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April 20, 2009
College Media Group Wins University of Maryland Business Competition

College Park, Md. - April 20, 2009 – College Media Group, a media company targeted at college students, took home $17,500 as the top winner and People’s Choice at the Cupid’s Cup business competition, held April 17 by theDingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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April 20, 2009
College Media Group Wins Dingman Center's Cupid's Cup Business Plan Competition Watch the new Smith Business Close-Up Video!

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April 9, 2009
Smith School's American Marketing Association Chapter Receives National Recognition

For the fifth year in a row, the American Marketing Association (AMA) chapter at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business returned from the International Collegiate AMA Conference with awards.

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April 6, 2009
New Research Finds Business Plans Are Virtually Useless

College Park, Md. – April 6, 2009 — A business plan has zero value as a fundraising tool according to new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Entrepreneurs should be perfecting their business, not spending hours refining how their plan looks on paper, say researchers.

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April 2, 2009
Nobel-Prize Winner Draws Crowd for Psychology’s Role in Economics Talk

On April 1, 2009, Nobel Prize-winning economist Dr. George Akerlof spoke about the current financial climate to a mix of faculty, staff and students that packed Frank Auditorium at the Smith School.

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April 2, 2009
Student Entrepreneurship Clubs Sponsor "Compcierge Challenge"

MUSE, The MBA's Smith Entrepreneurship Club and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business kick off the "Compcierge Challenge" on Tuesday, April 21 at 5 p.m. in 1415 Van Munching Hall.

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April 1, 2009
Surviving the Downturn

Broadcast Dates: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, April 12, 2009, 7:30 a.m.Monday, April 13, 2009, 4:30 a.m.

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April 1, 2009
Support Dress for Success — Smith Women Groups Sponsor Business Clothes Drive

The University of Maryland's Smith Association of Women MBAs (SAWMBA) and the undergraduate Smith School Women’s Society are sponsoring a "Dress for Success" women's business clothes drive, April 22-23, 2009 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Pownall Grand Atrium of Van Munching Hall). Dress for Success is a not-for-profit organization that empowers women back into the workforce.

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April 1, 2009
Smith Undergrads Compete in Deloitte Consulting LLP Case Competition

Only one team could take away top honors at the Deloitte Consulting LLP Case Competition, hosted at the Smith School of Business on Friday, March 6, 2009. Over 65 Maryland undergraduates (including 45 of Smith's own students) participated in the competition, which asked students to advise Vibe Corporation, a server, workstation, and PC provider.

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March 18, 2009
New Research Finds Carrying Big Bills Curbs Spending

College Park, Md. – March 18, 2009 – Keep large bills in your wallet if you want to spend less cash, according to new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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