Dingman Center News

March 24, 2014
6 Cupid's Cup Finalists - Game On! April 4

Six student startups were selected from nearly 150 nationwide entries to advance to the final round in the 2014 Cupid’s Cup Business Competition, chaired by Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank and presented by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 11, 2014
NFL Players Learn from Smith Experts

UMD-Smith Executive Programs, NFL Design and Deliver Consumer Products Boot Camp 

Some NFL players, including Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith UMD ’10, recently gathered in Baltimore for offseason training -- but not for the gridiron. 

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March 10, 2014
19 Tips for Entrepreneurs

The 9th Annual Cupid’s Cup is almost here! Watch competitors vie for the coveted Cupid's Cup and a shot at $115k on April 4. Get your tickets now at www.cupidscup.com.

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February 14, 2014
Semifinalists Announced for Cupid's Cup (April 4) Register Now
SEMIFINALISTS TO COMPETE FOR $115K NATIONAL BUSINESS COMPETITION CHAIRED BY UNDER ARMOUR FOUNDER AND CEO REGISTER NOW

College Park, MD – February 14, 2014 – Fourteen student startups were selected from nearly 150 nationw

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January 28, 2014
9 Reasons to Attend These Smith Events
1.  Be Entertained

MBA Monte Carlo Night February 22, 2014 Ritz Carlton, Washington, D.C.

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January 17, 2014
Live Chat: Advice for Entrepreneurs

Jason Shrensky is an angel-in-residence at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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December 29, 2013
Washington Post's Capital Business: 2013

December 29, 2013

Career Coach: A year of leadership lessons

December 23, 2013

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November 22, 2013
Pitch Dingman Competition Rounds out Global Week of Entrepreneurship

A better job search system. Destroyed iPhones. Email without boundaries. Bacon. Those were some of the business ideas from five student businesses who went head-to-head for $3,500 in funding in the fall Pitch Dingman Competition, Thursday, Nov. 21 at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. 

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November 18, 2013
Futures: Derek Shewmon – Lets Move Down

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November 18, 2013
Alumni spotlight: Payvius

Nigerian-born Mondiu Ladejobi, EMBA ’13, found using wire transfers to send money home inconvenient and plagued by poor service. Ladejobi used his time in Smith’s EMBA program to launch Payvius, an international money transfer service that uses mobile and cloud technology. Ladejobi is focused on rolling out Payvius to serve the Sub-Saharan Africa market first.

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