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On Friday, December 9, 2022, representatives from Applebaum Family Philanthropy, Applebaum Ventures and three Detroit entrepreneurs came to the +Impact Studio to provide feedback and advice to UM students in … Continue reading “Applebaum Family Philanthropy and Guests Guide +Impact Studio Founders and Applebaum Design Fellows During Special Visit”

Ann Arbor, December 5, 2022 – The Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), a campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition has announced the eight teams advancing in its Seigle Impact Track. Many student … Continue reading “Michigan Business Challenge – Seigle Impact Track Round Two Winners”

Ann Arbor, November 16, 2022 – The Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), a campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition has announced the eight teams advancing in its Seigle Impact Track. Approximately 65 … Continue reading “Michigan Business Challenge – Seigle Impact Track Round One Winners”

Design Equitable Enterprises in the Winter +Impact Studio Course (BA 670) Professors: Cat Johnson, Jerry Davis |  Credits: 3Winter 2023 The +Impact Studio graduate course BA670 prepares students to be … Continue reading “November 2022 Newsletter”

Business is by far the most popular college major in America. But are business schools training young people to build and lead more equitable enterprises, or churning out apparatchiks whose main function … Continue reading “Can we fix business education to build equitable enterprises?”

Business+Impact Announces its 2022-23 Board Fellows and Nonprofit Partners Welcome to our 2022-23 Board Fellowship participants! This year’s Board Fellowship Program brings together 25 partner organizations and 38 students from six U-M schools. … Continue reading “October 2022 Newsletter”

October 18, 2022 – Ann Arbor – What do a world-famous jazz musician and a business school have in common?  When it comes to the Ross School of Business and … Continue reading “Wynton Marsalis Joins Ross Design Jam About Business and the Arts”

The +Impact Studio kicks off an exciting academic year and welcomes its newest cohort of Founders and Applebaum Impact Design Fellows! Having selected eight tremendous Applebaum Impact Design Fellows to support eight unique student-led ventures … Continue reading “Meet the +Impact Studio’s Newest Founders & Applebaum Impact Design Fellows!”

ANN ARBOR – Oct. 12, 2022 – Business+Impact (B+I) is pleased to announce that Summer Abiad (MBA ’23), Connor Donnelly (MBA/MS ’23), Harshita Pilla (MBA/MURP ’23), and Joss Woodhead (MBA … Continue reading “Four MBAs Receive 2022-23 Skip and Carrie Gordon Scholarships”

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross’ +Impact Studio interviews Patrick Miller, Founding Attorney at Impact Advocates APC and 2006 graduate of the … Continue reading “PODCAST: Legal Services for Social Impact Disputes and ESG Requirements”

The 2019-20 Board Fellows program partners regional nonprofits with University of Michigan graduate students, for mutually beneficial training and strategy.

Business+Impact has introduced a series on U-M alumni who have created social enterprises and continue the work of entrepreneurship after graduation. For this edition, we are shining the light on  … Continue reading “Social Enterprise Spotlight: Clear Computing”