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College Grad Special: The Top 10 Best Commencement Speeches

Monday, May 26, 2008

Happy Memorial Day, dear readers. Today is an important U.S. holiday when we offer remembrance for all the women and men who have lost their lives in military service to our nation. It is also a time for family gatherings and BBQs that for many families coincides with their children’s’ next rite of passage as [...]

The Top 10 Universities with Great Free Online Courseware

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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This is for you dedicated students and other fans of continued learning! A degree from a top university often comes with a hefty price tag. But these days you can nearly get an online education from these institutions for free! Though the business world indeed puts a high premium on the actual credentials you can put [...]

Carl Schramm on Entrepreneurship

Friday, January 4, 2008

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I’m still traveling through Spain for the holidays, but I have some useful goal-setting exercises on the way soon! In the meantime, here’s some interesting material to keep your appetite satiated. At the 2007 Entrepreneurship Week USA opening ceremonies at Stanford University in California, Carl Schramm (President and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation) surprised [...]

It’s Time for Some Thrilling Heroics: Commit to Pursuing Your Wildest Dreams with Me in 2008!

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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Over at CodyMcKibben.com in November, I wrote about my experiments with freelancing, and about my desire to shift my career so that my work is not just means to pay the bills, but more of a way to express my passions and continue to increase my personal growth. See the post here. In response [...]

Six Simple Money Tips to Get You Back on the Financial Track

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

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It’s not easy being a student. Paying for tuition and books, rent, and the occasional entertainment, even if you are working, can be quite a challenge. But good news is here: you can build the skills to become wealthy while you are still a poor college student! You will need excellent financial IQ when you [...]

E-Week at Stanford

Thursday, March 8, 2007

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Last week was EntrepreneurshipWeek USA across the nation and beyond, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the New York Times, and Inc Magazine. Over 350 participating universities host their own events to bring together the best entrepreneurial thinkers and leaders–events like Brown University’s 60-second Elevator Pitch competition, Purdue’s Idea-to-Product (I2P) competition, and the Idea [...]

Save Yourself A Headache When Repaying Your Student Loans

Friday, December 8, 2006

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Jim Wang recently served up a great article for college students over at his blog Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: “Student Loan Deferment vs. Forbearance.” If you’ve got student loans, and you’re near graduation or already paying them back, you should take a look and educate yourself. I recently had a run-in with these terms when the [...]