2020

- Pivoting Your Business Plan - Coming Out On Top
  
  April 01, 2020
  
  The COVID-19 outbreak has had an impact on the lives of citizens, government officials, and business owners alike. Many business owners around the world have been pushed to switch to remote work, reevaluate their business plans, and seek a new “normal” as they prepare for the future. With no definite end in sight for the pandemic, many have begun to consider going digital as a way to keep their businesses afloat. Companies able to leverage technology and pivot their businesses to withstand current economic hardships will find themselves not only able to survive these uncertain times, but also see their business come out even stronger than before.
  
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- Online Learning Tips From Your Fellow Dragons
  
  March 27, 2020
  
  <span>Some Drexel University students will take their first online class this spring as the curriculum goes virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help cope with this transition, some of Drexel’s top online students provided their online learning hacks and best practices.</span>
  
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- 4 Tips to be Productive at Home
  
  March 16, 2020
  
  Stuck working from home in the next few weeks? Are you worried about staying productive and on task with your studies or work? You may be feeling anxious about how to stay productive during everything that is currently unfolding. We’ve got you covered with four tips to keep you productive while taking online classes and working from home!
  
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- Womens Empowerment Event
  
  March 12, 2020
  
  On Monday, March 9th, Drexel’s Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship hosted the second annual Maguire Women’s Empowerment Summit at the Behrakis Grand Hall in Philadelphia, PA. The event brought together women from both Drexel and the surrounding community for a day filled with empowering speakers, interactive workshops and networking sessions!
  
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- Students and Alumni Come Together to Celebrate Innovation
  
  February 13, 2020
  
  On Thursday, January 30th, The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship hosted the first annual Entrepreneurship Alumni Network Kickoff Tour Reception following the Proving Ground Popup event. Alumni from across the university with interests in entrepreneurship and innovation joined us to celebrate the occasion and welcome the new Entrepreneurship Alumni Affinity Group.
  
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- $600 Million Milestone Surpassed by The Campaign for Drexel
  
  February 13, 2020
  
  Drexel supporters have carried the University’s most ambitious fundraising campaign past its three-quarter mark.
  
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- Close Connections: Doc Parghi
  
  January 22, 2020
  
  At the Charles D. Close School, we profess entrepreneurial values such as risk-taking and learning from failure, but the WeWork situation begs the question, when is failing, just failing? Doc Parghi, Partner at SRI Capital LLC and advisor to the Charles D. Close School, helps us answer this question and explore more deeply the meteoric rise and fall of WeWork’s CEO, Adam Neumann.
  
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