Greg Brown and Olga Hawn discuss the rise of B Corporations and entrepreneurs who are using sustainability as a key selling point in this New York Times article.
On March 27, four of North Carolina’s immigrant business leaders will be featured as part of the 2018 Chandler Conversation in Southern Business History, entitled Making America: Immigration & Entrepreneurship in North Carolina. The event, sponsored by the Center for the Study of the American South, will be held at the FedEx Global Education Center at 301 Pittsboro Street in Chapel Hill, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
European economies are now dominated by services, and virtually all companies view service as critical to retaining their customers today and in the future. This European edition provides students with a complete introduction to the unique marketing challenges that services present. Guiding students to recognize and understand these special characteristics, the text also explores frameworks for developing and implementing service strategies for competitive advantage across a wide array of industries.
As part of our new report, Seven Forces Reshaping the Economy, we explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended education and childcare, ushering in changes to both that will last far beyond the current crisis.
With the school year winding down, we invited Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Fellow and UNC-Chapel Hill Public Policy Research Professor Iheoma Iruka to join us for a discussion on the business of childcare and early education – as well as the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted families’ expectations and workers’ needs
A last-minute deal averted a rail strike last week, but it highlights how staffing shortages in the industry as well as in education, hospitality and healthcare are pushing workers to push back, writes The Washington Post. Jobs with long hours and rigid schedules that lack competitive pay and benefits are proving the most difficult to fill, Director of Research Paige Ouimet said. “Running your workers like this – asking them to do 20, 30 percent more because you’re short staffed – it’s very much a short-term strategy,” Ouimet said. “You’re going to keep losing people.”
Academics and innovators recently convened at the institute's wealth inequality conference to discuss the effects of income disparity and how education and research can create opportunities for more equitable access.
COVID-19 exacerbated existing shortages in the labor market, causing business leaders to revise corporate strategies designed to recruit and retain the workforce needed to compete in at the state, national, and global level. We must recognize and support the critical role our community colleges serve in meeting employers’ post-pandemic workforce demands if we are to close the skills gap in the current labor market.
Workplaces are under pressure to be more inclusive due to public demands and rapidly changing demographics in the U.S. workforce. These commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) aren't just moral, they're crucial to business prosperity. In this Kenan Insight, we explore strategies for startups to employ and explain why starting early is key to success.
Using a comprehensive and proprietary dataset on international private equity activity, we study the determinants of buyout investments across 61 countries and 19 industries over the period of 1990-2017. We find evidence that macroeconomic conditions, development of stock and credit markets, and the regulatory environment in a country are important drivers of international buyout capital flows.
LabCorp Executive Vice President & President of Diagnostics Brian Caveney joined UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Associate Dean of MBA Programs & Faculty Director of the Center for the Business of Health Brad Staats on Friday, Nov. 13 for an exclusive conversation as part of the 10th Annual Business of Healthcare Conference. This virtual fireside chat was part of the Dean’s Speaker Series, hosted by Kenan-Flagler Business School Dean Doug Shackelford.
The economy continues to rank as voters’ top issue leading up to the historic 2020 U.S. presidential election – coming as no surprise given the ongoing recession and unprecedented economic turmoil driven by COVID-19. But as we begin to see some indicators rebound and others stagnate, what is the true state of the economy – and what should our elected officials and other leaders be doing to improve it?
On Thursday, January 30, we’ll be livestreaming the opening session of our fourth annual Frontiers of Entrepreneurship conference, featuring the release of the first-ever Trends in Entrepreneurship Report and a series of interviews with experts speaking to the findings and themes highlighted. The full report will be available for download at frontiers.unc.edu. 9:30 a.m. EST: Opening Frontiers of Entrepreneurship conference plenary + 2020 Trends in Entrepreneurship Launch 12:00 p.m. EST: Interview with Kenan Institute Executive Director Greg Brown 12:20 p.m. EST: Interview with JPMorgan Chase Institute Director of Business Research Chris Wheat 12:40 p.m. EST: Interview with University of Chicago Polsky Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Executive Director Starr Marcello 1:00 p.m. EST: Interview with Union Square Ventures Partner Brad Burnham 1:20 p.m. EST: Interview with UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Phillip Hettleman Distinguished Scholar, Professor and Area Chair of Strategy & Entrepreneurship Chris Bingham 1:40 p.m. EST: Interview with Backstage Capital Founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton
On Jan. 30, 2020, the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and UNC Entrepreneurship Center released the inaugural Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Trends Report. The report features timely insights into topics that affect founders, funders and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem. Combining expert analysis, this report translates rigorous academic research to ensure findings are actionable for the broader entrepreneurial community, aiming to inform practitioners’ decisions and encourage further exploration of research topics by scholars. Download the full report at https://frontiers.unc.edu/.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Kenan Institute hosted a virtual fireside chat with Senior Fellow and Political Quotient Advisors CEO Mary Moore Hamrick. In discussion with Director of External Affairs MacKenzie Babb, Hamrick talked through the current political landscape just one week before the historic 2020 U.S. presidential election.
On Thursday, January 30, we’ll be livestreaming the opening session of our fourth annual Frontiers of Entrepreneurship conference, featuring the release of the first-ever Trends in Entrepreneurship Report and a series of interviews with experts speaking to the findings and themes highlighted. The full report will be available for download at frontiers.unc.edu. 9:30 a.m. EST: Opening Frontiers of Entrepreneurship conference plenary + 2020 Trends in Entrepreneurship Launch 12:00 p.m. EST: Interview with Kenan Institute Executive Director Greg Brown 12:20 p.m. EST: Interview with JPMorgan Chase Institute Director of Business Research Chris Wheat 12:40 p.m. EST: Interview with University of Chicago Polsky Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Executive Director Starr Marcello 1:00 p.m. EST: Interview with Union Square Ventures Partner Brad Burnham 1:20 p.m. EST: Interview with UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Phillip Hettleman Distinguished Scholar, Professor and Area Chair of Strategy & Entrepreneurship Chris Bingham 1:40 p.m. EST: Interview with Backstage Capital Founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton
2020 has been a year unlike any other. With a global pandemic, political turmoil and calls for a more just, diverse and inclusive space for all impacting our day-to-day lives, Kenan Institute Executive Director Greg Brown gives an update on the institute's work in these challenging times.
Total funding in North Carolina hit a record $3.4 billion in 2020 with the potential to hit $4 billion in 2021, along with a 10% increase in the number of companies funded, but it’s often a challenge to get cash cycled into new companies and new investments.