program in management as well as five new online business-related certificate programs starting Sept. 2, 2008. Registration is currently underway.

Tagged: school of management, online learning, gale spak, robert english, graduate certificate, continuing education, knowledge management

NJIT To Host Critical Infrastructure Symposium on July 14

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

AIG in conjunction with the New Jersey Business Force (of which NJIT is a member) will conduct a one-day symposium on July 14 in NJIT's Campus Center Atrium to address the implications of a Category 3 hurricane on critical infrastructure in the NYC/NJ region. James Eberwine, Lead Forecaster at the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, NJ will be the keynote speaker. For registration and additional information, contact Col. (Ret.) Hank Straub, 609-577-5373, hstraub@bens.org.

Tagged: campus center, symposium, critical infrastructure

Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center at NJIT To Sponsor Free Workshop

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Small businesses that are interested in obtaining state and federal contract opportunities are invited to attend a free Government Contracting for Small Businesses Workshop sponsored by the Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center at NJIT on June 5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 3720. For more information, call 973-596-3105.

Tagged: defense procurement technical assistance center, dptac

NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center Celebrates 20 Years

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC) has given startups an edge since 1988. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, this high-tech business incubator housed at NJIT is open to early-stage companies that have, or will have, a proprietary technology as a significant source of revenue.

Tagged: enterprise development center, judith sheft, njtc, cyberextruder, noble device technologies, neurotrax, bob tarantino, bandemar networks

NJIT To Co-Sponsor Sustainable Entrepreneurship Symposium and Expo on May 2

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Sustainable Business Incubator at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in association with NJIT, the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies and other institutions and sponsors, is hosting a one-day symposium, expo, and workshop on on the opportunities and challenges of sustainable technology entrepreneurship on May 2, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Silberman College of Business in Madison. For more details and to register, log on to http://www.invention2venture.org/greenventures08/.

Tagged: entrepreneur, business incubator

Start-Ups Can Thrive, Contribute to US Economy, Says NJIT Biz Professor

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Thinking of starting your own business? Then go for it, advises small business expert Bruce Kirchhoff, a professor in NJIT’s School of Management. “Many people believe that it’s difficult to start a small business and even more difficult to see it expand,” says Kirchhoff. “But two decades of research combing Census Bureau statistics convinced me that more than a quarter of these businesses are significantly more likely to survive, add employees and grow, than decline."

Tagged: small business, bruce kirchoff, management

Innovative Routes to the Edge in Knowledge: New Majors for Fall 2008 at NJIT

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The edge in knowledge is not limited to engineering and science: NJIT, the state’s science and technology university, is expanding its educational offerings with surprising new degree programs for 2008 (pending approval). The university is accepting applications for Fall 2008 studies in eight new innovative areas including art and design, business and computing.

Tagged: digital design, interior design, art, enterprise development

NJIT To Co-Sponsor Innovative Environmental Technology Conference on Oct. 10

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Cutting-edge environmental remediation technologies and energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly and “smart tech” products and services for businesses will be the focus of IETC 2007, the second Innovative Environmental Technology Conference sponsored by the Environmental Business Council of Commerce & Industry Association of NJ in partnership with NJIT on Oct. 10. Daniel Watts, PhD, executive director of the Otto H. York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science at NJIT, will co-chair.

Tagged: daniel watts, environmental technology, environmental business council

Enterprise Development Center at NJIT To Host Seventh Annual New Jersey SBIR/STTR Conference

Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Science and technology entrepreneurs and small businesses in New Jersey will have the opportunity to gain information that will help them compete more effectively for SBIR/STTR grants and contracts at the Seventh Annual NJ SBIR/STTR Conference on June 7-8 at NJIT's Enterprise Development Center III.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, conference, entrepreneur, small business, sbir, sttr

Princeton Review Names NJIT Among Nation’s Best Biz Schools

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

The School of Management at NJIT was named an outstanding business school by The Princeton Review. “We’re pleased to be commended for the third time this year by The Princeton Review as a notable US institution of higher education,” said Robert A. Altenkirch, PhD, president of NJIT.

Tagged: school of management, princeton review, rankings

NJIT To Host Government Contracting for Small Businesses Workshop

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Small business owners who are interested in obtaining state and federal contract opportunities are invited to attend the Government Contracting for Small Businesses Workshop on August 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., GITC Seminar Rm. 3720. Dolcey Chaplin, Esq., executive director of the Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center at NJIT, will be the guest speaker. Contact: Letty Jumbo at 973-596-3105.

Tagged: workshop, defense procurement technical assistance center, dolcey chaplin, small business, letty jumbo

NJIT EDC To Host Sixth Annual SBIR/STTR Conference

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Science and technology entrepreneurs and small businesses in New Jersey will have the opportunity to gain information that will help them compete more effectively for SBIR/STTR grants and contracts at the Sixth Annual NJ SBIR/STTR Conference on June 15-16 at the NJIT Enterprise Development Center III, 211 Warren St., Room 407. Sponsored by the New Jersey Commission on Science & Technology, the program is open to the public.

Tagged: enterprise development center, edc, small business, sbir, sttr

NJIT Names Open Source Business Systems Expert To Lead Management School

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT has named David L. Hawk, PhD, an advisor in the area of open source business systems, as dean of the School of Management (SOM). Hawk holds dual appointments as professor in the New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) and in SOM.

Tagged: school of management, business, open source, david hawk

NJEDA To Offer Technology Business Tax Transfer Program Workshop at NJIT

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) will host a breakfast workshop that will provide information to prospective applicants seeking assistance through the Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program as well as other EDA financial assistance initiatives, on May 4, 9-11 a.m., at the NJIT Enterprise Development Center III, 211 Warren St., Room 407.

Tagged: enterprise development center, new jersey economic development authority

NJIT Business Professor Advises Grads To Seek Sales Jobs For Rewarding Careers

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Attention graduates: If you’re interested in a financially and personally rewarding career, think sales, said Rajiv Mehta, PhD, associate professor in NJIT's School of Management. Mehta, the co-author of Personal Selling: Building Customer Relationships and Partnerships, believes the demand for sales jobs will grow by leaps and bounds

Tagged: school of management, business, graduates, rajiv mehta, career, sales

Universities Play Major Role Developing Entrepreneurs and Business, Experts Say

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

New Jersey policy planners recently gathered at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to learn from noted MIT Professor Richard K Lester and his associates how to bring entrepreneurs to Newark.

Tagged: school of management, entrepreneur, business, mit, alok chakrabarti

NJIT To Co-Sponsor for Vets Free Procurement Fair in Atlantic City

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500

All veterans are invited to learn how to grow their business at the Jan. 19, 2006, procurement fair to be held at the Tropicana Hotel, Atlantic City from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. “Admission is free. Veterans are urged to approach representatives of agencies and corporations to market their goods and services,” said attorney Dolcey Chaplin, the executive director of the Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center at NJIT.

Tagged: defense procurement technical assistance center, small business, procurement fair

Randal Pinkett, Founder of NJIT Business Incubator Company, Hired as "The Apprentice"

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Randal Pinkett, PhD, a Rhodes Scholar and the founder of a company located in the business incubator program at NJIT, was named the apprentice last night on NBC's reality television show, "The Apprentice." Pinkett, who founded and now heads BCT Partners, which is located in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, was selected last September to compete from among more than a million applicants.

Tagged: enterprise development center, business incubator, randal pinkett, bct partners, the apprentice, nbc

Randal Pinkett, Founder of NJIT Business Incubator Company, Remains in Running To Win "The Apprentice"

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Randal Pinkett, PhD, the founder of a company located in the business incubator program at NJIT, remains in the running to win NBC's reality television show, The Apprentice. Pinkett founded and now heads BCT Partners, located in NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center. The show’s final episode will air on Dec. 15.

Tagged: enterprise development center, business incubator, randal pinkett, bct partners, the apprentice, nbc

Open University To Offer Crash Course in PHP/MySQL

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT's Open University will offer a crash course in PHP/MySQL on Nov. 9, 4-6 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 1100. Faculty, students, external businesses and those interested in acquiring practical knowledge, career development and real-world problem-solving skills are invited to participate. Contact: Osama Eljabiri, oe2@njit.edu.

Tagged: students, career development services, faculty, guttenberg information technologies center, php, mysql, crash course

NJIT To Host Environmental Conference on Oct. 26

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400

The most recent environmental and energy technologies available in today’s industry will be showcased at the Environmental Business Council of CIANJ's first Innovative Environmental Technology Conference on Oct. 26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., NJIT Campus Center, second floor.

Tagged: environmental technology, environmental business council

Motivational Speakers, Business Tips Encourage Entrepreneurs at NJIT Event

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Four motivational speakers, tips on starting a business and more recently highlighted an event at NJIT to encourage business men and women to launch a technological business. Event organizers included the School of Management, the Enterprise Development Center and the Office of Technology Development, all at NJIT.

Tagged: school of management, enterprise development center, office of technology development, business

NJIT Seminar to Discuss How to Do Business in China

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400

A seminar that will discuss how to do business in China will take place on April 26, 2005, 5-8 p.m. in NJIT's Main Ballroom on the second floor of the Campus Center. Hosted by NJIT’s School of Management, Office of Technology Development and the Enterprise Development Center, the keynote speaker will be Savio Chan (at left), the head of US China Partners, who will discuss manufacturing products, timing market entry, risks and more.

Tagged: business, china

Incubator Company at NJIT Develops Lifesaving MRI Coil for Small Animals

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Supertron, a start-up technology company housed in the small business incubators at NJIT, announced today that it has begun developing a cryogenic coil to improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Erzhen Gao, PhD, director of research and development for the company, will lead the effort. “Eventually, we hope to see our system upgrade existing MRI scanners because our coils can enhance installed MRIs, enabling them to produce cleaner, clearer and easier-to-read images at an affordable price,” he said.

Tagged: mri

WebSphere User Group to Explore Testing Process Integration

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Jim Bernstein of Solstice Software will speak on the topic of "Testing Process Integration with Integra Enterprise" at the monthly meeting of the NJ-Metro WebSphere User Group (WUG) on March 16, 2005, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Campus Center Room 240. Sponsored by NJIT’s e-business Laboratory, the group is the only university-based WUG and helps members to identify learning and training opportunities. The meeting is open to all and is free of charge. Details and online registration are available on the WebSphere User Group website. Contact: Stephanie Gagnon, School of Management, at gagnon@njit.edu.

Tagged: school of management, websphere

NJIT Technology Commercialization & Grant Development Workshops

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Students, faculty and businesspeople interested in learning about Small Business Innovative Research and Technology Transfer funding mechanisms are invited to attend one or both NJIT Technology Commercialization & Grant Development Workshops to be held on September 20, 2004. Attendees will receive practical guidance from grant development experts and a chance to network with prospective business, technology and entrepreneurial collaborators. Participants may sign up for Workshop #1 (8:30 am-12 noon; Engineering Sciences audience) and/or Workshop #2 (1:00-4:30 p.m.; Life Sciences audience). Admission is free. RSVP by September 13 to Daya Sooryadas (Sooryadas@ctp-nj.com).

Tagged: workshop, grant, technology

NJIT To Offer Free Workshops For Entrepreneurs and Small Business People

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Entrepreneurs and small business people interested in tapping into government and university resources to obtain lucrative grants won’t want to miss two free workshops at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The workshops, designed to help entrepreneurs in the life sciences and engineering sciences, will be offered Sept. 20, 2004. The morning panel, from 8:30 a.m. - noon, will focus on telling engineers what they need to get ahead. It will take place in Room 3730 of the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center (GITC) on the NJIT campus. The building is located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Lock Street.

Tagged: science, engineering, entrepreneur, small business

NJIT Technology Commercialization & Grant Development Workshops

Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Tagged: grants, small business

New Jersey Institute of Technology Business Incubator Helps Start-Up Companies Move Out of the Lab and Into the Marketplace

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400

A device that can detect illnesses, a method that converts a photo into a three-dimensional image and a superconductor coil that enhances the resolution of MRI machines: these are just three technologies spawned in The Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Tagged: enterprise development center, business incubator, mri

Meet Ridgewood Attorney Dolcey Chaplin: She Boosts Small Businesses in New Jersey

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Keeping small businesses alive in a down economy is tough. But it’s easier if you know New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) Dolcey Chaplin. Since 1986, Chaplin, an attorney, who’s a resident of Ridgewood, has directed a successful program at NJIT.

Tagged: defense procurement technical assistance center, dolcey chaplin, small business, department of defense, dptac

Sheila Wellington, the Nation’s Leading Advocate for Women In Business, To Speak at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Sheila Wellington, President of Catalyst, the premier non-profit research and advisory group working to advance women in business, will speak at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The lecture is open to the public.

Tagged: business, women, shiela wellington