D’Amore-McKim Showcases Student Startups at The Market
Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) recently published an article on The Market—“an indoor farmers market-style event” showcasing new food and drink ventures from Northeastern students, past and present.
DMSB seniors Johnny Fayad and Ali Kothari’s CoffeeBar answers the question, “Why can’t we eat our coffee?” The startup began as a simple solution to the duo’s morning time crunch: take a cup of coffee and infuse it with an all-natural energy bar. CoffeeBar took audience favorite at Northeastern’s Husky Startup Challenge ’13 and “received $10k in gap funding from IDEA, the university’s student-run venture accelerator.”
Speaking of morning brew, El Recreo Coffee is a “crop-to-cup” coffee operation run by engineering school alum Miriam Morales ’90. According to the article, El Recreo beans are sourced from “Morales’ family farm in Nicaragua, and they’re roasted and ground in the El Recreo facilities in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood. The proceeds from the coffee shop fund a school and clinic program Morales’ mother started on their farm in Nicaragua.”
MetroMBA has previously covered all-natural sports drink Hylux Sport, a “vitamin- and electrolyte-enhanced water” concocted by Lamar Letts (DMBS ’17) after a debilitating track injury. “When I was recovering, I found myself adding water to all my sports drinks because they were so sugary.” The drink boasts “less sugar than Gatorade, more electrolytes than Vitamin Water and more potassium than a banana.”
Sitting beside Letts at The Market was Northeastern alumna Kate Weiler, whose alternative sports drink DRINKMaple—“bottled pure maple sap”—is “gentler on the stomach and easier to digest before or after intense athletic events than typical sports drinks.”
Fancy Pants Baking Co. is the brainchild of former neuroscientist Maura Duggan (DMBS ’98) who dramatically changed course in 2004 to sell her “all-natural, nut-free cookies” full-time. “Everything in these, you could make with ingredients you have at home. There’s nothing we have that you wouldn’t have in your kitchen.”
Former hotel manager and Northeastern alum Elisa Coppelman’s Mystic, Connecticut–based tea and spice company Noank Nibbles took shape when a lavender tea she made to help her young daughter fall asleep suddenly became popular among her circle of friends. You can now find Noank Nibbles products in select Connecticut and Massachusetts grocery stores. According to the article, Coppelman’s proudest achievement is partnering with the Groton Public Schools special skills high school program, “where young adults ages 18 to 21 with special education needs help produce and package her goods.”
Boston MBA Programs without GMAT and GRE Requirements
Let’s be honest: Nobody likes taking tests. And knowing that one test could have a significant impact on your education can make you feel like you’re in a pressure cooker. The GRE and GMAT are just two examples of tests that can leave talented, intelligent students waking up sweating. Continue reading…
D’Amore-McKim’s Dual MSA/MBA Degree Offers Path for Liberal Arts Undergrads
There seems to be a pie chart that makes the Facebook rounds every few months about which college majors offer the most lucrative paychecks and which ones to avoid like the plague.
D’Amore-McKim Student’s Hylux Sport Drinks Goes Toe-To-Toe With Gatorade
Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business recently published an article written by Jason Korwitz about a brilliant and seemingly oxymoronic concoction by fourth-year business major Lamar Letts ‘17—Hylux sports drink, a healthy alternative to Gatorade.
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The Best MBA Clubs in Boston
The right MBA program is as much an opportunity to learn the tools of your trade and find your niche as it is about building a professional peer and alumni network. There’s no more sure-fire method to sow the seeds that may sustain you (cue booming omniscient Wizard of Oz voice) FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE than within MBA clubs. We took a look at the best MBA clubs that Boston’s business schools had to offer. Continue reading…
D’Amore-McKim Collabs with Cornell for India Economy Conference
The Center for Emerging Markets at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University has collaborated with the Emerging Markets Institute at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University to host a conference on the “Modi-fication of the Indian Economy.” The conference will be held as part of the EMI Fifth Annual International Conference. The event will be held at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University on Oct. 13. The conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event will feature a panel discussion on the economic development of India’s economy. The economy has been growing substantially and the government has also aided in the development of the country through several new initiatives and programs. The panel discussion will focus on the opportunities that business will have for development in India over the next year as well as the foreign venture capital and development and innovation opportunities for investors.
