In 2002, after graduating high school in Columbus, GA, Tyler Jefcoat (BBA ’07, MBA ’13) took an interest in Athens and the University of Georgia for two reasons: its music scene and its business school.
When Kristen Dunning participated in her first UGA Entrepreneurship Idea Accelerator Program, she was a woman with sensitive skin, a knack for plants and a dream of selling soap to the masses.
When Robyn Thompson and Brenden Higbee launched their first Four Fat Cows ice cream shop, they imagined it as a place where families and friends could gather to share a sweet treat.
Sometimes getting out of your comfort zone puts you on track. In the case of one group of University of Georgia students, that meant donning painting clothes, driving an hour out of Athens, and helping a small town.
Legal issues – contract disputes and ownership squabbles – are just part of doing business. The quicker they’re resolved, the quicker business owners can get back to work.
Offbeat Media Group, an Atlanta-based digital influence and media company headed by a trio of Terry College graduates and a Grady College alum, took home top honors in the Bulldog 100 ranking of the fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni.
Terry College of Business faculty are collaborators on two research projects receiving funding from the latest round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants at the University of Georgia.
The University of Georgia announced a campus-wide Electric Mobility Initiative in January, with the goal of enhancing research, education and outreach opportunities in the high-growth, high-tech commercial sector.
For their contributions to the Terry College’s teaching, research and public service missions, five professors were honored with Outstanding Faculty Awards. The awards will be presented during a ceremony in March.
The Online Master of Business and Technology degree at the University of Georgia was ranked No. 3 by U.S. News & World Report among online specialized master’s programs in business.
The Georgia MBA Program at the Terry College of Business is proud to announce a partnership with Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA), a national association for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer MBA students dedicated to increasing the influence of the LGBT+ community in business th
Arthur Blank has a favorite T-shirt. It reads, “There is no finish line.” That unofficial motto embodies his drive to break new ground and continue to give back.
Brian Powers, photographer in the Terry College Office of Marketing and Communications, joined the crowd to capture images from the Georgia Bulldogs national championship parade in Athens on Jan. 15.
Podcasting is one of the fastest-growing ways of communicating and, thanks to a partnership, there is a new studio on campus available to produce podcasts.
After almost two years balancing work-from-home schedules, proctoring remote classrooms and dealing with a global pandemic, a group of almost 300 businesswomen came together to celebrate their resilience.
A town’s motto says a lot about a place. Atlanta is a “City Too Busy to Hate,” while Athens is “Life Unleashed.” And now, with the help of a dedicated student team from the Terry College’s Institute for Leadership Advancement (ILA), Georgia’s Colquitt County is “Where Life Grows.”
Effective leadership impacts every part of an organization, but there is still plenty to learn about what makes leaders effective, or even what effectiveness looks like.
The Georgia economy is on track to exceed its pre-pandemic peak and make a full recovery by the end of 2022, recovering faster than the national economy.