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February Blank in Boston Event – NEW DATE – Thursday, February 16

The following post is from Ali Pincus Jacobs, a Blank Center team member. We are excited to share that we have rescheduled the Blank in Boston Fintech Panel for Thursday, February 16. Fintech from a Founder’s Perspective Thursday, February 16, 2017 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Babson Boston 100 High Street, 1st Floor (entrance on Federal…

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Blank in Boston: Fintech from a Founder’s Perspective

The following post is from Ali Pincus Jacobs, a Blank Center team member. Are you interested in the intersection of finance and technology? You have likely been hearing a lot of buzz around Fintech. It is a sector that is set to attract global investment of over $150 Billion within the next 3-5 years and…

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Finance Tips for Startups

Summer Venture Program advisor Michelle Hipwood recently hosted a lunch and learn, explaining some basic financial information that every startup should be familiar with. First is the standard statement of cash flows, which is prepared by accountants under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This statement explains changes in the cash balance and is complementary to…

MBA Dingle: Juggling between Entrepreneurship and Finding a Job in Finance? Be Mindful of Your Social Media Presence.

Entrepreneurship is a growing arena in business schools across the country.  Statistically, however, 85% of ventures will fail within their first year.  Many aspiring entrepreneurs in top business school must juggle a mountain load of debt between pursuing a highly risky endeavor and landing a potentially lucrative job in finance.  How does your social media…

Doing Your Finances Without a Finance Person

As a start up, chances are that you don’t have the budget to hire a CFO so you are the CEO/CFO/COO/CSO and so on. The trick to it is to get lots and lots of help through the beauty that is financial software programs and to take everything one step at a time. Depending on…