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Maryland was the first state in the country to pass legislation allowing the formation of Benefit Corporations and LLCs, which provide companies with legal protection in pursuing “general public good” in addition to profits.

Spending 36 hours straight with the same group of people would generally turn off most students, but a team of four undergraduates from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business enthusiastically did so in February 2013 as part of the Wake Forest Marketing Summit, a case competition held annually at WFU’s campus in Winston-Salem, NC.

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The 5th Annual Social Enterprise Symposium: “Here and Now” Friday, March 1, 2013, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland

The 5th Annual Social Enterprise Symposium: “Here and Now” Friday, March 1, 2013, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland

Five University of Maryland students showcased their businesses in the third annual No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition to cap off the Social Enterprise Symposium:

The Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has helped create a new resource to improve the quality and safety of healthcare for children.