Whitman School of Management Events Calendar

Third Annual EBV-F (3/8/2013 - 3/16/2013)

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/8/2013	All Day
End Date:	3/16/2013

Syracuse University will host its third Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veteran's Families (EBV-F) program beginning this Friday, March 8, and running through Saturday, March 16. EBV-F leverages flexibilities inherent in small business ownership to provide a vocational and economic path forward for military family members and/or surviving spouses of those gave their lives in service to the country. This year, 23 participants (the largest Syracuse EBV-F class to date) will be exposed to nuts and bolts of business ownership. These 19 women and four men span the ages of 22 to 64. They

WISE Women's Roundtable Discussion: Women in Food and Farming (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

As a woman in a business in the food/farming industry, you value the support of other women professionals. Talk out the challenges with 10 other women over lunch!

Sales Training (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

A major component of a business is the sales process. Learn what it means to have a customer-driven business attitude.

Session 1: The Basics

- Explore your personal beliefs of what it means to be a 'sales person' and how that potentially affects your business

- Identify characteristics for success in your business

- Learn what it means to have a customer-driven attitude

Session 2: Beyond the Basics

- Explore techniques used to 'close the sale'

- Identify the differences between marketing and sales and the important role they each play in sustaining a successful business

Whitman Young Alumni of CNY Event at Faegan's (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Whitman Central New York alumni who have graduated in the past 10 years are cordially invited to an evening at Faegan's. This is a new initiative sponsored by the Whitman Alumni Club of CNY to help young Whitman alumni in Central New York reconnet. Please RSVP to Joe Battisto '10, jjbattis@syr.edu. For more information, contact Emily Yakawiak, 443-3850 or egyakawi@syr.edu.

Virtual 411: Full-Time MBA Virtual Information Session (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	7:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Join Danielle Goodroe, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment, for a live information session that will provide an in-depth look at Whitman's full-time MBA program, an experiential learning-focused MBA, designed to combine practical business training with real world experience.

This session will cover program history, curriculum, and the admission process.

Click here to register!