Growing an innovative business idea to help people around the world has never been easier. That’s due to the Social Venture Competition and the Social Venture Academy — two Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance programs specifically designed to guide students in making a positive impact.

Not every company has an Iron Man, but many have a Tony Stark – a highly powerful, intensely-focused individual who often ignores risk in order to achieve his or her goals.

The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management named nine MBA candidates as its 2013 Hawes Scholars. The honor, which carries a cash award of $10,000, is the highest distinction given to MBA students at the school.

Move over, USA Today. It’s time to add another app to the favorites list — the iPad version of Marriott Alumni Magazine. Looking to increase convenience and ease of access for readers, the Marriott School of Management released the digital edition including the current issue and all 2012 issues.

Brigham Young University teams captured top Chinese and Spanish honors at the 2012 Business Language Case Competition, the only business language competition of its kind in the nation.

The largest student-run Volunteer Income Tax Assistance lab in the country is gearing up to alleviate one of life’s two uncertainties — the burden of filing taxes.

With its foot-hugging baby breathing monitor already receiving notoriety from media across the country, this year’s Business Model Competition winner Owlet Protection Enterprises knocked the competition’s socks off.

As graduation approaches, many Brigham Young University students are preparing for the next challenge — finding a job. For those interested in getting a step ahead with their search, the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology is sponsoring Utah Startup Marketplace 2013.

Students in the Business Management 454 sales management class spent the semester learning proper sales techniques and skills in anticipation of their very own Marriott School of Management Sales Competition. But in the process they found that the lessons learned have value right now.

The Romney Institute of Public Management at Brigham Young University honored Gwen Holm, director of mission support at NASA’s Dryden Flight Center, with its 2012 N. Dale Wright Distinguished Alumni Award.

A team of MBA students from Brigham Young University won first place and $15,000 by creating improvements for a website in the 2012 Adobe Digital Analytics Competition.

Brigham Young University’s 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year, Brad Moss, reached another business milestone when his company, React Games, won first place at the 2012 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards’ in the graduate student category.

One by one, 10 students stood in front of hundreds of peers and a panel of prominent business executives, introduced themselves and presented their career plans — all hoping to win the first ever Marriott School of Management My Plan competition.

Cat herding, ninja fighting or photo gaming — it could all be found at the Mobile App Competition hosted by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

PROVO, Utah — Nov 3, 2012 — Conquering physically and mentally demanding obstacles, Brigham Young University’s Army ROTC team secured another win at the Apache Challenge–Utah competition — marking 29 wins in the past 31 years of competing.

Santa Claus is coming to town and he has some help spreading Christmas cheer from the elves at the Marriott School of Management. Through the annual Sub-for-Santa project, sponsored by the United Way, students and faculty have the opportunity to provide Christmas gifts for needy children.  

PROVO, Utah — Nov 1, 2012 — Recreation Management at Brigham Young University is shifting gears.

Surrounded by the beauty of Southern Utah, top finance professors from around the country gathered to present research and discuss recent developments in financial markets following the economic downturn at Brigham Young University's inaugural Red Rock Finance Conference.

It's now easier than ever to make a positive impact on the world, thanks to Changemaker Week — an event hosted October 15 – 19 by the Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance.

Brigham Young University's entrepreneurship students are among the most prepared for success in self-started businesses, reports The Princeton Review's survey for Entrepreneur magazine. BYU's Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology graduate and undergraduate programs came in a No. 3 and No. 6, respectively. This is the third straight year both programs have made it into the top 10, with the undergraduate program moving up one spot.