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Johnson BusinessFeed

Exploring the Family’s Role in Reducing the Racial Gap in Entrepreneurship

PhD Spotlight: Research by Johnson School PhD candidate Qian Wang examines the impact of demographics on entrepreneurship.

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The 2024 Families in Business Conference: Making Connections and Learning About Impact

MBA candidate Mike Weaver reflects on his experience at the 2024 Families in Business Conference and with the Smith Family Business Initiative at Cornell.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Fisk Johnson Supports Plastic Regulation to Help Curb Global Plastic Pollution

Addressing the global impact of plastic waste pollution, Cornellian Fisk Johnson, CEO of SC Johnson, spoke in favor of plastic waste regulation.

Martina Pablo Pablo in the Beck Center Atrium with the Mayan coffee she is roasting in Ithaca.
Nolan BusinessFeed

Hospitality Student Markets Coffee From Her Rural Guatemalan Village

Indigenous student brings fair-trade coffee to Ithaca while empowering her Mam parents and neighbors to command a better price for their beans.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Family Business Owners Strategize for Longevity in New Certificate Program

The Cornell Family Business Leadership certificate program guides families through unique ownership and operational challenges.

Image of Rebecca Phillips, left, a regional dairy processing specialist with Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, helps John and Sammi Collins bottle their new high-protein chocolate milk drink in Cornell’s Food Processing and Development Laboratory.
SC Johnson College BusinessFeed

Dairy Innovation Program Nurtures the Cream of the Crop

For SC Johnson College entrepreneurship lecturer Ken Rother, Cornell’s Dairy Runway Program is “very Socratic”–a dialogue to road-test suppositions.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

From Cheese to Fashion: Exploring the Family Businesses of Italy

EMBA Americas student Brandon Jernigan recounts his experience in the 2024 Family Businesses in Italy Trek.

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SC Johnson College BusinessFeed

Cornell’s 2023 Families in Business Conference Ignites Thought Leadership

Clarence Rivette, MBA ’25, provides an overview and shares personal takeaways about the 9th Annual Families in Business Conference held in Ithaca.

Fred Lee checks the growth of carrots in one of the 18 greenhouses at Sang Lee Farms in Peconic, Long Island.
Dyson BusinessFeed

New York FarmNet Cultivates Stability for Farming Families

Fred Lee was on the verge of losing the Long Island farm he had inherited from his family. A call to New York FarmNet helped change his life and his business.