Insights

Forum focuses on longtime family businesses
The men behind three family firms that have survived and thrived for 100 years or more shared their insights at the 2017 Families in Business Conference.

Pillsbury Institute welcomes 2017–2018 Entrepreneurs in Residence
Attention students! Are you searching for way to discover what your future career as an entrepreneur could look like? Check out the Pillsbury Institute’s Entrepreneurs in Residence program.

Award-winning family business documentary opens Families in Business Conference
Taking Stock is a personal drama that explores a father-son relationship while capturing the overlay of a family business in South Africa.

Noteworthy: Devangi Nishar Parekh ’09 talks about Aza’s success in India and beyond
Parekh and the company’s founder, Alka Nishar (who’s also her mom), discuss Aza’s business strategy and move into the international marketplace.

Cornell Chronicle: Chris Barrett talks food aid to D.C. policymakers
“We sacrifice roughly 40,000 children’s lives annually because of antiquated food aid policies,” said Barrett before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Restaurant revolutionary Damian Mogavero visits Hotel School
Damian Mogavero brought his success story to the Hotel School on Sept. 18 in a whirlwind 24-hour visit that included guest-lecturing, sharing every meal with groups of students and faculty members, and speaking about his new book.

Noteworthy: Sell or Airbnb? Lutz Finger says online tool created by Cornell students can help decide
Real Estate Advisor predicts the potential selling price of your house and compares that to the potential revenue you could make on Airbnb.

Ben & Jerry’s: Committed to the cause
Rob Michalak, Ben & Jerry’s global director of social mission, presented the company’s mission statement and how it works in practice.

Noteworthy: Service Excellence shaping initiative at international food-and-beverage provider
International food-and-beverage provider Centerplate is collaborating with the Hotel School as part of its company-wide initiative to set goals and objectives to measurably improve guest relations.