Study Projects High Performance Organization Best Practices for 2025
What will it take for businesses to perform at a high level in the supply chain and hold a competitive advantage over their rivals in the next decade?
Alumna Entrepreneur Pitches Company at National Inventors Hall of Fame
UT alumna and entrepreneur Lia Winter participated in last week’s 2019 Collegiate Inventors Competition sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Study Highlights Obstacles, Possibilities for Women in Supply Chain
Women make up 40 percent of the workforce in supply chain organizations, yet only 15 percent of these firms have female representation at the executive levels, recent research shows.
UT Student Entrepreneurs Win US Chamber of Commerce Dream Big Awards
Growing up, UT student entrepreneurs Jeremy Piper, Dalton Maddox, Christopher Mikulec, and Michael Richards enjoyed hundreds of nights camping outdoors. Now, they’re making it their business to help others experience the same joy.
Study: Uninsured Up Slightly in Tennessee, but TennCare Satisfaction High
Affordability continues to be a major hindrance to obtaining health insurance as the percentage of Tennesseans without coverage increased this year, according to a new report by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research.
Boyd Center to Study Impact of New $6.2M Knox Promise Initiative
The new Knox Promise initiative announced last week will provide additional financial and coaching support to help students succeed in college, and UT’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research will study the effects of the new pilot program.
2018 Population Data Shows State’s Fastest-Growing Cities, Counties Are Mid-State
Middle Tennessee is booming according to US Census Bureau city and county population data recently analyzed by the Tennessee State Data Center, which operates out of the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Researchin UT’s Haslam College of Business.
Graves Business Plan Competition Awards Funds to Six Student Start-Ups
Andy’s Beekeeping, Rolling Storage, SLOT, BackDoor, JC Sweets, and Ready4Rescue win prize money prizes in the Graves Business Plan Competition to advance their business ideas.
Boyd Venture Challenge Awards $25,000 to UT Student Startups
Three businesses owned by students at UT were awarded funding in the spring 2019 Boyd Venture Challenge.
Study: Construction Injuries Linked to Inexperience
Construction workers with limited experience are more likely to be injured on the job, according to a new study of workers’ compensation claims conducted by researchers at UT’s Construction Industry Research and Policy Center (CIRPC).
Student Entrepreneurs Win Recent Pitch Competitions
Three student operated companies won recent pitch competitions across the country. All three companies were winners in the fall 2018 Boyd Venture Challenge, hosted by the Anderson Center.
Rolling Storage Wins Semiannual Vol Court Pitch Competition
An idea for a mobile storage solution won first place in this semester’s Vol Court Pitch Competition.