A team of four MBAs recently won the inaugural Africa Business Plan Competition hosted by Knox Lawrence International (KLI), a New York private equity firm. Erb Institute students Tony Gross, Mike Hartley, Jeff LeBrun, and Ali Moazed won the competition by presenting the best business plan relating to the theme of Microfinance Applications in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Feb. 7, 2008, an ordinary day for most Ross students, is the most important celebration for Chinese students and their 1.3 billion fellows across the Pacific Ocean. In the lunar calendar, the Chinese year number 4706 begins on Feb. 7, 2008. New Year festivities traditionally start on the Eve of New Year's first month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is the brightest.
In the second largest student-run event in Ross BBA history, the BBA/SGA Alumni Relations Committee succeeded in delivering the extensive alumni database to the feet of BBA sophomores. On Friday, February 8th, over 160 students signed up to hear five alumni speak about their experiences in industries such as finance, marketing, advertising, consulting, and retail.