How to Start a Successful Business: 17 Women Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories

One thing we can all agree on is that female entrepreneurs don’t get enough press — even the successful ones.

So let’s take a step toward changing that.

Here’s a guest post from Mary Fernandez, a visibility strategist who helps entrepreneurs …

By Jeff Haden
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5 Fortune 500 CEOs Who Served in the Military

When it comes to transitioning from military service to civilian life, many veterans wonder how the experiences and skills they've developed will translate to a new career. We've explored this topic in-depth, with our series of articles distilled from our …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Rice’s graduate entrepreneurship program again ranked No. 1 in US

Rice and its Jones Graduate School of Business have the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S., according to the 2021 rankings announced Nov. 17 by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. This marks the second consecutive year the …

By Jeff Falk
Jeff Falk
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How to Recognize & Conquer Unconscious Bias

Everyone has some form of implicit or unconscious bias; we absorb received notions about race, class, gender, ability, ethnicity, and sexuality from a very young age. Implicit bias shows up in deep-down prejudices and stereotypical assumptions we don’t know we …

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Reducing Personal Bias | Tips for Managers

When we’re very young, our brains develop an ability to group and make strong distinctions between items. This quick and seamless categorization often occurs subconsciously; it’s a survival skill that enables us to distinguish safety from harm—food from poison. As …

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How to Exit an Organization Gracefully and Why It Matters

The global pandemic has transformed our world of work. Millions of highly skilled nonprofit professionals are moving forward from the organizations that they once called their professional home. For some, the decision to exit is strategic and may have been …

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STEM Designation

We are excited to announce that the Rice Business MBA is now a STEM designated program, allowing international students with F-1 visas the opportunity to work in the US for up to three years under an extended OPT (Optional Practical …
By Jessica Campbell
Jessica Campbell Executive Director
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How to Diversify Your Professional Network (Because Your Connections Shouldn’t All Be Just Like You)

Be honest: Do all of your professional contacts look and sound the same? Did your boss and all your work friends go to the same kind of school as you? Did everyone in your network take similar paths to get …

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A Strong Response | Help Your Organization Speak Up on Social Issues

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and global protests, many organizations—private and nonprofit—clearly communicated their condemnation of violence and support for racial justice. However, social media communities have been calling out organizations they believe missed the mark and either …

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Change, Community, And Career Acceleration: Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Approach To Fostering Diversity

If you’re like most people coming out of school right now—aka 77 percent of Gen Z students and recent grads—then you’re looking for a company that values diversity and inclusion (D&I). But what does that really mean? Is it as …

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