Recognition
Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship Teresa Nelson was recently featured in a Boston Globe article on growth strategies.
“The mad scramble for market share can trip up growth-hungry businesses,” in the Boston Globe, analyzed the link between capturing market share and boosting profitability. Read more here.
SOM Receives Coleman Award for Entrepreneurship Excellence in Teaching Colleges
Simmons SOM received a three-year grant from the Coleman Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Excellence in Teaching Colleges program. The SOM will use the funding to deepen its institutional expertise in entrepreneurship, providing aspiring entrepreneurs with multiple opportunities to learn, apply and reflect on critical enterprising skills.
SOM faculty members are recognized for innovative research, awards, and grants:
- Winner of two best paper awards at the United States Association for Small Business Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Conference (Professors Kickul, Wilson, and Marlino)
- Winner of two grants from the Coleman Foundation for teaching cases on women of color entrepreneurs (Professors Moore and Betters-Reed)
- Winner of two grants from Citizens Bank Foundation for Leading Women Entrepreneurs Series
Ranked as one of the 25 best programs in the nation - and number one in New England by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review.
Recognized by FORTUNE Small Business as "one of the ten most innovative programs for entrepreneurs."
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