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Researching Foundations and Grantmakers with Foundation Directory: Career and Professional Development Research Tip

Posted onAuthorMalisa J Anderson-Strait

How will this help me?  Foundation Directory  helps answer the question “Who is giving money to non-profits, and how much?” It does this by providing information on U.S. grantmakers and their global philanthropic activities. Foundation Directory includes descriptions of more than 100,000 Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs, Operating Foundations, Private Grantmaking Foundations (independent and company-sponsored Read More …

This Day in Business History: McDonald’s Opens First Franchise

Posted onAuthorSaira Raza

April 15, 1955: Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois, having purchased the rights to franchise the restaurant across the country from the founders, Maurice and Richard McDonald.  To announce the grand opening, Kroc ran in add in the Des Plaines Journal, advertising “speedee service” and “plenty of free parking,” along with Read More …

GBL Shorts: Library Questionary -“8 questions that probe the depths of the Goizueta human experience”

Posted onAuthorNora McKenzieLeave a comment

Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Questionert has nothing on the business librarians when it comes to asking just the right questions to learn things about our Goizueta community that we never knew before! Watch the very first video from our series GBL Shorts with Goizueta’s own Karen Sedatole, first published in September 2021. Watch it and enjoy, Read More …

This Day in Business History: Microsoft Releases Windows 3.1

Posted onAuthorMalisa J Anderson-Strait

April 6, 1992: This updated version of Windows established some features that are taken for granted today.  This includes the CTRL-ALT-DEL command to avoid rebooting your computer, and allowing you to cut and paste from one application to another.   As internet access moved forward, Windows 3.1 also supported modem speeds up to 9600 bps. To Read More …

Search Company News by Sentiment with Nexis Uni: Career and Professional Development Research Tip

Posted onAuthorMalisa J Anderson-Strait

 How will this help me?  Do you want to identify a company’s challenges, such as mismanagement, lawsuits or layoffs?  Applying Nexis Uni’s negative news filter to searches allows you to efficiently locate a firm or its leadership’s negative press coverage. In addition to applying the negative news filter, you can target your results to specific sources Read More …

This Day in Business History: Apple Inc. Is Founded By Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

Posted onAuthorSaira Raza

April 1, 1976: College dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers, Inc. The two wanted to make computers small enough for people to have in their homes and offices. Ever wondered how they came up with the company name? According to an interview that Wozniak did with Byte magazine in December 1984, he credited Jobs with Read More …

Getting to Know Your Goizueta Faculty with GBL Shorts

Posted onAuthorNora McKenzie

Did you know that the Goizueta Business Library has been interviewing Goizueta faculty for the last several years in our series titled GBL Shorts? We have a whole collection of amazing videos filled with hidden insights into all of your favorite business school faculty members! In these interviews, the Goizueta Business Library asked our interviewees Read More …

This Day in Business History: Starbucks opens its first doors in Seattle

Posted onAuthorSaira Raza

March 30, 1971: Well before Howard Schultz walked into the picture, a small coffee shop with a name inspired by Moby Dick opened its doors in Seattle’s Pike Place Market for the first time. What started as a humble coffee shop has boomed since then into a monolithic organization which leads the industry. Today, it Read More …

GBS Students – Register for Free Remote Access to Bloomberg Certifications

Posted onAuthorMalisa J Anderson-StraitLeave a comment

Bloomberg offers three different certification programs for Goizueta students: Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC), Environmental Sustainability Governance (ESG), and Finance Fundamentals (BFF). All certifications are self paced and generally take between 7 and 10.5 hours to complete. You must register with the class code,  and complete all of the classes  for a certification between now and Read More …

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Research Target Companies with City Business Chronicles: Career and Professional Development Research Tip

Posted onAuthorMalisa J Anderson-StraitLeave a comment

How will this help me?  The Business Journals and Books of Lists contain local and regional news from 40+ U.S. cities. The annual Books of Lists’ includes company rankings for large public and private firms, A+ employers, fastest growing firms, and leading firms in a variety of industries. These are helpful for exploring new and Read More …