Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Tennessee Housing Market 3rd Quarter 2013

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/housingbrief.html 

"On balance, the housing market in Tennessee improved during the third quarter of 2013 but at a slower pace than in previous quarters...." Read more in Tennessee Housing Market published by the Jones College Business and Economic Research Center.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

"Coachepreneur" Speaks on Campus



MTSU alumnus Micheal Burt, self-titled "coachepreneur," told students that in order to get ahead in the job market they would have to “look different and run faster." The author of Zebras & Cheetahs: Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle, Burt spoke on campus during Global Entrepreneurship Week. [article] (Photo by MTSU Photographic Services)

Jones College Calendar

A new calendar of events on the Jennings A. Jones College of Business website details when and where things are happening throughout the college. [calendar]

Study Shows Consumer Confidence Falls

Jones College's Office of Consumer Research found that consumer confidence fell in Dec. from a two-year high in Sept. [article]

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Student Business Idea Competition

Congratulations to the top three winners of MTSU’s first Student Business Idea Competition, shown here accepting cash prizes for their proposals. [article]

Left to right: John Mullane, Management and Marketing; Ralph Williams, Management and Marketing; sophomore Theresa Daniels, third place; David Urban, dean of Jones College of Business; senior Wes Compton, first place; senior Ryan Egly, second place; and  Patrick Geho, executive director of  Tennessee Small Business Development Center. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)



Ruthies: Hollman Named Favorite MTSU Professor


David Urban, dean of Jones College of Business, at right, congratulates Ken Hollman, Martin Chair of Insurance, who placed first in the "Favorite MTSU Professor" category of the Daily News Journal's 2013 Ruthies Awards.