Lessons in driving innovation
Written by Tobias Straube, Advisor at Germany’s leading provider of international cooperation service GIZ GmbH and Executive MBA student at Hult International Business School During World War II, the US military established…
Entrepreneurial Ideas Come To Life At Hult
Written by Maria Victoria Suncar, final year Bachelor of Business Administration at Hult International Business School and Brand and Marketing intern at Hult London. Global Entrepreneurial Environment One of the main…
Executive MBA alumni receives $120,000 Microsoft sponsorship
Hult alumnus and co-founder of Eventopedia, Alan Newton (Executive MBA, Class of 2014) is delighted to announce that Microsoft is now sponsoring Eventopedia through their BizSpark Plus program. The program…
Entrepreneurship in a millennial age
Written by Global Ambassador, Adwoa Benefaa Ofori, Master of International Business student, Dubai campus, Class of 2017 Last year in undergrad, a good friend and colleague of mine approached me,…
Learning how to be an entrepreneur: a practical workshop
Our alumni are our biggest asset. From attending networking events, to recruiting students, to collaborating on projects and running workshops – our alumni play a central role on campus. Entrepreneurial…
Hult joins Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to promote social business
Hult International Business School will work with much-accomplished social entrepreneur, economist, civil society leader, and Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to create the social business track for the school’s MBA and Masters programs. Professor…
5 tips on starting your own business
What new entrepreneurs need to know, with Hult Professor Daniel Rukare. Earlier this year, we were excited to launch the Hult Founders Lab on our undergraduate campuses, making it our…
The Entrepreneurial Spirit is alive and well in London
Written by Global Ambassador Frøya Mathiesen , Master of International Marketing student, London campus, class of 2016 London is a paradise for ambitious, entrepreneurial-spirited individuals with a strong drive and big…
Running for Change: Three Hult Students Launch Social Enterprise in San Francisco
Written by global ambassador, Alan Pierce, Master of Social Entrepreneurship student, San Francisco campus, class of 2016. Think about a local cause that moves you, and also about some activity…
Do you have the essential skills to launch your international startup?
You’ve come up with an idea that you believe can change the world. You’ve identified a hungry market for your idea and now all you need to do is turn…
Hult’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Generates a New Wave of StartUps
Written by Global Ambassador, Raissa Mendes, Master of International Buisness, class of 2016, Shanghai campus. Just last week, Jimmy Bach broke the internet and made a gig out of it….
The Limits of the Lean Startup Method
The Lean Startup Method promises to help entrepreneurs efficiently and inexpensively design business models for new ventures that will have a higher likelihood of success. Ted Ladd, Professor of Internet…
Why global entrepreneurs choose Hult
10% of Hult students from the Class of 2015 started their own business. Entrepreneurial values are at the heart of Hult’s philosophy and we do everything we can to encourage…
Entrepreneurship at the executive education level is alive and well at Hult
Hult’s Executive MBA Class of 2014, which was based in London, produced a number of entrepreneurs. And even though I was among them, I was surprised—as business school graduates (especially executive…
Four Hult Boston alumni startups to watch from [Hult on BostInno]
This article was originally published on May 14, 2015, by Hult on BostInno, ‘Four Startups to Watch from Hult Boston Alumni’. What do HubSpot, Intelligent.ly, Mavrck, Yesware, and Clover Food…
Dubai entrepreneur makes cosmetic change to career path [The National]
This article was originally published by The National on May 13th, 2015, Dubai entrepreneur makes cosmetic change to career path. When Mohamed Abd El Azeem quit his job after more…
Intrapreneurs – Why big businesses value the entrepreneurial mindset
The financial crisis proved that even the biggest companies are not immune to failure, while the recent success of start-ups like Uber, Airbnb, and Snapchat has demonstrated the value of entrepreneurship…
Understand your ability to make an impact—and influence others
Newton’s Third Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The question for me is, what kind of impact do we want to create in…
International Women’s Day: celebrating women in business
To mark International Women’s Day taking place on Sunday, we take a look back at some of the inspirational women who have graced Hult’s campuses in recent years. From the…
Students and start-ups connect at Hult San Francisco’s International Startup Marketplace
Hult San Francisco hosted the first-ever International Startup Marketplace, a gathering of start-ups and students from around the world, as part of the Bay Area’s Global Innovation Week. International Startup…
Hult San Francisco: adventurers, dreamers and doers
“Madness is somewhere between chaos and having a dream.” –R.M. Drake This quote, from Instagram’s man-of-the-moment, wonderfully sums up my first few months at Hult San Francisco. The madness can…
China – A land of opportunity for business start-ups?
China has been one of the great economic success stories of the past quarter of a century. It has earned a reputation for growth and opportunity in China has given…
How innovative business models can reshape an industry
Written by Olaf Groth, PhD – Global Professor of Innovation, Strategy, Management, & Economics, Hult International Business School. New business models In today’s globalized world, new, innovative business models are…
Why female entrepreneurs are driving the start-up recovery
Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people – they know how to combine business acumen, determination, and an unwavering belief in a great idea. They also often avoid the traditional…
MBAs with a mission – social impact and venture capital is changing business from the inside out
As millennials make up an increasing percentage of the global workforce and business schools graduate a new generation of Masters of Business Administration, a marked shift in focus can be…
From exploitation to transformation – Focus on social impact requires new business models and transformative leaders
By Joanne Lawrence, Global Professor of Corporate Responsibility and Social Innovation, Hult International Business School News headlines in recent years have included stories of businesses behaving badly at an…
How to (Gradually) Become a Different Company [HBR]
A number of recent headline-grabbing announcements of divestments and split-ups by companies such as HP (spinning off its PC and printer businesses), GE (the sale of its appliances business to…
Hult Prize winners to revolutionize health care in urban slums
Six students from the Indian School of Business have won USD1 million of investment in their revolutionary idea to improve health care for India’s slum-dwellers. The winners of this year’s…
Bill Clinton Rewards a Social Startup and Resolves a Minor Health Crisis in the Same Night [Bloomberg Businesweek]
This article was originally published by Bloomberg Businessweek on September 24, 2014, ‘Bill Clinton Rewards a Social Startup and Resolves a Minor Health Crisis in the Same Night‘. A team…
Street Smarts pay off in Business
The world of social entrepreneurship requires dreamers and realists. Master of International Business student Christine Souffrant has both qualities—in spades. Haitian-American Souffrant, grew up working for her family business, helping…