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Starting a business service Web marketplace in a down economy

In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up, Reed Alexander Atkin, a recent MBA graduate, talks about how, despite the recession, he launched an online service business with the help of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.

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Smith Part-time MBA Program Ranked Among Nation's Best by BusinessWeek
The part-time MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business was named among the best in the nation by BusinessWeek in the magazine’s 2009 ranking released Nov. 5.

Smith School Launches Center for Financial Policy with Roundtable on Executive Compensation
The Smith School's new Center for Financial Policy launched on Nov. 2 with a Roundtable on Executive Compensation event in Washington, D.C. Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Compensation of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, was the keynote speaker, which explored executive compensation practices and policy reforms.

Smith School Holds 6th Annual Cybersecurity Forum
The minds of teachers, researchers and industry professionals alike came together as they discussed solutions to the current problems surrounding the issue of cybersecurity at the 6th Annual Cybersecurity Forum at the Robert H. Smith School of Business on Oct. 28, 2009.

Smith School Honors Logistics Leader for Industry and Humanitarian Contributions
College Park, Md. – October 30, 2009 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today named John T. “Jock” Menzies -- chairman of the Terminal Corporation, a warehouse, trucking and distribution company -- as the 2009 “Person of the Year.”

NYU Takes Top Prize in Third Annual M&A Competition
College Park, Md. – October 26, 2009 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the winners of its third annual Mergers & Acquisitions Competition, held October 22-23. The event, organized by Smith’s MBA Finance Association, challenged 10 teams of MBA students from leading business schools to craft and present M&A pitches to a panel of executive and faculty judges.

Financial Times Ranks Smith Executive MBA Program Among Top in U.S.
College Park, Md. – October 19, 2009 – The Executive MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business places No. 21 among EMBA programs in the United States in the 2009 Financial Times executive education rankings, published today.

Smith School Launches Center for Social Value Creation with Inaugural Forum
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business launched its new Center for Social Value Creation on Sept. 25 with a one-day event in Washington, D.C., that explored how leaders create, lead and sustain organizations for social impact while meeting business goals.